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05/06/2014

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Existential Needs
Definition
}Our human dilemma cannot be solved by satisfying our animal needs
}It can only be addressed by fulfilling our uniquely human needs

an accomplishment that moves us toward a reunion with the natural world.  

Term
Relatedness
Definition
}Can take the form of (1) submission, (2) power, or (3) love. 
}Submissive person and domineering person = symbiotic relationship, one that is satisfying to both partners

}Love, or the ability to unite with another while retaining one's own individuality and integrity, is the only relatedness need that can solve our basic human dilemma.
Term
Transcendence
Definition
}Being thrown into the world without their consent/will, humans have to transcend their nature by destroying or creating people or things
looking for a purpose in order to “rise above their passive and accidental existence”

}Humans can destroy through malignant aggression-killing for reasons other than survival. They can also create and care about their creations.
Term
Rootedness
Definition
}the need to establish roots and to feel at home again in the world. 
}Productive; rootedness enables us to grow beyond the security of our mother & establish ties w/ outside world. 

}nonproductive strategy; become fixated-afraid to move beyond the security & safety of our mother/mother substitute.
Term
Sense of Identity
Definition
}an awareness of ourselves as a separate person. 
}expressed nonproductively as conformity to a group and productively as individuality.

}Neurotics try to attach themselves to powerful people or social or political institutions; healthy people have less need to conform and give up their sense of self
Term
Frame of Orientation
Definition
}A road map/consistent philosophy finding our way through the world. 
}expressed nonproductively as striving for irrational goals & productively as movement toward rational goals.

}Object of devotion/final goal focuses people’s energies in a single direction and gives meaning to lives
Term
Basic Anxiety
Definition

}a feeling of being alone in the world.
Term
Non-Productive Character Orientations
Definition

}Four nonproductive strategies that fail to move people closer to positive freedom and self-realization (not entirely negative)
Term
Receptive Orientation
Definition
}believe that the source of all good lies outside themselves and that the only way they can relate to the world is to receive things, including love, knowledge, and material objects.
Positive: loyalty, acceptance, trust

Negative: passivity, submissiveness, and lack of self-confidence
Term
Exploitative Orientation
Definition
}also believe that the source of good lies outside themselves, but they aggressively take what they want rather than passively receiving it
Positive: impulsive, proud, charming, self-confident

Negative: egocentric, conceited, arrogant, seducing

Term
Hoarding Characters
Definition
}try to save what they have already obtained, including their opinions, feelings, and material possessions
Positive: orderliness, cleanliness, and punctuality

Negative: rigidity, unproductive, obstinacy, compulsivity, lack of creativity 
Term
Marketing Orientation
Definition
}see themselves as commodities and value themselves against the criterion of their ability to sell themselves  They have fewer positive qualities than the other orientations because they are essentially empty.
Positive: changeability, openmindedness, adaptability, and generosity

Negative: aimlessness, opportunism, inconsistency, wastfulness
Term
Positive Freedom
Definition
}The human dilemma can only be solved through positive freedom (the spontaneous activity of the integrated personality), and which is achieved when a person becomes reunited with others.
}Successful solution of being both a part of and separate from the world

}Main components: love and work
Term
Human Dilema
Definition
because humans have acquired the ability to reason, they can think about their isolated condition
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