7-9 Flashcards
Two things should be considered in spiritual self, the two-fold characterization of one’s faith
belief and practice.
is the belief in and reverence for something holy and sacred.
- Religion
is what sets the foundation for one’s action. This is not recognizable unless one
declares one’s faith or we can clearly see it from the action of the religious practitioner.
One’s belief
on the other hand, is the action which manifests the belief of that
person.
religious
is your perception of how strongly you adhere to your religious beliefs and practices.
You can say that you are spiritual but not religious.
Religiosity
is a psychotherapy introduced by Dr. Viktor Frankl, who is considered the father
of Logotherapy.
Logotherapy
“man’s primary motivational force is search of meaning.”
main belief of logotherapy
It aids individuals to find personal meaning of life, whatever life situation they may be.
Logotherapy
meaning can be discovered by (a)creating a work or doing a deed,
(b)experiencing something or encountering someone and (c)the attitude toward unavoidable
suffering.
Logotherapy
he strongly believes that man’s ultimate task is to search for meaning in life. The meaning
of life depends on finding a purpose and taking responsibility for yourself and other people.
Viktor E. Frankl
what are the Sources of meaning according to Frankl:
- (Purposeful) Work – doing something significant for yourself and for others, giving meaning to
your life. - Love – You only see the worth or essence of an individual if you love them. Loving someone
other than yourself gives you a reason to live with and to live for. - Suffering (courage during the difficult times) – Suffering is not necessary to find meaning, but
you can still find meaning in suffering if it is unavoidable by turning personal misfortune into a
Three ways of Discovering Meaning of Life
- Creative Value – Realizing the importance of doing something in service of others.
- Experiential Value – Life is meaningless alone; connecting with other people gives you
meaningful relationships. - Attitudinal Value – Everything you love may be taken from you, but your freedom to choose to
respond or react to any suffering will remain within you.
doing something significant for yourself and for others, giving meaning to
your life.
(Purposeful) Work
You only see the worth or essence of an individual if you love them. Loving someone
other than yourself gives you a reason to live with and to live for.
- Love
is not necessary to find meaning, but
you can still find meaning in it if it is unavoidable by turning personal misfortune into a
victory and one’s dilemma into your personal success.
Suffering (courage during the difficult times)
Realizing the importance of doing something in service of others.
Creative Value
Life is meaningless alone; connecting with other people gives you
meaningful relationships.
Experiential Value
– Everything you love may be taken from you, but your freedom to choose to
respond or react to any suffering will remain within you.
Attitudinal Value
is your sense of connectivity to something bigger than yourself and beyond
what is present.
spirituality or spiritual self
This involves a search for individual purpose and meaning of life.
spiritual self
is your own identity, apart from external evaluations and validations. It is who
you think you are and what you feel about yourself.
spiritual self
The strength of the spiritual self is determined by the depth of the person’s?
belief