Chapter 9 Flashcards
existentialism
meaning of human existence
what does existentialism say about our own experiences
they are individualized; ppl construct their own reality; we’re responsible for our choices
dasein vs angst
dasein: we make our own choices; total experience of the self
angst: dread resulting from becoming aware that death is inevitable
existential guilt
knowing choices are bad but still making them/knowing you left a good choice behind
emptiness
when commitment to values is lost and the result if a feeling of meaninglessness
what happens if you were associating w someone else’s values and then they change them?
you won’t know how to act; may lead to you not liking ppl disagreeing w u
terror management theory
awareness of death causes fear and leads us to attempt to live a meaningful life
what does humanism emphasize
one’s individual worth
what would humanists ask about your relationships
how are they helping you get to your full potential?
what does Erich Fromm/dialectical humanism say about love
it’s something we develop through effort and experience
what does Fromm/dialectical humanism say about our need for love
everyone has it but not everyone recognizes it; can lead to feelings of alienation
productive orientation
free will to rise above our biology and become loving people
Carl Rogers’ actualization
innate tendency to grow and mature
congruence
following your path of development leads to happiness
organismic valuing process
evaluating whether a choice is right for you or not
Rogers’ fully functioning person
someone who’s self actualizing and open to experiencing the world
conditional self regard
result of conditional positive regard; ppl set standards for themselves and decide if they don’t meet them they have less value as a person
contingent self worth
using performance in an area of life as a condition for self acceptance
self concordant goals
goals consistent w/ your core values
incongruence leads to what?
being unable to accept aspects of oneself
underestimate how much others care about you
blaming others for failures
downplaying the impact of negative events on self
self-handicapping/self-sabotage
Rogers’ 2 defense mecs
rationalization: creating a plausible but untrue explanation for why something is the way it is
denial: preventing threatening expereinces from reaching awareness by refusing to admit the situation exists
Rogers said a person is a what
process/changing constellation of potentials
what did Rogers say we need to do to acknowledge true feelings
need the unconditional positive regard from others
what did Rollo May say about anxiety
it’s a response when one’s core values are threatened
everyone has it, but we can decide what we do with it
