Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HD517 Purpose, Meaning, and Uncertainty (2 cr.)


This course discusses the constructs of purpose and meaning in life, from a psychological perspective. Readings and discussions explore what meaning in life is, and how people who have meaning are different from those whose meaning architecture is weak or fragile. The course emphasizes the building of meaning resiliency, especially in times of uncertainty and transition.

Upon completion of the course, all students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Identify strategies to help find meaning in life.
  2. Apply theoretical frameworks in order to help others find meaning.
  3. Construct meaning architecture based on the current psychological models.
  4. Reflect on how past meaning violations may affect thinking.
  5. Explore the research on tolerance of ambiguity, and how it affects the maintenance of meaning systems.



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