Course: Spirituality & Aging
This is a Self Awareness journal
The journal is supposed to be a reporting of an incident that either you have observed involving others or something from your own life (friends, family, neighbors, etc.) that was a meaningful event. It can also be from a memory.
The purpose of the assignment is explained and is meant to raise consciousness of the mind-body-spirit connection (e.g. when someone has something that happens that is happy, how does their body feel, and how do they illustrate an expression of spirit/emotional quality?).
The Journals should be double-spaced, size 12 type, using Microsoft Word. Your journal submission should be no longer than 3 pages
Guide line to the journal can be seen below.
1_________Summarize what happened, including quoted statements that were made by the people involved(quoted material).
2. ________Describe the individual psycho-emotional behaviors that occurred.
________verbal (language usage, tone of voice, etc.)________non-verbal(e.g. facial expressions, body movement, pace of conversation, emotional quality: sad, happy, etc.)
3. _________Physiological factors of stress observed that were impacting the participants (e.g. illness, disability, and possible consequences of physiological aging).
4.__________ Describe your impressions of each participant's underlying intention (e.g. sometimes evidenced through tone of voice), self-esteem, coping strengths, coping mechanisms, emotional stress, specific areas of conflict.
5.__________Desscribe and discuss any noticeable issues regarding socioeconomic factors, differences in social class, age factors, gender factors, racial/ethnic factors, community factors that may have played a part in the incident.
6.__________ Describe and discuss signs of possible spiritual/cultural factors that played a part in the event.
a. __________Demonstrated values (e.g., view of right and wrong)
b.___________ Demonstrated beliefs (e.g. sources of meaningfulness, faith, motivational factors of empowerment)
c.__________ Expectations of self and others (e.g. significant persons, family, friends, and social experiences regarding life roles in the community
7. _________Your evaluation and conclusions of your observations of the incident:
a._________ What if anything, did you learn from your experience of this incident?
b.________ In what ways might you apply what you have learned?__________to your personal life?
__________to your professional life?
__________to your own attitudes regarding health and empowerment?