PSY 393 Lecture Notes - Mother Teresa, Dignity, Mahatma Gandhi

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 393
• Professor: Unkown

Document Summary

Phenomenological approach: study of conscious experience, subjective experience of an individual, basic premise: to understand a person, you must understand his/her unique view of reality, view of person, your world> the real world. Your version of reality: (reality is a state of mine, focus on the present, past, present, future only important in the now. Only important if its influencing you in that moment. Main themes: subjective experience, reality is what you perceive. Construal - your interpretation of the world: your construal will effect your goals, self-determination/ free will, we choose our interpretation of the world. Being the best we can be by making a choice: choice in behaviors= free will, no choice=lack of autonomy. Existential psychology: background, based on philosophy of existentialism, fundamentals, purpose. Understanding what it means to be alive and aware: get in touch with what makes us human. One small moment followed by another: key questions.