Philosophical Temperment

quantifiers

A.

Beliefs

1. Do you believe in GOD, Spirit, Oneness, a higher power, creative force, or divine principle. If so, what is your perceived relationship: (internal vs. external, separate vs. connected) -wholistic(integral)[intrinsic]- arising within you and the world -alien(foreign)[extrinsic] - existing outside of you and the world +reciprocal - interactive +remote - disengaged.............. {more specific for 1. = deity/being vs. force/energy & if its a deity, & is separate or connected (i.e. acting upon the material and spiritual world, is it loving, indifferent or punitive --- ultimately I believe that All Is One and that the more one realizes and integrates this belief in their heart and mind, with the feelings and knowledge it necessarily connotes by being in flow and resonance with creation, the more happy and fulfilled one will be in LIFE!} 2. Do you believe in personal freedom to choose (Free Will). 3. Do you believe in an implicit order to the universe (intelligent Design). 4. Do you believe the mind/soul transcends the body (afterlife) If so, what is your perceived relationship: (identity vs. dissolution, individual vs. merged) -impersonal- no memory of self -personal- retain memory of self +autonomous- a unit +assimilated- absorbed...............

B.

Attitude

Would you characterize your daily temperament as more: pessimistic or optimistic.

C. Purpose Control Create

D. Happiness

Personal (life situation) 1.....2.....3.....4.....5 1.....2.....3.....4.....5 1.....2.....3.....4.....5

Satisfaction 1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10

Qualifiers

Belief: God vs. Atheist Free vs. Determined Order vs. Random Spirit vs. Body Attitude: Optimism vs. Pessimism Purpose (meaning) . Control (choice) . Create (active)dream Happiness Philosophical Temperament - spiritual beliefs in relation in relation to one’s capacity/likelihood to benefit from therapy. *Natural Holism Correlate - (inborn integrate) We naturally believe in the holism of the universe - and when our learning from childhood conditions incongruous beliefs about existence - i.e. nihilism, random, pointlessness - it produces observable effects in mental and physical states. Natural Holism does not postulate that atheism equals depression - one can be atheistic and still believe in the good and divine order/principle of universe/existence (spirit life transcend religion) - it does however correlate nihilism and pointlessness/helplessness -Belief Structures - with neg. mental/physical states. Those belief structures closest to universal truth and principles (life) - correlate to Health.

Attention + Intention = Focus Intensity + Polarity = Feeling **FOCUS + FEELING** = *MANIFEST ENERGY*

Attention + Intention = Manifestation -focus Intensity + Polarity = Energy -feeling Journal of humanistic psychology – vol. 46, no. 2, spring 2006 ‘the role of existential meaning as a buffer against stress’ – n. mascara & d. rosen ‘whats love got to do with it. The relational nature of depressive experience against stress.’ – l. granek