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| an area of philosophy concerned wtith the meaning of human existance |
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| the existential idea that the self cannot exist without a world and the world cannot exist without a person or being to perceive it |
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| the philosophical view of the world that focuses on the laws that govern the behavior of objects in the world |
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| the concept that people's perceptions or subjective realities are considered |
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| a phiolosophical movement that emphasizes the personal worth of the individual and the importance of human values |
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| concept used by mihaly Csizszenholycraplong-name. idea that creative people tend to have traits that are seemlingly contradictory but that play a role in their creativity |
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| Martin Buber: describes a direct, mutual relationship in which each individual confirms the other person as being of unique value |
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| Martin Buber: describe a utilitarian relationship in which a person uses others but doesnt value them for themselves |
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| an existential-humanistic movement in which people are encouraged to realize their inner potentials through small group meetings, self-disclosure and introspection |
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| Eric Fromm: approach to personality, which tries to reconcile the biological, driven side of human beings and the pressures of societal strcture by focusing on the belief that people can rise above or transend these forces and become spontaneous, creative, and loving |
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| Carl Ròger: phenomoenlogical view. important issues are defined by each person for himself or herself in teh context of the total range of things the person experiences |
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| client-oriented psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the therapist tends to be supportive, nondirective, and empathetic, and gives unconditional positive regard |
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| innate process by which one tends to grow spiritually and realize one's potential |
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| idea that there is a grand design or purpose to one's life |
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| Abraham Maslow: powerful meaningful experiences in which people seem to transend the self, be at one with the world, and feel completely self-fullfilled; Mihaly Csizikszenmihalyi : the "flow" that comes with total involvement in an activity |
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| Describe theories that focus on the evelopment that comes from inside the growing organism and that assume a natural unfolding, or life course, for each organism |
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| Abraham Maslow: needs that are essential for survival including physiological, safety, belonging, love, and esteem needs |
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| Personal Oreintation Inventory |
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| Self-report questionnaire that asks people to classify themselves on a number of dimensions for the various chracteristics of self-actualization or mental health |
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| What indiviuals think of their own level of happiness or their quality of life |
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| movement in modern psychology to focus on positive attributes rather than on pathology |
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| contemporary situation where we have material abundance co-occuring with social recession and psychological depression |
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