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| The area of philosophy concerned with the meaning of human existence |
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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 valid data for investigation |
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| A philosophical movement the emphasizes the personal worth of the individual and the importance of human values |
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| A phrase used by philosopher Martin Buber to describe a direct, mutual relationship in which each individual confirms the other person as being of unique value. |
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| A phrase used by philosopher Martin Buber to describe a utilitarian relationship in which a person uses others but does not 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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| Concept used by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi for the idea that creative people tend to have traits that are seemingly contradictory but that play a role in their creativity |
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| Erich Fromm's approach to personality, which tries to reconcile the biological, driven side of human beings and the pressures of societal structure by focusing on the belief that people can rise above or transcend these forces and become spontaneous, creative, and loving |
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| In Carl Roger's phenomenological view, important issues are defined by each person for himself or herself in the context of the total range of things the person experiences |
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| The 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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| The innate process by which one tends to grow spiritually and realize one's potential |
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| The idea that there is a grand design or purpose to one's life |
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| According to Abraham Maslow, powerful, meaningful experiences in which people seem to transcend the self, be at one with the world, and feel completely self-fulfilled; Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes them as the "flow" that comes with total involvement in an activity |
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| A term sometimes used to describe theories that focus on the development that comes from inside the growing organism and that assume a natural unfolding, or life course, for each organism |
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| According to Abraham Maslow, needs that are essential for survival including physiological, safety, belonging, love, and esteem needs |
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| Personal orientation Inventory (POI) |
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| A self-report questionnaire that asks people to classify themselves on a number of dimensions for the various characteristics or self-actualization or mental health |
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| What individuals think of their own level of happiness or their quality of life |
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| The movement in modern psychology to focus on positive attributes rather than on pathology |
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| The contemporary situation where we have material abundance co-occuring with social recession and psychological depression |
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| The idea that it is an oversimplification to view people as controlled by fixed physical laws |
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| According to Fromm what is the reason for human existence? |
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| What is the therapist like in Rogerian therapy? |
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| Empathetic, supportive, and nondirective |
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| According to Rollo May, what is anxiety caused by? |
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| Anxiety is triggered by a threat to one's core values of existence |
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| emphasizes the importance of choosing to find meaning in life |
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| Explain Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
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| What is one way to measure self-actualization? |
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| Personal orientaion inventory (POI) |
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| What makes people happy? what are the characteristics of happy people? |
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-people who see things as always working out for the best
-perceived financial situation relates to happiness (not related to objective circumstance)
-perceived control over life (not related to objective circumstances)
-internal psychological processes (genetics, ect)
-Happy people create meaning in their lives by interpreting events in terms of humanistic values of spiritual growth, meaningful social ties, and giving back to society |
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| briefly, what is positive psychology? |
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focuses on positive attributes rather then on pathology:
-creativity
-hope
-wisdom
-spirituality |
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