Deck 8: Stress and Human Spirituality

Question 1

The term "spiritual hunger" can best be defined as:

A) a calling to be a priest, nun, or monk in times of crisis.
B) a yearning to know all of life's answers in the darkest of hours.
C) a search for that which cannot be found in one's traditional religious background.
D) a rebellious attitude about life in which one views apparent hypocrisy.
E) All of these are correct.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is not considered to be a factor in the "turning point of spiritual consciousness" evident today?

A) The first lunar landing
B) The Oprah Winfrey Show
C) The telecommunications age
D) The fall of the Berlin Wall
E) The invasion of Tibet by China

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Spirituality can best be defined as:

A) one's first breath.
B) a gift to accompany one through life.
C) At this time, we do not have an adequate definition of this term.
D) transcendence, higher consciousness, compassion, and enlightenment.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Synchronicity is a term that means:

A) a clairvoyant experience or déjà vu phenomenon.
B) a chronological series of unrelated events in different locales.
C) two unrelated but meaningful events that occur within the same time period.
D) an unconscious message of intuition that helps one solve problems.
E) something from a song by Sting.

Question 5

Renowned psychologist Carl G. Jung believed that:

A) people create their own reality at an unconscious level.
B) there is a spiritual element to human nature.
C) two unrelated events can have significant meaning.
D) divine wisdom resides at the level of the collective unconscious.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 6

The order of M. Scott Peck's stages of spiritual growth is which of the following?

A) Chaotic antisocial, skeptic, formal institutional, and mystic communal
B) Chaotic antisocial, formal institutional, skeptic, and mystic communal
C) Mystic communal, chaotic antisocial, skeptic, and formal institutional
D) Skeptic, chaotic antisocial, formal institutional, and mystic communal

Question 7

According to M. Scott Peck, a person who sees God's will in terms of punishment and reward would fall into this category.

A) Formal institutional individual
B) Chaotic antisocial individual
C) Mystic communal individual
D) Skeptic individual
E) Chaotic antisocial individual and mystic communal individual

Question 8

The first premise of Mother Earth spirituality suggests that:

A) we are caretakers of the earth.
B) each person takes a vision quest to connect with Mother Earth.
C) the earth is a living organism to be honored.
D) one must follow the sacred path of the medicine wheel.
E) we are caretakers of the earth and each person takes a vision quest to connect with Mother Earth.

Question 9

Hildegard von Bingen's path of human spirituality can best be summed up as:

A) the same as Joan Borysenko's.
B) a slow conversion to the light.
C) God is a female deity.
D) a mystical experience.

Question 10

According to Matthew Fox, Via Creativa is best described as:

A) a sense of completion of a creative project.
B) a sense of enlightenment.
C) a sense of compassion.
D) a sense of awe and wonder of all creation.

Question 11

Via Negativa might best be described by some as the:

A) the yin of the yin/yang.
B) the winter of discontent.
C) the path of enlightenment.
D) the dark night of the soul.

Question 12

According to Deepak Chopra, there are _________ laws of spiritual success.

A) one
B) three
C) five
D) seven
E) nine

Question 13

According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, this is the progression of the hero's journey.

A) Departure, struggle, and conquer
B) Severance, struggle, and conquer
C) Departure, initiation, and return
D) Severance, initiation, and reunion
E) Departure, threshold, and incorporation

Question 14

Once defining stress as an inability to cope, stress expert Joan Borysenko now defines stress as:

A) an imbalance between the conscious and unconscious minds.
B) an imbalance of mind, body, and spirit.
C) a lack of harmony due to guilt.
D) an imbalance between male and female energies.
E) a lack of connectedness.

Question 15

The philosophy of Taoism advocates:

A) a balance of opposites.
B) inner peace for wholeness.
C) to embrace life joyously.
D) a balance of opposites and to embrace life joyously.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 16

Spiritually speaking, Einstein's Theory of Relativity suggests that:

A) all things connect through some point of energy.
B) consciousness may actually be a form of energy.
C) spiritual matters are not bound by space and time.
D) all matter comprised of energy has a spiritual quality to it.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

The correct sequence for the seasons of the soul (common bonds) to address spiritual well-being is which of the following?

A) Emptying, grounding, centering, and connecting
B) Centering, emptying, grounding, and connecting
C) Grounding, centering, emptying, and connecting
D) Connecting, grounding, centering, and emptying

Question 18

This "season of the soul" is one where insights and enlightenment may occur.

A) The grounding process
B) The centering process
C) The connecting process
D) The emptying process

Question 19

This "season of the soul" is considered by many to be the "Disney World (love/joy) effect."

A) The emptying process
B) The grounding process
C) The centering process
D) The connecting process

Question 20

Spiritual potential is best described as:

A) the utilization of one's outer resources in times of stress.
B) a manifestation of spirituality to be used in times of stress.
C) the utilization of one's inner resources in times of stress.
D) a collection of inner resources to be used in times of stress.

Question 21

This is the fourth pillar of human spirituality.

A) Mysticism
B) Forgiveness
C) Transcendence
D) Unconditional love
E) None of these is correct.

Question 22

Current research on spirituality deals primarily with:

A) altruism.
B) forgiveness.
C) faith healing.
D) religiosity.
E) Mayan prophecies.

Question 23

"Spiritual hunger" encourages one to abandon the religion in which they were raised.

Question 24

According to a 2012 Pew Research study, a growing number of Millennials see themselves as spiritual but not religious.

Question 25

Jung's idea of the shadow is that we all have a dark side of our personality that we need to come to terms with in order to be whole.

Question 26

Native American spirituality suggests that God or a divine essence resides in all living and non-living matter.

Question 27

In Matthew Fox's concept of creation spirituality, Via Transformativa is the path where we are co-creators for a better world.

Question 28

In Joan Borysenko's view, fear is the greatest roadblock to the path of one's higher self.

Question 29

Joan Borysenko has evolved her theory to include the mystical aspects of human spirituality, including UFOs and the search for the Holy Grail.

Question 30

From the philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth, we learn that of faith, hope, and love, love is the greatest aspect of human existence.

Question 31

Joseph Campbell believed that the spiritual hunger seen today is a result of a disconnection with our mythology.

Question 32

It could be said that many of the characteristics of Taoism closely parallel characteristics of Maslow's theory of self-actualization.

Question 33

Theories based on Einstein's Theory of Relativity lend credence to the idea that consciousness has a spiritual quality to it-an unnamed energy that goes beyond the limits of space and time.

Question 34

"Killing off the old gods" is an expression used to explain someone who changes religions in Peck's Skeptic Individual stage.

Question 35

Experts agree that finding and accomplishing one's meaning in life is the true essence of spiritual well-being.

Question 36

The fourth pillar of human spirituality is based on the concept of unconditional love.

Question 37

Although it is easy to separate the concepts of spirituality from religion, it is less simple, if not impossible, to separate spirituality from the concept of the Divine or God. Both terms are similarly difficult to define. Based on the theories described in Chapter 8, articulate a synthesis of the concept known as God by highlighting the theoretical concepts from Carl Jung, M. Scott Peck, Black Elk, Matthew Fox, Joan Borysenko, Lao Tzu, Jesus of Nazareth, and Albert Einstein.

Question 38

True Story: Carl Jung and Albert Einstein actually sat down one day over coffee and shared their ideas of the collective unconscious and Theory of Relativity, respectively. As it turns out, there was much in common. Outline Jung's concept of spirituality by means of the collective unconscious and synchronicity, and draw similarities between this and those drawn from Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

Question 39

Describe the processes of centering, emptying, grounding, and connecting, and how these nurture the growth of the human spirit. Then, define spiritual well-being and explain the difference between spiritual potential and spiritual health. Give examples.

Question 40

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Via Positiva

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 41

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Chaotic antisocial individual

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 42

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Spiritual optimism

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 43

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Nonlocal mind

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 44

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Synchronicity

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 45

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Mother Earth spirituality

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 46

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Mystic communal individual

A) Matthew Fox
B) M. Scott Peck
C) Joan Borysenko
D) Albert Einstein
E) Carl Jung
F) Black Elk

Question 47

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-The shadow

A) Carl Jung
B) Jesus of Nazareth
C) Lao Tzu
D) Albert Einstein
E) Matthew Fox
F) Joseph Campbell

Question 48

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Love

A) Carl Jung
B) Jesus of Nazareth
C) Lao Tzu
D) Albert Einstein
E) Matthew Fox
F) Joseph Campbell

Question 49

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Principle of oneness

A) Carl Jung
B) Jesus of Nazareth
C) Lao Tzu
D) Albert Einstein
E) Matthew Fox
F) Joseph Campbell

Question 50

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Theory of Relativity

A) Carl Jung
B) Jesus of Nazareth
C) Lao Tzu
D) Albert Einstein
E) Matthew Fox
F) Joseph Campbell

Question 51

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Personal cosmology

A) Carl Jung
B) Jesus of Nazareth
C) Lao Tzu
D) Albert Einstein
E) Matthew Fox
F) Joseph Campbell

Question 52

Match the following psychological theories with the individual who is attributed with creating it. You may use an answer more than once.
-Hero's journey

A) Carl Jung
B) Jesus of Nazareth
C) Lao Tzu
D) Albert Einstein
E) Matthew Fox
F) Joseph Campbell

Question 53

Please define the following terms or concepts in no more than two sentences, and give an example to support your definition.
A. Archetype
B. Centering process
C. Chaotic antisocial
D. Connecting process
E. Creation spirituality
F. Distractions
G. Divine mystery
H. Divine personification
I. Emptying process
J. Formal-institutional individual
K. Grounding process
L. Hero's journey
M. Internal and external relationships
N. Law of detachment
O. Law of giving
P. Law of intention and desire
Q. Law of karma
R. Law of least effort
S. Law of pure potentiality
T. Life purpose
U. Meaningful purpose in life
V. Mother Earth spirituality
W. Mystic communal individual
X. Nonlocal mind
Y. Perennial philosophy
Z. Personal cosmology
AA. Personal value system
AB. Principle of cyclical growth
AC. Principle of dynamic growth
AD. Principle of harmonious action
AE. Principle of oneness
AF. Psychospirituality
AG. Purposeful meaning in life
AH. Roadblocks
AI. Skeptical stage
AJ. Spiritual bankruptcy
AK. Spiritual dormancy
AL. Spiritual health
AM. Spiritual hunger
AN. Spiritual laws
AO. Spiritual optimism
AP. Spiritual pessimism
AQ. Spiritual potential
AR. Synchronicity
AS. Transcendence
AT. Transpersonal psychology
AU. Unconditional love
AV. Via Creativa
AW. Via Negativa
AX. Via Positiva
AY. Via Transformativa
AZ. Vision quest

Question 54

Based on the theories described in Chapter 8, articulate a synthesis of the concept of spiritual growth by highlighting key theoretical concepts from Carl Jung, M. Scott Peck, Black Elk, Matthew Fox, Joan Borysenko, Lao Tzu, Jesus of Nazareth, and Albert Einstein.

Question 55

True Story: Carl Jung and Albert Einstein actually sat down one day over coffee and shared their ideas of the collective unconscious and theory of relativity, respectively. As it turns out, there was much in common. Outline Jung's concept of spirituality by means of the collective unconscious and synchronicity, and draw similarities between this and those drawn from Einstein's theory of relativity.

Question 56

Describe the processes of centering, emptying, grounding, and connecting, and how these nurture the growth of the human spirit. Then, define spiritual well-being and explain the difference between spiritual potential and spiritual health. Give examples.

Question 57

The core of human spirituality involves relationships, values, and a meaningful purpose in life. Perhaps by no coincidence these same factors are directly tied to most every stressor. What is the relationship between stress and human spirituality? Include any and all theorists discussed in this chapter.

Question 58

According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, which of the following is the progression of the hero's journey?

A) Departure, struggle, and conquer
B) Severance, struggle, and conquer
C) Departure, initiation, and return
D) Severance, initiation, and reunion
E) Departure, threshold, and incorporation

Question 59

Once defining stress as an inability to cope, stress expert Joan Borysenko now defines stress as:

A) an imbalance between the conscious and unconscious minds.
B) an imbalance of mind, body, and spirit.
C) a lack of harmony due to guilt.
D) an imbalance between male and female energies.
E) a lack of connectedness.

Question 60

The philosophy of Taoism advocates:

A) a balance of opposites.
B) inner peace for wholeness.
C) to embrace life joyously.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 61

Which season of the soul is best manifested by participation in formal or informal support-group activities?

A) The emptying process
B) The grounding process
C) The centering process
D) The connecting process

Question 62

What is the fourth pillar of human spirituality?

A) Mysticism
B) Forgiveness
C) Transcendence
D) Unconditional love

Question 63

Current research on spirituality deals primarily with:

A) altruism.
B) forgiveness
C) faith healing.
D) religiosity
E) Mayan prophecies.

Question 64

Theories based on Einstein's Theory of Relativity lend credence to the idea that consciousness has a spiritual quality to it-an unnamed energy that goes beyond the limits of space and time.

Question 65

"Killing off the old gods" is an expression used to explain someone who changes religions in Peck's skeptical individual stage.