Chapter 13 Part 1 Existentialism east and west Flashcards
How is studying the human mind different from studying things such as molecules of atoms?
The human mind is aware it is being studied and its opinions affect the way that it is studied.
What are the 8 elements of humanistic psychology?
Humanistic, holistic, historic, phenomenological, real life, positivity, will and value
Define humanistic
studies humans not animals
Define Holisitic
The human system is greater than the sum of its parts.
Define Historic
Follows the whole person from birth to death
Define phenomenological
Focus on the interior, experiential and existential aspects of personality.
Define Real life
Person in nature, society and culture, not the experiment lab
Define positivity
virtuous actions and attributes, joyful and fruitful
Will
Choices, decisions and voluntary actions
Value
A philosophy of life that describes what is desirable
_______ brings to the fore many uniquely human phenomena that do not occur when the object of study is a rock.
self awareness
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 ___________.
phenomenology
the world itself
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.
in your consciousness right now
illusions
perceive
invent
The realization that _________ is the basis of free will.
only the present matters
your particular experience of the world is called your ___
construal
Who founded one of the first research labs and used introspection as his methodology for research?
Wilhelm Wundt
The roots of psychology’s interest in phenomenology go back to __________
existential philosophers
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 ________.
europe
1800s
alive and aware
Existential psychologist __________ believed that being alive included 3 compontents.
Ludwig Binswanger
What were Ludwig Binswanger’s thee components of the conscious experience of being alive?
Umwelt- biological experience
Mitelt - social experience
Eigenwelt - psychological experience
The biological experience or ________ consists of the sensations you feel by virtue of being a biological organism.
Umwelt
The ___________ or Mitwelt consists of what you think and feel as a _______
social experience
social being
The psychological experience or Eigenwelt is the sense of ____________. It consists of how you feel and think why you try to understand ________, __________ and ____________.
the experience of experience itself
yourself, your mind and your existence
An important basis of experinece is your Thrown-ness:
the time place and circumstances into which you happened to be born
According to existential philosphy what is the answer to the questions: Who am I? What should I be doing?
There are no answers to these questions beyond what you invent yourself.
Failure to answer the questions: Who am I? What should I be doing? leads to
anxiety about the meaning of life
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.
Angst
waste
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
forlorn
your inability to change crucial aspects of the world results in ______
despair
What is your existential responsibility according to Sartre?
The moral imperitive to face your morality, and apparent meaningless of life and to seek purpose nonetheless.
Fullfilling your existential responsibility requires_______
existential courage or optimistic toughness
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 ________
living in bad faith
rock
If you live in bad faith and ignore troubling existential issues while surrounding yourself with materialistic things you will __________
still be unhappy
there is ______ from the existential dilemma, even if you choose not to think about it that is still a _______
no exit
choice
An ____________ entail being honest, insightful and morally correct.
authentic existence
people who though _____________ rather than “what do I want from life” werer more hopeful and less depressed. This supports Viktor Frankl
“What does life want from me”
The core view or the European existentialists is rather gloomy and harps on _________, _________ and _______________
individual isolation
mortality
finding the meaning of life
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.
anatta
According to buddhism:
there is nothing special about your experience or the present, all consciousness and time have equal claim to existence and are equally important.
Time flows from present to present to present is a ______ view
buddhist
The buddhist view implies that instead of being forever alone and powerless you are an ________
interconnected part of the universe
_____ is the idea that nothing lasts forever
anicca
_________ 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.
Nirvana
universal compassion
enlightenment
