PSY 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is phenomenology? - Answers - One's conscious experience of the world.
"Perception, feeling, thoughts in the present are what matters. You choose what to
think, feel, and do
What is existentialism? - Answers - A philosophical movement that influenced
humanism. Its purpose is to regain contact with the experience of being alive and
aware. Focuses on the experience of existing at a particular moment in time and space.
What are existentialism's questions? - Answers - Why am I here? What should I do?
What is thrownness? - Answers - The time, place, and circumstances into which you
happened to be born, being "thrown" into a world that seems to have no overarching
meaning or purpose? Creates psychological anxiety= angst, forlonness, anxiety
What is "bad faith"? - Answers - ignoring existential questions and moral imperatives
(path of least resistance)
What is "authentic existence"? - Answers - coming to terms with exsistence, facing
angst, understanding mortality
What is "optimistic humanism"? - Answers - Assumes that phemenology is central,
people have free will, people are basically good
What is "self-actualization'? - Answers - People have a basic tendency and striving to
actualize,, maintain, and enhance the experiencing self, adds a basic goal to
existentialism.
What is the hierarchy of needs? - Answers - 1) Basic Psychological, needs, food, water,
etc.
2) Safety, Security, Comfort, Sex
3) Belonging, Social Activity
4) Status/Esteem
5) Self-Actualization
(From bottom to top)
What are some applications of the hierarchy of needs? - Answers - career choice,
employee motivation, happiness
What are some traits of a fully functional person? - Answers - reflective, flexible,
trusting, confident, creative, ethical, understanding
, What is optimistic humanism's application in psychotherapy? - Answers - Seeks to help
the client become a fully functional person, provide positive unconditional regard, allow
for client insight, identify and align ideal self with real self.
What is a personal construct? - Answers - individually held theories of one's theories of
one's various construals experience? (bipolar dimensions: good v bad, weak v strong)
What are chronically accessible constructs? - Answers - constructs that have been
shown to be readily bought to mind in certain individuals
What is the role construct repertory test? - Answers - you can choose your own
constructs
What is sociality corollary? - Answers - Understand their construct to understand person
What are autotelic activities? - Answers - Enjoyable
What is flow? - Answers - optimal experience- most of the moment, concentration: lack
of distractibility, mad that is slightly elevated, time seems to pass quickly, challenge
matches skill
What is the self-determination theory? - Answers - Based on distinction between two
ways of seeking happiness (goals)
What are hedonia goals? - Answers - shallow, immediate
What are eudainlonia? - Answers - you work towards it,
What are extrinsic goals? - Answers - Goals that are physical, ex. money
What are intrinsic goals? - Answers - autonomy, competence, relatedness,
What is positive psychology? - Answers - Satistying, meaning, happy life comes from
overcoming important challenges
What is optimal psychology? - Answers - risk taking, happiness, less fearful, focus on
strengths not faults, health is more than the absence of disease
What are the implications of phenomenology? - Answers - Value of experiences,
importance of understanding others constructs of reality, discourage of judgemental
attitudes, consequences: cultrual and moral attitudes
What is culture? - Answers - psychological attributes of groups (customs, habits, beliefs,
values), shape, emotions, behavior, and life patterns, language, modes of thinking, and
fundamental views of reality
ANSWERS
What is phenomenology? - Answers - One's conscious experience of the world.
"Perception, feeling, thoughts in the present are what matters. You choose what to
think, feel, and do
What is existentialism? - Answers - A philosophical movement that influenced
humanism. Its purpose is to regain contact with the experience of being alive and
aware. Focuses on the experience of existing at a particular moment in time and space.
What are existentialism's questions? - Answers - Why am I here? What should I do?
What is thrownness? - Answers - The time, place, and circumstances into which you
happened to be born, being "thrown" into a world that seems to have no overarching
meaning or purpose? Creates psychological anxiety= angst, forlonness, anxiety
What is "bad faith"? - Answers - ignoring existential questions and moral imperatives
(path of least resistance)
What is "authentic existence"? - Answers - coming to terms with exsistence, facing
angst, understanding mortality
What is "optimistic humanism"? - Answers - Assumes that phemenology is central,
people have free will, people are basically good
What is "self-actualization'? - Answers - People have a basic tendency and striving to
actualize,, maintain, and enhance the experiencing self, adds a basic goal to
existentialism.
What is the hierarchy of needs? - Answers - 1) Basic Psychological, needs, food, water,
etc.
2) Safety, Security, Comfort, Sex
3) Belonging, Social Activity
4) Status/Esteem
5) Self-Actualization
(From bottom to top)
What are some applications of the hierarchy of needs? - Answers - career choice,
employee motivation, happiness
What are some traits of a fully functional person? - Answers - reflective, flexible,
trusting, confident, creative, ethical, understanding
, What is optimistic humanism's application in psychotherapy? - Answers - Seeks to help
the client become a fully functional person, provide positive unconditional regard, allow
for client insight, identify and align ideal self with real self.
What is a personal construct? - Answers - individually held theories of one's theories of
one's various construals experience? (bipolar dimensions: good v bad, weak v strong)
What are chronically accessible constructs? - Answers - constructs that have been
shown to be readily bought to mind in certain individuals
What is the role construct repertory test? - Answers - you can choose your own
constructs
What is sociality corollary? - Answers - Understand their construct to understand person
What are autotelic activities? - Answers - Enjoyable
What is flow? - Answers - optimal experience- most of the moment, concentration: lack
of distractibility, mad that is slightly elevated, time seems to pass quickly, challenge
matches skill
What is the self-determination theory? - Answers - Based on distinction between two
ways of seeking happiness (goals)
What are hedonia goals? - Answers - shallow, immediate
What are eudainlonia? - Answers - you work towards it,
What are extrinsic goals? - Answers - Goals that are physical, ex. money
What are intrinsic goals? - Answers - autonomy, competence, relatedness,
What is positive psychology? - Answers - Satistying, meaning, happy life comes from
overcoming important challenges
What is optimal psychology? - Answers - risk taking, happiness, less fearful, focus on
strengths not faults, health is more than the absence of disease
What are the implications of phenomenology? - Answers - Value of experiences,
importance of understanding others constructs of reality, discourage of judgemental
attitudes, consequences: cultrual and moral attitudes
What is culture? - Answers - psychological attributes of groups (customs, habits, beliefs,
values), shape, emotions, behavior, and life patterns, language, modes of thinking, and
fundamental views of reality
