Purpose In Life Chapter 2 PDF

Purpose in Life Chapter 2  Existential Psychology  Emphasizes the individual, realization of being alive, and the results of this awareness of one’s life.  Each person has to formulate who they are and how they fit into this world.  Experimental existential psychol...

Purpose in Life Chapter 2  Existential Psychology  Emphasizes the individual, realization of being alive, and the results of this awareness of one’s life.  Each person has to formulate who they are and how they fit into this world.  Experimental existential psychology: The study of human reaction to the reminder of death and mortality. Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 2 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 3 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Yalom’s four major concepts for existential psychology  Dealing with our awareness of impermanence, change, and death  Finding purpose and meaning in life  Making choices in our life and taking responsibility for those choices  Contending with our ultimate autonomy and aloneness Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 4 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017 Yalom: Change, Impermanence, and Awareness of Death  When aware of one’s mortality, it is important to find meaning and purpose in life  Change is related to mental and physical health problems Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 5 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Yalom: Purpose and Meaning  Defined as a sense of what is and a sense of why this should be so  Purpose and meaning are related to well-being.  When people have purpose in life, they tend to be more connected to their community and be willing to help. Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Meaningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017 6  How does your life align with:  What makes you come alive? These are things that you really care about.  What are your innate strengths? What things naturally come easy for you?  Where do you add the greatest value? What are you well placed and equipped to help solve in your workplace, career, organization, or industry?  How will you measure your life? What are your core values and how are you aligning with them? Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 7 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Humans are meaning making by nature  We are neurologically built for thinking and social interactions > 32% of our brain is devoted to thinking > 23% of our brain is devoted to navigating social interactions Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Meaningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017 8   Present-focused HAPPINESS VS. MEANING  Response to need fulfillment HAPPINESS  Self-focused  Integration of past, present, and future  Not related to need fulfillment  Other-focused MEANING Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Meaningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017 9  Having a Sense of Purpose in Life is Related to:  Life satisfaction  Lower death rates  Prosocial behavior  Staying in college Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 10 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Existential Hardiness  Able to face change and difficulty yet are able to survive and thrive. According to Kobasa(1979): › Committed › Challenged › In control Maddi (2002) added 2 more qualities: › Social support › Physical exercise Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 11 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Existential Hardiness Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 12 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Effects of Religion and Spirituality on Health (research)  Intrinisic and extrinsic orientation (Allport) › Intrinsic: Searches for personal meaning › Extrinsic: Searches for the social aspect  Positive effects › Physical health › Coping › Overall well-being › Happiness  Religion and spirituality are different, one is institutional, the latter is a more personal sense. (William James) Moritsugu, Moritsugu, Psychology of Adjustment and The Search for Me 13 aningful Balance. SAGE Publications, 2017  Yalom: Autonomy, Choice, and Free Will  Self-determination theory: Engaging in activities that the individual has determined to be reinforcing leads to more enjoyment and greater persistence.  Positive outcomes associated with a sense of autonomy and freedom to choose goals  Making choices are energizing.  Internal locus of control: Control over your own actions and outcomes.  External locus of control: Giving up responsibility for how we turn out. Depression and other psychological disorders are highly correlated with this. › Learned helplessness: People give up because they no longer feel as though they can do anything to change the situation. 14