Week 7

Question 1

Define “thrown-ness”

Answer 1

The time, place, and circumstances into which you happened to be born.

Question 2

Define “angst”

Answer 2

The unpleasant feeling caused by contemplating the meaning of life and how one should spend their time.

Question 3

What is another word for angst?

Answer 3

Existential Anxiety

Question 4

What is our “moral imperative”?

Answer 4

To face thrown-ness and angst directly and seek purpose for existence in spite of these.

It requires existential courage or optimistic toughness.

Question 5

What does “living in bad faith” mean?

Answer 5

It means to ignore the existential questions and ignoring our moral imperative.

Question 6

What is phenomenology?

Answer 6

One’s conscious experience of the world; everything a person hears, feels, and thinks is relevant.

*Including what appears to us.

Question 7

What is the translation for the Greek word “phainomenon”?

Answer 7

What shines forth

Question 8

True or False:

Phenomenological approaches encourage people to ignore their own construals of the world.

Answer 8

False, phenomenological encourages people to write and speak about their fascinations of the world.

Question 9

What are the benefits of unconditional regard?

Answer 9

Unconditional regard can bring out the best in themselves and helps them self-regulate which then provides opportunities to make better decisions.

Question 10

True or False:
Rogers believed you will not learn what is irrelevant to you, so to learn something you need to follow what is relevant to you.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False:
Rogers believed you were less likely to be oriented correctly in life if you would have a phenomenological approach (meaning to be open to experiences that flirt with you).

Answer 11

False, Rogers believed you were more likely to be oriented.

Question 12

What is “personality dysfunction”?

Answer 12

Personality dysfunction occurs when people marginalize their real experiences.

Question 13

Define “personality congruence”

Answer 13

Occurs when our idealized self matches our actual self and actual experiences in life.

Question 14

True or False:

The more contradictory of a person you are, the unhealthier your personality is.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is “positive regard”?

Answer 15

Positive regard was the general support of a person regardless of what they person says or does.

Question 16

True or False:
Viktor Frankl believed that even in the most dire of moments there is always a choice of how to feel, perceive, or assign meaning to the experience.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Does finding purpose, meaning, and understand in life promise fulfillment or happiness?

Answer 17

No.

Question 18

When does flow happen?

Answer 18

While engaging in autotelic activities which are enjoyed for their own sake.

Question 19

True or False:

When students prefer praise for intelligence, they will select easier tasks to look smarter.

Answer 19

True.

Question 20

True or False:

When students prefer praise for effort, they will demonstrate higher levels of engagement and achievement.

Answer 20

True.