Chapter 13 Flashcards
phenomenology
a person’s conscious experience of the world, central to humanistic psychology
construal
- a person’s particular experience of the world
- forms the basis of how you live your life, including the goals you pursue and the obstacles and opportunities you perceive
- free will can be achieved by chosing your construals
introspection
the task of observing one’s own
mental processes
existentialism
the approach to philosophy that
focuses on conscious experience (phenomenology), free will, the meaning of life, and other basic questions of existence
umwelt
consists of the sensations you feel by virtue of being a biological organism
mitwelt
consists of what you think and feel as a social being
eigenwelt
- inner, psychological experience
2. the experience of the experience itself
thrown-ness
the time, place, and circumstances
into which you happened to be born
angst
- existential anxiety, stems from doubts about the meaning and purpose of life
- three separate sensations: anguish, forlornness, and despair
living in bad faith
ignoring existential issues
authentic existence
bravely come to terms with existence, entails being honest, insightful, and morally correct
anatta
Buddhist idea that the independent, singular self you sense inside your mind is merely an illusion
actualization
goal is to maintain and enhance life, satisfy this need
hierarchy of needs
characterizes an individual’s motivation, basic needs have to be met before one can achieve self-actualization
fully functioning person
lives an authentic existence, faces the world without fear, self-doubt, or neurotic defenses
conditions of worth
- thinking that people value you because you are smart, successful, attractive, or
good - limits your freedom to act and think
personal construct theory
how one’s cognitive system assembles one’s various construals of the world into individually held theories called personal constructs, which determine how new theories are constructed
sociality corollary
understanding another person
means understanding her personal construct
system
maximizers
people who believe one should always seek to get as much as one possibly can, enjoy more happiness and have better life satisfaction
satisficers
people who believe that some outcomes, short of the maximum, are “good enough,” are prone to perfectionism, depression, and regret
flow
- the totally absorbing experience of engaging in an activity that is valuable for its own sake. In flow, mood is slightly elevated and time seems to pass quickly
- subjective experience of an autotelic activity
- occurs when skills and challenges are balanced, better if a person has a high locus of control
hardiness
lifestyle that embraces rather than avoids potential sources of stress
hedonia
route to happiness that maximizes pleasure and minimizes pain
eudaimonia
- route to happiness that entails seeking a deeper meaning to life by pursuing important goals, building relationships, and being aware of taking responsibility for one’s choices in life
- values intrinsic goals over extrinsic goals
