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Stress Management
Chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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Disires | In the Buddhist perspective of stress, they are conditions and expectations that are associated with goals. These with attachments cause stress. |
Psychic Equilibrium | A term coined by Carl Jung to describe the balance of thought(and subsequent health-wholeness)between the conscious and unconscious minds, by having the conscious mind become multilingual to the many languages of the unconscious mind. |
The Self | Two versions in Tibetan psychology: one being the higher and true form, the other being false and ego-driven. |
Leo Buscalia (1924-1998) | A renowned scholar on the topic of love. Author of many books on the concept of love and compassion, he achieved notoriety for his college seminars on love. |
Self –esteem | The sense of underpinning self-values, self-acceptance, and self-love; thought to be a powerful buffer against perceived threats. |
Individuation | A term coined by Carl Jung to describe the self-realization process, a process leading to wholeness. |
Leftover Guilt | A term coined by psychologist Wayne Dyer explaining the ill effects of unresolved guilt left over from an early childhood experience. |
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) | He is known the world over for his theory of the hierarchy of needs and his concept of self-actualization. He helped found a field of study called humanistic psychology based on the concept of human potentials. |
Collective Unconscious | A term coined by psychologist Carl Jung; the deepest level of consciousness, which connects all people together as one; divine consciousness. |
Tragic Optimism | A term coined by psychologist Viktor Frankl to explain the mindset of someone who can find value and meaning in the worst situation. |
Self-imposed Guilt | A term coined by psychologist Wayne Dyer to describe the guilt one places on oneself when a personal value has been compromised or violated. |
Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) | A renowned psychiatrist who survived the horrors of Nazi concentration camps to write about his ordeal in the classic book, Man''s Search for Meaning. His contribution to the field of psychology is the concept of logotherapy-the meaning of life. |
Active Imagination | A term coined by Carl Jung describing a mental imagery process where, in a lucid dream state or relaxed state, you consciously imagine (and resolve) the end of a recurring dream. It is a form of visualization. |
Wayne Dyer (b.1940) | A contemporary psychologist who brought to national attention the concept of guilt and worry as energy-draining emotions. |
Wayne Dyer (b.1940) | The author of several books, he has become widely respected for his insights into the issues of mental and emotional well-being as they relate to the human spirit. |
Elisabeth KRoss (b.1926) | She is renowned the world over for her study with terminally ill patients and the classic stages of death and dying. |
Elisabeth KRoss (b.1926) | She is also credited with helping to initiate the concept of hospice, a concept based on the theory that no one should die alone, and is also a proponent of the concept of holistic wellness and holistic healing honoring mind, body, spirit, and emotions. |
Logotheraphy | A term coined by psychologist Viktor Frankl describing the search for meaning in one''s life. |
Defense Mechanisms | Described by Sigmund Freud; unconscious thinking patterns of the ego to either decrease pain or increase pleasure. |
Carl Jung (1875-1961) | A twentieth century physician who, under the initial tutelage of Sigmund Freud, forged a new premise of psychology honoring the importance of the human spirit. He became the second greatest influence in the field of psychology. |
Sigmund Freud (1856-1938) | $Considered a pioneer in the field of psychology, he laid the groundwork one hundred years ago and his work is still considered to be the cornerstone of psychology. |
Noo-dynamics | A term coined by Viktor Frankl describing a state of tension, a spiritual dynamic, that motivates one to find meaning in life. The absence of this is an existential vacuum. |
X-factor | A term coined by psychologist Leo Buscaglia to describe that special quality that makes each one of us unique. By focusing on this and not our faults and foibles, we enhance our self-esteem. |