Section I:Circle the correct answer for the following.
1.) ________ is the belief that every tragedy and accomplishment in an individual's life can be traced back to one's parents.
a.) Neurosis
b.) Parental Fallacy
c.) Adult depression
d.) None of the above
2.) _____ are active during observational learning (watching someone) and in bonding and attachment.
a.) Axons
b.) Neurotransmitters
c.) Mirror Neurons
d.) None of the above
3.) The acorn theory states that the _____ predates the parents of its host.
a.) genetic code
b.) acorn
c.) demon
d.) none of the above
4.) ______ believed that the social environment combined with biological maturation provides each individual with a set of "crises" that must be resolved.
a.) Carl Rogers
b.) Abraham Maslow
c.) James Hillman
d.) none of the above
5.) Striving for a life that is meaningful, challenging, and satisfying is a process called
a.) centroversion
b.) self-actualization
c.) daimonic
d.) none of the above
6.) Self-esteem is highest in?
a.) Childhood
b.) Adolescence
c.) Adulthood
d.) none of the above
7.) Moore defines the ¬¬¬¬¬¬_________ as "a quality or dimension of experiencing life and ourselves. It has to do with depth, value, relatedness, heart and personal substance."?
a.) Mind
b.) Spirit
c.) Body
d.) None of the above
8.) Which of the following is a need on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
a.) technology
b.) soul
c.) physiological
d.) none of the above
Section II: Write "true" or "false" for each of the following statements.
________ According to Erikson, a conflict of identity vs. role confusion occurs during the middle years (ages 40-60).
________Synesthesia is defined in the Spell of the sensuous reading as the way the senses themselves have of throwing themselves beyond what is immediately given in order to make sense of the hidden or not visibly available.
________Emotion is the "total pattern of the soul" and "must be lived to be known".
________Conditional positive regard is a situation in which the acceptance and love one receives from significant others is unqualified.
________James Hillmanbelieves that society is not atfault for psychopathic behavior and that if individuals undergo therapy then psychopathic behavior can be prevented.
Section III: Short Essay
A. Describe the possible meanings and implications of the following quote. Include background information specifically regarding the Moore reading behind the quote. You can connect this to other concepts discussed in class as well. Use points from lectures, notes and readings to support your points. 2-3 paragraphs (hint: a paragraph is 3-5 sentences). TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW:
The Greeks told the story of the Minotaur, the bull-headed flesh-eating man who lived in the center of the labyrinth. He was a threatening beast, and yet his name was Aserion---Star. I often think of this paradox as I sit with someone with tears in her eyes, searching for some way to deal with a death, a divorce, or a depression. It is a beast, this thing that stirs in the core of her being, but it is also the star of her innermost nature. We have to care for this suffering with extreme reverence so that, in our fear and anger at the beast, we do not overlook the star.
-Thomas Moore
B. Explain this quote by David Abram and how it relates to his ideas of sensation and perception. How do his definitions relate to the environmental movement and to how we relate to the earth? Include background information specifically regarding the reading behind the quote. Use points from lectures, notes and readings to support your points. 2-3 paragraphs (hint: a paragraph is 3-5 sentences). TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW:
The world and I reciprocate one another. The landscape as I directly experience it is hardly a determinate object; it is an ambiguous realm that responds to my emotions and calls forth feelings from me in turn.
C. Explain how the following quote correlates to Hillman's idea of the "Bad Seed". Some questions to consider. What are the implications for society's involvement in forming such "Bad Seeds"? Does Hillman believe that a "bad seed" can be prevented? What are the problems with current psychological systems of prevention and actual prevention? 2-3 paragraphs (hint: a paragraph is 3-5 sentences). TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW:
A society that willfully insists upon innocence as the noblest of virtues and worships innocence at its altars in Orlando and Anaheim and on Sesame Street, will be unable to see any seed of any kind unless it be sugar-coated. Like Forrest Gump eating chocolates and offering sweets to strangers before he ever looks into their eyes, stupid is as stupid does. The idea that there is a Bad Seed, that there is a demonic call, should startle our native intelligence, awakening it from the innocence of our American theories so that as a nation we can see that evil is attracted to, belongs with, innocence. Then we might finally recognize that in America, Natural Born Killers are the secret companions of, are prompted by, Forrest Gumps. (pp. 247-248)