Chapter 13 Part 1 Existentialism east and west

Question 1

How is studying the human mind different from studying things such as molecules of atoms?

Answer 1

The human mind is aware it is being studied and its opinions affect the way that it is studied.

Question 2

What are the 8 elements of humanistic psychology?

Answer 2

Humanistic, holistic, historic, phenomenological, real life, positivity, will and value

Question 3

Define humanistic

Answer 3

studies humans not animals

Question 4

Define Holisitic

Answer 4

The human system is greater than the sum of its parts.

Question 5

Define Historic

Answer 5

Follows the whole person from birth to death

Question 6

Define phenomenological

Answer 6

Focus on the interior, experiential and existential aspects of personality.

Question 7

Define Real life

Answer 7

Person in nature, society and culture, not the experiment lab

Question 8

Define positivity

Answer 8

virtuous actions and attributes, joyful and fruitful

Question 9

Will

Answer 9

Choices, decisions and voluntary actions

Question 10

Value

Answer 10

A philosophy of life that describes what is desirable

Question 11

_______ brings to the fore many uniquely human phenomena that do not occur when the object of study is a rock.

Answer 11

self awareness

Question 12

The central insight of humanistic psychology is that one’s conscious experience of the world also called a person’s ___________, is psychologically more important than ___________.

Answer 12

phenomenology

the world itself

Question 13

From a phenomenological view point the only time in which you exist is __________. The past present and future, other people and places are no more than _____.. Only the part you _____ or ________ matters.

Answer 13

in your consciousness right now
illusions
perceive
invent

Question 14

The realization that _________ is the basis of free will.

Answer 14

only the present matters

Question 15

your particular experience of the world is called your ___

Answer 15

construal

Question 16

Who founded one of the first research labs and used introspection as his methodology for research?

Answer 16

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 17

The roots of psychology’s interest in phenomenology go back to __________

Answer 17

existential philosophers

Question 18

Eistentialism is a broad philosphical movement that began in ____ in the mid - ______. The purpose was to regain contact with the basic experiences of being _______and ________.

Answer 18

europe
1800s
alive and aware

Question 19

Existential psychologist __________ believed that being alive included 3 compontents.

Answer 19

Ludwig Binswanger

Question 20

What were Ludwig Binswanger’s thee components of the conscious experience of being alive?

Answer 20

Umwelt- biological experience
Mitelt - social experience
Eigenwelt - psychological experience

Question 21

The biological experience or ________ consists of the sensations you feel by virtue of being a biological organism.

Answer 21

Umwelt

Question 22

The ___________ or Mitwelt consists of what you think and feel as a _______

Answer 22

social experience

social being

Question 23

The psychological experience or Eigenwelt is the sense of ____________. It consists of how you feel and think why you try to understand ________, __________ and ____________.

Answer 23

the experience of experience itself

yourself, your mind and your existence

Question 24

An important basis of experinece is your Thrown-ness:

Answer 24

the time place and circumstances into which you happened to be born

Question 25

According to existential philosphy what is the answer to the questions: Who am I? What should I be doing?

Answer 25

There are no answers to these questions beyond what you invent yourself.

Question 26

Failure to answer the questions: Who am I? What should I be doing? leads to

Answer 26

anxiety about the meaning of life

Question 27

Esistential anxiety or ________ is the unpleasent feeling associated with contemplating the idea that life is short, you only get one and to waste it is to _________ everyting.

Answer 27

Angst

waste

Question 28

The idea that your choices are yours alone and that there is no escaping this existential solitude means you must remain ______, alone with your choices

Answer 28

forlorn

Question 29

your inability to change crucial aspects of the world results in ______

Answer 29

despair

Question 30

What is your existential responsibility according to Sartre?

Answer 30

The moral imperitive to face your morality, and apparent meaningless of life and to seek purpose nonetheless.

Question 31

Fullfilling your existential responsibility requires_______

Answer 31

existential courage or optimistic toughness

Question 32

The head in the sand approach of leading the unexamined life is called_______. If you refuse to examine the meaning of your experineces you might as well be a ________

Answer 32

living in bad faith

rock

Question 33

If you live in bad faith and ignore troubling existential issues while surrounding yourself with materialistic things you will __________

Answer 33

still be unhappy

Question 34

there is ______ from the existential dilemma, even if you choose not to think about it that is still a _______

Answer 34

no exit

choice

Question 35

An ____________ entail being honest, insightful and morally correct.

Answer 35

authentic existence

Question 36

people who though _____________ rather than “what do I want from life” werer more hopeful and less depressed. This supports Viktor Frankl

Answer 36

“What does life want from me”

Question 37

The core view or the European existentialists is rather gloomy and harps on _________, _________ and _______________

Answer 37

individual isolation
mortality
finding the meaning of life

Question 38

The key idea of buddhism is _______ or non-self. The idea that the independent, singular self you sense inside your mind is merely and illusion.

Answer 38

anatta

Question 39

According to buddhism:

Answer 39

there is nothing special about your experience or the present, all consciousness and time have equal claim to existence and are equally important.

Question 40

Time flows from present to present to present is a ______ view

Answer 40

buddhist

Question 41

The buddhist view implies that instead of being forever alone and powerless you are an ________

Answer 41

interconnected part of the universe

Question 42

_____ is the idea that nothing lasts forever

Answer 42

anicca

Question 43

_________ is serene selfless state. _________ caring for others the same as yourself leads to _________ which is the essence of wisdom and results in this selfless state.

Answer 43

Nirvana
universal compassion
enlightenment