Chapter 9: Humanistic, Existential, and Positive Aspects of Personality Flashcards
Existentialism is…
Exploring the meaning of human existence and constructing our world.
What is Dasein?
the totality of a person’s experience of the self
Define Angst
Dread and fear that results from the awareness of the inevitability of death
Existential Guilt is…
making bad choices and knowing they are bad at the time you’re making them. Sometimes choices you didn’t make.
Emptiness is…
when your commitment to values is lost and a sense of meaninglessness results
Terror Management Theory
awareness of death causes terror and an attempt to live lives of meaning and value
Humanism is…
the emphasis of personal worth of the individual and the active nature of humans
Productive Orientation
the free will to rise above our biology and become creative, loving people, and thus, enrich the world
Actualization…
an innate tendency towards growth and maturation
Self-actualization…
the development of the self
Congruence…
wholeness or integration
Organismic Valuing Process
evaluation of our experiences in terms of whether they advance self-actualization or not
Fully Functioning Person
someone who is self-actualizing and open to experiencing the world and their feelings
Positive Regard
acceptance, love, and friendship from those who matter most to a person
Conditions of Worth
conditions under which people are judged worthy of positive regard so that the value and support is reciprocated
Contingent Self-worth
when people use their performance in some area of life as a condition for self-acceptance
Incongruence
following the dictates of others
Rationalization
creating a plausible but untrue explanation for why something is the way it is
Denial
preventing threatening experiences from reaching awareness by refusing to admit the situation exists
Rollo May - Anxiety
a response when one’s core values are threatened and when one feels powerless
Victor Frankl - Anxiety
the decision to grow and develop leads to the fear of the unknown
Logotherapy
searching for the meaning of life and helping people deal with difficult and traumatic events in a way that they can be enriched by them
Maslow - Self-actualization
process by which a person grows spiritually and realizes their full potential
Time Competence
the degree to which the person lives in the present
