Christian Life Semester I Review

As a psychologist, Dr. Myers defined “happiness” as:

• A high ratio of negative to positive feelings

• A high ratio of positive to negative feelings

• The tendency to form judgments based on past experiences

• The human person’s ability to adapt to current life circumstances

According to Dr. Myer's research, for whom would an increase in wealth equate to an increase in happiness?

• those moving from poverty to having their basic needs met

• those who already had their basic needs met and were relatively comfortable

• those who were affluent and wealthy

• all of these

Dr. Myers described the "adaptation phenomenon", which refers to our tendency to:

• do good when we feel good

• form judgments relative to a neutral level based on experience

• evolve biologically to fit our environmental conditions

Which of these describes how Gerasim treated Ivan?

• As if he will be left money if he is nice to Ivan

• As though he is glad to see Ivan go

• The same as everyone else

• He is caring and thoughtful toward Ivan and his condition

Ivan feels absolute terror about “it”. What is “it”?

• The pain in his side – impending death

• His daughter’s marriage – a poor match

• His love for his son – his only legacy

• His income - $5,000 a year

Ivan's worst torment was the "lying", which was:

• Everyone lying to him by saying he would recover and not die

• His daughter lying about her engagement

• Schwartz lying about not having a card game that night

• Gerasim lying about the number of hours he worked

The last few days of his life, Ivan was haunted by this dream:

• That he was a criminal being tried by Pyotr

• That he was being forced into a black sack

• That he was a sinner standing before Jesus as his judge

• That Schwartz found all of his furnishings distasteful

Frankl’s Logotherapy is identified with as the “Will to___”

• pleasure

• meaning

• power

• honor

(From Frankl) What is the symptom of the first stage of camp life?

• shock

• apathy

• anger

(From Frankl) What is the symptom of the second stage of camp life?

• shock

• apathy

• anger