Spiritual Self Flashcards
The inner essence, the part of the self that connects the person to the sacred, the supernatural, and the universe. Understanding and nurturing this is as important as with the other aspects of the self
Spiritual self
Spiritual self develops through _____, ______, and _____.
Interaction, observation, and imitation.
The root meaning of spirituality is taken from the Latin word spiritus, meaning __________.
Breath or life force
Spirituality can be understood as the ________, a process through which people seek to discover, hold on to, and, when necessary, transform whatever they hold sacred in their lives (Hill & Pargament, 2003).
Search for the sacred
According to ________, Director of the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, “spirituality is the aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose and the way they experience their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, and to the significant or sacred.”
Dr. Christina Puchalski
“Spirituality” was initially developed in ________.
Early Christianity
Christians use the term _________ to describe the ______.
Spirit;
Holy Spirit
In Christian Ethics, _______ describes that the experience of the sacred is characterized by reverence, faith, fear, trust, love, and admiration which are linked to God.
Peschke (1994)
An important deed to understand the fundamental meaning of transcendence and human life.
Adoration
T or F:
Spirituality and religion are not the same thing.
True
____________ is an organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere or the supernatural along with associated ceremonial practices by which people try to interpret and/or influence aspects of the universe otherwise beyond their control.
Religion
Spirituality and religion may be a source of _______.(Brown & Parrish, 2011).
Love, hope, and affection
T or F:
One’s spirituality may be expressed through religion and participation in religious rituals and ceremonies (Haviland, Prins, Walrath, & McBride, 2013).
True
________ is about finding significant association with something bigger than yourself, which may effect in positive emotions, like peace, contentment, acceptance, understanding , gratitude.
Spirituality
__________ is about nurturing a positive state of mind which can broaden your attitude to know and integrate a connection to something larger than yourself.
Emotional health
T or F:
Emotions and spirituality are distinct but linked, deeply integrated with one another.
True
It is an inner, personal construct, associated with self-esteem, and self-understanding. It is how good one feels for himself/herself.
Well-being
_______ is a general attitude towards life. When both are present, happiness can be felt.
Life satisfaction
Generally regarded as the emotional result of life satisfaction.
Happiness
________ can refer to the desire to change one’s life, satisfaction with the past, satisfaction with the future, and views of one’s life life (Diener, et al., 1999). It is also associated with quality of life.
Life satisfaction
He is a famous psychiatrist and writer, wrote a book entitled Man’s Search for Meaning.
Viktor Frankl
He explains how a prisoner passes through three major phases in the concentration camp, and how each phase transformed the prisoners from their former lives to a new one and how they developed various pathologies.
Viktor Frankl
3 phases according to Viktor Frankl.
State of shock
Apathy
Depersonalization
The blunting of the emotions and the feeling that one could not care anymore. It could be considered a protective shell from the brutalities in the camp.
Apathy
A state in which everything seemed unreal, as in a dream.
Depersonalization
The quest of human existence and on man’s search for such meaning.
Logotherapy
In logotherapy, one can discover the meaning of life in three different ways:
By doing a deed
By experiencing a value
By suffering
The way of finding meaning in life is through achievements or accomplishments.
In doing a deed
The belief that creatures, objects, and places possess certain spirits.
Animism
It is also the belief that things and places are alive and grounded by a supernatural order.
Animism
