LESSON 1: Wholeness and Balance in Life

Integration

is when the different aspects of the individual - mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual - are in harmony or balanced

Carl Jung

man is essentially a whole being ; life has two opposites

Gestalt

Man is a whole being and functioning unit

Physical

Watch what you eat ; Keep yourself fit and strong ; Avoid abuse of your body

Cognitive

patterns of thinking which include reasoning, ability to learn, remembering, and solving problems ; ability to reason out, infer, analyze, interpret, and explain

Repetition
Organization
Mnemonics

3 Ways of Remembering

Kritikos

discerning, judgment

Criterion

standards

Critical Thinking

ability to reason out, infer, analyze, interpret, and explain ; discern facts and opinions ; patterns of thinking

Problem Solving

depends on critical thinking ability

Spiritual
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social

5 Aspects of the individual that must be in harmony

Greenhut

wrote all the pilgirms on a journey toward wholeness and fullness of life

Davis

pointed out the importance of taking a good, healthy breakfast

Gestalt

holds that psychological distress or mental problems are significantly caused by the split self

Coon

cited Robert Plutchik’s primary emotions, which includes surprise, sadness, disgust, anticipation, and acceptance

Repetition

going over material repeatedly improves your memory

Organization

classifying things or ideas

Mnemonic

it is a device that aids your memory