Lesson 5 Flashcards
refers to the understanding of a certain good for an individual or society which is considered worthy of realization
Value
Any object, activity, and or frame of mind that a person considers to be very important to his/her life
Value
According to whom does the definition of value stated?
Van Der Poel (1971)
are actions which give pleasant feelings to ourselves and others
Positive values
are actions that we normally repent and values that are not acceptable to any form of organization
Negative values
are truths which we base our objective moral standard
values
The values that a person chooses freely are the ones that he or she will internalize, cherish, and allow to guide his life.
First Criterion: A Value Must Be Chosen Freely
A value must be chosen from alternatives. If there are no alternatives, there is no freedom of choice.
Second Criterion: A Value Must be Chosen from Alternatives
A value must be freely chosen after careful study of the consequences of each alternative. Understanding the consequences will allow the person to reevaluate his or her choice in the light of the new information
Third Criterion: A Value Must Be chosen After Considering the Consequences
A value is acted upon, performed and carried out: it influences a person’s behavior in some way. Value reflects in his actions
Forth Criterion: A Value Must Be Performed
Values acted upon repeatedly become life patterns. The stronger the value, the more it can influence life. A value that becomes a pattern of life manifest in one’s career, relationships, the way we use our time, and even in our decisions.
Fifth Criterion: A Value Becomes a Pattern of Life
A value is something a person feels positive about it, he or she prizes it, cherished, respect, rejoice and celebrates. These cherished value gives him a sense of fulfillment and happiness
Sixth Criterion: A Value is Cherished
When a value is freely chosen and makes us happy, we tend to share it to others about it. A value that is full of values is usually campaigned and promoted.
Seventh Criterion: A Value Is Publicly Affirmed
If a value has been affirmed as a full value by having met the seven preceding criteria, it follows as a matter of course that the value will contribute to and enhance the person’s total growth toward the goals and ideals that he or she has chosen for
himself or herself.
Eight Criterion: A Value Enhances the Person’s Total Growth
experience by an individual within himself brought by the remorse of his own conscience or sometime pressure coming from other people
intrapersonal value conflict
