CHAPTER 12 May: Key Terms and Concepts Flashcards
A basic tenet of existentialism is that ________ precedes ________, meaning that what people do is more important than what they are.
existence precedes essence
A second assumption is that people are both ________ and ________: that is, they are thinking as well as acting beings.
subjective and objective
People are ________ to _____ for answers to important questions regarding the meaning of life.
motivated to search
People have an equal degree of both _______ and _________.
freedom and responsibility
The unity of people and their phenomenological world is expressed by the term _______.
Dasein, or being-in-the-world
Three modes of being-in-the-world
Umwelt, Mitwelt, and Eigenwelt
one’s relationship with the world of things
Umwelt
one’s relationship with the world of people
Mitwelt
one’s relationship with oneself
Eigenwelt
An awareness of the possibility of one’s not being, through death or loss of awareness.
Nonbeing, or nothingness
People experience ______ when they are aware of the possibility of their nonbeing as well as when they are aware that they are free to choose.
anxiety
Experienced by everyone and is proportionate to the threat.
Normal anxiety
Disproportionate to the threat, involves repression, and is handled in a self defeating manner.
Neurotic anxiety
People experience guilt as a result of their?
- Separation from the natural world
- Inability to judge the needs of others
3, Denial of their own potentials
The underlying structure that gives meaning to experience and allows people to make decisions about the future.
Intentionality
