PSY 3303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Neurosis, Existentialism
3 Dec 2016
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Force of life, undeniable and present in everything. Causes an individual to become more complex, more independent and more socially responsible. When our actualizing tendency is engaged we flourish. Organisms know what is good and bad for them. Very often we don"t listen to it. Intuition never lies, and we should always listen to it. Thus, the ovp is a method of intuitively evaluating one"s experiences. Actions and decisions that are in accordance with the actualizing tendency are experiences as satisfying (and are valued positively) The ovp is a feedback mechanism, which assists an organism to coordinate its valued experiences with its tendency toward self-actualization by the way of positive regard (from parents) and positive self-regard (from within) E. g. positive regard valued experience of affection, attention, nurturance, etc. E. g. positive self-regard values experiences of self-worth, self-esteem, and positive self-image. Positive regard to all emotions validate them. You then begin to trust your own emotions without doubting them or disregarding/suppressing them.
