Toward a Psychology of Stress Chapter 4

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Toward a Psychology of StressChapter 4
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• Modern man is sick because he is not whole.
• Carl Gustav Jung

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Sigmund Freud

• Instinctual tension - the mind attempts to cater
  to the bodys impulses in socially acceptable
  ways.
• This internal tension can be decreased, but
  because of the power of human instincts, it is
  never fully extinguished.

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Some of Freuds Defensive Mechanisms

• Denial (I didnt do it.)
• Repression (I dont remember doing it.)
• Projection (He did it.)
• Rationalization (Everyone does it.)
• Displacement (He made me do it.)
• Humor (I did it, and a year from now Ill laugh
  about it!)

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Sigmund Freuds Egg Metaphor
Yolk
Id
Egg
Ego
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Carl Gustav Jung

• Personality is a process of self-discovery and
  realization
• Individuation self-realization leading to
  wholeness (experiences and spiritual life force)
• Innate tension between the conscious and
  unconscious minds.
• Individuation (soul searching) - a bridge of
  understanding between conscious and unconscious.

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross(The death of unmet
expectations)

• Stress can be aroused by the death of unmet
  expectations.
• Processes denial, anger, bargaining,
  depression, and acceptance
• Resolution of emotions leads to acceptance which
  enhances inner peace (adaptation and no longer a
  victim).

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Stages of Death and Grieving

• 1. Denial (This isnt happening)
• 2. Anger (I am furious this is happening)
• 3. Bargaining (Well, OK, as long as)
• 4. Withdrawal (silence)
• 5. Acceptance (OK, this is it, now lets get on
  with things)
• Never stated, yet implied, is the 6th stage
• 6. Adaptation (How do I adapt to the situation?)

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Other

• Viktor Frankl A search for the meaning of life.
• Spirituality - refers to balance of faith in
  self-reliance and individual will
• Wayne Dyer - guilt (should haves) and worry are
  associated with virtually every stressor.
• Guilt is an expression of self-anger worry, a
  manifestation of fear.
• Distract from the present moment, therefore
  unable to conquer stress and attain inner peace.
• Leo Buscaglia Lessons of self-love
• self-esteem and altruism
• Buscaglia believes that love is a response to a
  learned group of stimuli and behaviors it is not
  innate, but taught.

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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A Tibetan Perspective on the Mind and Stress

• The mind is comprised of the self (false self,
  ego driven self) and the Self (the true self or
  the aspect of the Higher Self).
• The goal is not to allow the self to overpower
  the Self.
• Stress is a consequence of desires with
  attachments
• Let go of attachments and inner peace can be
  realized.