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Neurotic Jacob
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsThe following was written as part of an assignment for class on Thursday night. ‘The precise definition of personality has been a point of discussion amongst many different theorists within many different disciplines since the beginning of civilization. Personality can be defined as “the distinctive... -
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsAlso written for the same class on Thusday night, but focusing on the Book of Ruth. The precise definition of personality has been a point of discussion amongst many different theorists within many different disciplines since the beginning of civilization. Personality can be defined as... -
May’s Forms of Love
Posted on September 20, 2008 | No CommentsRollo May identified four kinds of love-sex, eros, philia, and agape. Sex, though it has become cheapened in today’s world, is a biological function that can be satisfied through intercourse or release of sexual tension. There is a difference between sex and eros. Eros is... -
Lust v The Self System
Posted on September 13, 2008 | No CommentsSullivan defines lust as “an isolating tendency, requiring no other person for its satisfaction. However too often in today’s world the lusts of our hearts are usually joined with someone having this same tendency and desire. Proverbs 5 does a wonderful job of describing what... -
Wisdom: Needs and Anxiety
Posted on September 11, 2008 | No CommentsSullivan’s Interpersonal Theory holds that tension is one aspect of experience. Tensions are broken down into two types: needs and anxiety. Needs usually result in productive actions because they bring about a positive connection with others, resulting in healthy relationships. On the contrary, anxiety leads...