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“It is not things in themselves that trouble us, but our opinions of things.” “Change your thoughts and you change your world." “I do not react to some absolute reality, but to my perception of this reality. It is this perception which for me is reality.”. Awareness is everything!. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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It is not things in themselves that trouble us, but our opinions of things.
Change your thoughts and you change your world."
I do not react to some absolute reality, but to my perception of this reality. It is this perception which for me is reality.
Awareness is everything!Conscious experience is all that matters
The past is only important if it affects your thoughts and feelings now
Even if reality exists, it doesnt matter
Note how different from other approachesTraitGeneticPsychodynamic
Humanistic PsychologyThe study of the mind is different than any other science
The mind is aware!The mind is attempting to understand the mind
AwarenessExistentialismThe cs mind has a sense of existence
PhenomenologicalThe phenomenon of experience
HumanisticThis phenomenon is uniquely human
Phenomenological, Humanistic, and ExistentialismFree will
Awareness
Meaning
Responsibilities of free will
The object of study are human beings
Free WillPrevious approaches
CS experience is personalityThe UCS mind does not matterThe past does not matter
Only times these do matter is if you let themGordon Liddy example
AwarenessWhat does it feel like to exist?
UmweltSenses you feel as a biological organismMitweltFeelings related to social experiencesEigenweltFeelings when you think of your own existence
What would you have been like if you. . .
Were born to an extremely wealth family?
Were born to an extremely poor family?
Were born in North Dakota in 1952?
Were born in England in 1500?
Thrown-nessThe circumstances into which you happened to be born
What time period do you think it is most difficult to find a sense of meaning?
MeaningModern times
Why are you here?What should you be doing?
AngstExistential anxiety
What to do?Lucky mud
Free choice must not blow your chance to find meaningNot a true meaning, but a personal meaning
Authentic ExistenceCome to terms with your existenceLife is shotYou will dieYou are in control of your choices find meaning
Still not a happy existenceLife is shotYour will dieMeaning is only an illusion
Bad FaithAvoid Angst
Stop worrying about the problems of existence
Bad FaithProblems
1) Living a lieMight as well just be the unlucky mud
2) Still will not be happy
3) Still making a choiceChosen not to chose is a choiceMan is condemned to freedom
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers. . . the most wonderful miracle in the world took place. .
Subjective ExperiencesInner reality more important than objective reality
Inner experiences
Conscious experiencesExperiences that can be verbalized or imaginedUnconscious experiencesExperiences that cannot be verbalized or imagined
Self-Actualizing TendencyInnate motive toward fulfillment of our potentials
EvidenceRat and human studiesEvolution
Innate goodness
So why do people do bad things?
Infants perceive their experiences as reality
Uninhibited by the evaluations of others
All behavior directed toward satisfying need for SA
Organismic Valuing ProcessSA is the criterion used to make judgments of worth
As we get older. . . .
Start to experience a need for positive regardSatisfying the needs for others satisfies this need
True self
True self
Social selfCreated through contact with others
True self
Social selfPrevents us from getting into touch with our true self
True self
Social selfLeads to conditions of worth
So why do people do bad things?Social self hinders movement toward SA
Not behaving like true self causes anxiety
Anxiety causes defense mechanisms
So why do people do bad things?Psychotic
Positive DevelopmentAvoid conditions of worth
Unconditional positive regard
Congruence between true self and experiences
Fully Functioning PersonOpen to experience
Characterized by existential living
Trust their organisms
Are creative
Live rich lives