negative outlook on life. They are usually more realistic about the way that things can turn out. This prepares them for something bad to happen‚ so they won’t be surprised and will be able to deal with it. Being a pessimist can also have some negative effects though. If someone is always expecting the worst‚ they can become very depressed and would have a hard time just going through life. On the other hand‚ an optimistic existentialist is a person that has a positive outlook on life. They always seem
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is piece of work is purely my understanding of humanistic theory‚ how I perceive it‚ and how I believe its teachings (so far) has made me the person that I am today. Looking at the first point “What it means to be human?” Each and every one of us would probably come up with different concepts and ideas of what the answer could be. What we have to remember is that we are specifically looking at the concepts and theory according to the humanistic approach in counselling. As human beings we all
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The meaning of life varies from person to person‚ but the comprehensive goal of finding one’s purpose spreads throughout the entirety of humanity. Life may seem mundane at times‚ but it is fulfilment that truly matters. In the novel‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ the main characters all struggle with finding their purpose in the world. Instead of searching far and wide for this purpose‚ they instead fill their days with repetitive drinking and travel‚ which are both empty activities without
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violence as well as promoting the meaningful‚ life-enhancing experiences of relationship‚ caring‚ love‚ commitment‚ creativity‚ courage‚ power‚ will‚ spirituality‚ individuation‚ authenticity‚ self-actualization‚ awe‚ acceptance‚ and transcendence. Individuals who go through this form of therapy are lead to accept their fears and are given the skills necessary to overcome them through action. The client n now gain control and choose the direction their life takes. This gives the client a sense of freedom
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By Cheryl Leis‚ PhD‚ Management Consultant/Practical Philosopher As inhabitants of this 21st century Western world‚ we all have to deal with money. We participate in the world of commerce as a means to obtain those things considered necessities of life. Money plays the role of the most commonly accepted means in this giving and getting from others. And the more money one has‚ the greater one’s power to regulate the particulars of survival – one’s own and that of others. We use money to participate
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tones. The "Seafarer" describes the torture the sea brings him while the speaker is searching for his true purpose in life. This pain and longing creates a somber and melancholy tone form the poem. On a lighter note‚ "Sea Fever" discusses the various possibilities the sea has to offer‚ creating a tone of freedom. The speakers from each poem are both in search for a meaningful life which they believe the sea will provide for them. The diction and imagery of each poem describes the enigma of the sea
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Monsieur Meursault was talking to his boss about an opportunity to work in Paris. “’You’re young‚ and it seems to me it’s the kind of life that would appeal to you‚’ I said yes but that really it was all the same to me.” Camus continued‚ “Then he asked me if I wasn’t interested in a change of life. I said that people never change their lives‚ that in any case one life was as good as another and that I wasn’t dissatisfied with mine at all.” (Camus‚ 41). His boss even directly said that he had no ambition
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Jean-Paul Sartre take on existentialism is center on the idea that what you choose to do in life will have consequences be it good or bad. If someone were to ask me to describe existentialism‚ I would say that no one has the book on how to decide on what to do in life‚ it is you who does. Humans use free will to make their life have meaning. At first glance‚ this theory seems very bleak and black and white. When viewing it at a basic level it does‚ but under the hood of the theory will show why it
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Erudite‚ this is called being Divergent. She easily rules out Erudite “I know I will not choose Erudite…I am like my father”. Beatrice was born into a Abnegation family and has lived as a selfless person her whole life‚ but putting others first is not how she wants to live the rest of her life‚ however if she chooses another faction she must leave her family “When I look at the Abnegation lifestyle as an outsider‚ I think it’s beautiful… It’s only when I try to live it myself that I have trouble. It
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nothing more could be done. One parent wanted to keep their child with no brain functioning alive and wanted Doctors to do “everything” possible. The other parent understood that their child would not wake up and would never have a good quality of life again‚ so he decided it was best to let him go. However‚ the medical staff does not have the right to refuse a continued treatment requested by a parent. Therefore‚ in this situation the healthcare team ensured that both of the parents were informed
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