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Ecocentric |
Perspective that the ecosphere and everything on earth has its own intrinsic worth and should be valued and cared for, including Earth (Gaia) itself; recognition that humans are only one part of interconnected life. |
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Faith |
As defined in Fowler's Theory of faith development, a generic feature of the human search for meaning that provides a centering orientation from which to live one's life. May or may not be based in religious expression. |
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Faith stages |
Distinct levels of faith development, each with particular characteristics, emerging strengths, and potential dangers. Fowler identified seven faith stages in his theory of faith development. |
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First force therapies |
Therapies based on dynamic theories of human behavior with the prime concern being solving instinctual conflicts by developing insights. |
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Four quadrants |
From Wilber's integral theory, the four most important dimensions of existence. ♡The upper left quad represents the interior of the individuals or the subjective aspects of consciousness or awareness. ♡The upper right quad represents the exterior of individuals, including the objective bio and behavioral aspects. ♡The lower left represents the interior of collectives or the values, meanings, worldviews, and ethics shared by groups of individuals. ♡The lower right represents the exterior, material dimension of collectives, including the social systems and the environment. |
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Fourth force therapies |
Therapies that specifically target the spiritual dimension, focusing on helping the person let go of ego attachments and transcend the self through various spiritually based practices. |
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Fulcrum |
In Wilber's full spectrum model of consciousness, a specific turning point in development, where the person must go through a three step process of fusion/differentiation/integration in order to move from one level of consciousness to another |
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Ideology (personal) |
A particular body of ideas or outlook; a person's specific worldview |
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Levels of consciousness |
From Wilber's integral theory, overall stages of awareness and being; moving from the prepersonal to the personal and transpersonal phases, each with multiple levels of development |
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Lines of consciousness |
From Wilber's integral theory, the approximately two dozen relatively independent development lines or streams that can evolve at different rates, wirh different dynamics, and on different time schedules; examples include cognitive, moral, interpersonal, self-identity, and socioemotional capacity. |
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Religion |
A systematic set of beliefs, practices, and traditions experienced within a particular social institution over time. |
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Second force therapies |
Therapies based on behavioral theories; they focus on learned habits and seek to remove symptoms through various processes of direct learning |
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Self-system |
In Wilber's full spectrum model of consciousness, the active self or person who moves through the stages of consciousness and mediates between the basic and transitional structures of development |
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Spiritual bypassing |
Use of spiritual beliefs or practices to avoid dealing in any significant depth with unresolved issues and related emotional and behavioral problems; includes attempts to prematurely transcend the ego |
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Spirituality |
A search for purpose, meaning, and connection among oneself, other people, the universe, and the ultimate reality, which can be experienced within either a religious or nonreligious framework |
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States of consciousness |
From Wilber's integral theory, an understanding of experience that includes both ordinary (walking, sleeping, and dreaming) and nonordinary experiences (peak experiences, religious experiences, altered states, and meditative or contemplative states) |
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Third force therapies |
Therapies rooted in experiential/humanistic/existential/ theories that focus on helping a person deal with existential despair and that seek the actualization of the person's potential through techniques grounded in immediate experiencing |
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Transpersonal approach |
An approach to human behavior that includes levels of consciousness or spiritual development that move beyond rational-individualted-personal personhood to a sense of self that transcends the mind/body ego-- a self-identity that also referred to as transegoic |
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Ultimate environment |
Conceptualizations of the highest level of reality, understood differently by persons at various levels of spiritual development or consciousness |
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Worldcentric |
Identification beyond the "me" (egocentric), or the "us" (ethnocentric), and concern for "all of us" (worldcentric), or the entire global human family; a moral stance characteristic of higher levels of spiritual development |