Unit 9- Discussion B Complete the Meaning Exercise p. 82 Discuss the following Do you see yourself as more communal or agentic, extrinsic or intrinsic?What characteristics speak to where you are at?I

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Unit 9- Discussion B

Complete the Meaning Exercise p. 82

Discuss the following 

  1. Do you see yourself as more communal or agentic, extrinsic or intrinsic?
  2. What characteristics speak to where you are at?
  3. Is this something that is related to your current age/stage? Do you think it is likely to change as you get older (and take on new roles, relationships, responsibilities etc?

Unit 10- Discussion A

After reading the new reading  Read How Knowledge of Death Affects our LivingActions .Discuss an example of how a threat or challenge to your worldview (or the worldview of your group or nation) and your self-esteem has caused anxiety and a defensive reaction, whether personally, politically, or internationally.

Question #1: Describe the difficulty you bounced back from and explain how you exhibited resilience by successfully addressing it through exercising your strengths and abilities and/or by drawing upon what you have learned from past experience where you have overcome a difficulty in your life.  After you describe your setback, then you should explain how you overcame it in a narrative format relating to at least two of the following:

  1. From the Big Five Personality exercise (R51) and on-line inventory, I drew on my strengths of perseverance and conscientiousness.
  2. From the VIA Character Strengths Inventory, I drew on my strengths of perseverance, hope and creativity
  3. From my emotional competencies (p. 57), I drew on adaptability, achievement drive, and adaptability.
  4. A past setback in my life was the failure to secure a large grant to develop an elaborate program for adults at the College. I regrouped and submitted another, smaller grant that resulted in the development of Adults in Transition, which has proven more lasting than what would have resulted from receiving the larger grant. This experience provided me with the confidence and a strategy to address the setback being addressed now.

Question #2: Describe the difficulty and explain how it functioned as a “transformative episode” through which you learned new lessons in life, gained new insights into yourself and others, and in the process have structured a more meaningful and purposeful life for yourself.  After you describe your setback, then you should explain how you responded to it in a narrative format relating to at least two of the following:

  1. From the Narrative Growth Themes (p. 82) and from the related List of Needs (p. 45), I shifted away from a concern for achievement and moved more towards impacting others by nurturing (helping/teaching) them.
  2. This relates to the shift I experienced by moving from Extrinsic themes like status (and possibly fame and money) to more Intrinsic themes like personal growth and contributing to future generations.
  3. As far as Systems of Meaning, things like status and wealth have given way to fulfillment of potential. And while pursuit of knowledge remains a dominant part of what gives my life meaning, it is now more in the service of others within the context of the classroom.