AHSC 335- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Appl. Hum. Sc.
• Course: AHSC 335
• Professor: timothy farmer

Document Summary

Ego conflicts: most people engage in ego conflicts because they believe that they are defending their needs, when they are really defending desires, healthy egos are flexible and can adapt to different situations. Any ego determined to maintain itself in a certain way is weak and fragile. Class 2 - the four noble truths of buddhism: enlightenment is developed through self-consciousness and awareness. Healing is growing past your ego: the first truth: identifies the presence of suffering, the second truth: seeks to determine the cause of suffering, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. We try to avoid letting the things that hurt us invade our ego, even if they are good things. Our definition of reality is very small and narrow: desire is craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality wants that can never be satisfied can only bring suffering.