GE 1 SS Module 5: The Spiritual Self

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Module 5: The Spiritual Self, including concepts from William James, Philippine religious demographics, indigenous concepts of the soul (Dungan and Usug), and Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy.

What is Spiritual Self (William James)?

One of the four constituents of the self, identified as the most intimate, inner subjective part of the self that derives satisfaction from moral sensibility, conscience, and undefeated will.

Religion

A belief system that introduces the concept of supreme beings (God, gods, goddesses) as the cause or reason of all phenomena and as the highest being manifesting ultimate justice, rationality, and morality.

Omnipotent

An attribute of a supreme being meaning all-powerful.

Omniscient

An attribute of a supreme being meaning all-knowing.

Omnipresent

An attribute of a supreme being meaning existing everywhere at once.

Functions of Religion (Corpuz et al., 2019)

Four essential societal roles: providing sense of the world, strengthening norms and identity, setting sanctions for individual behavior, and giving serenity in facing life challenges.

Ritual

A person's pattern of behavior or practices related to the sacred that serves to honor divine power, remind individuals of religious obligations, and validate religious beliefs.

Sacraments of Catholics

The seven Catholic sacred rituals consisting of baptism, Holy Eucharist, confirmation, reconciliation, anointing of the sick, marriage, and holy order.

Religiosity

The adherence to a belief system and associated practices linked to an established tradition.

Religious Demographics of the Philippines

According to the Asia Society Center for Global Education, more than $86\%$ of the population is Roman Catholic, $6\%$ belong to nationalized Christian cults, $2\%$ belong to Protestant denominations, $4\%$ are Muslim (mainly in Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan), and $2\%$ follow indigenous beliefs.

Dungan (Ilonggo Concept)

The soul according to the people of Panay and Negros; an immaterial, extremely light entity that travels with the wind, chooses an unborn child's body, and grows proportionally with the physical body.

Usug

An affliction causing headaches, nausea, stomachache, or fever, which occurs when a person is overpowered by another's dungan.

Dungan (Visayan Meaning)

Will power, represented by the intellectual and psychological capacity to control and influence a person's way of thinking.

Logotherapy

A psychotherapy developed by Viktor Frankl based on the principle that the primary human motivational force is to find meaning in life under any circumstance.

Three Basic Principles of Logotherapy

The foundational tenets that: (1) life has meaning under all circumstances, (2) the impetus to live is the will to discover meaning, and (3) humans possess freedom of will to discover meaning even when facing immutable suffering.

Three Ways to Discover Meaning in Life (Frankl)

The conscious pathways to finding life's purpose: (1) doing an action, (2) having personal experiences and interpersonal interactions, and (3) evaluating one's attitude amid suffering.