Existential Anxiety and the Human Experience

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You will learn about Gain a foundational understanding of Ernest Becker's ideas and how they are relevant today. Gain a basic understanding of Terror Management Theory, the field of research derived from Ernest Becker's writings. Apply the ideas covered in the course to examine the way death anxiety shows up in one's own life as well as society as large. Feel empowered to reassess one's values, sources of meaning, and purpose in life, in light of this knowledge. This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is for those who want to understand more about our relationship with mortality, for those who find themselves with a high amount of death anxiety, for those who like to look inward, who seek to dive deeper into existential questions, and who are seeking a more profound understanding of the human experience. It is particularly useful for This course is for those who want to understand more about our relationship with mortality, for those who find themselves with a high amount of death anxiety, for those who like to look inward, who seek to dive deeper into existential questions, and who are seeking a more profound understanding of the human experience.

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Title: Existential Anxiety and the Human Experience

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4.65

Number of Lectures: 19

Number of Published Lectures: 19

Number of Curriculum Items: 19

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 19

Original Price: Free

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What You Will Learn

Gain a foundational understanding of Ernest Becker's ideas and how they are relevant today.
Gain a basic understanding of Terror Management Theory, the field of research derived from Ernest Becker's writings.
Apply the ideas covered in the course to examine the way death anxiety shows up in one's own life as well as society as large.
Feel empowered to reassess one's values, sources of meaning, and purpose in life, in light of this knowledge.

Who Should Attend

This course is for those who want to understand more about our relationship with mortality, for those who find themselves with a high amount of death anxiety, for those who like to look inward, who seek to dive deeper into existential questions, and who are seeking a more profound understanding of the human experience.

Target Audiences

This course is for those who want to understand more about our relationship with mortality, for those who find themselves with a high amount of death anxiety, for those who like to look inward, who seek to dive deeper into existential questions, and who are seeking a more profound understanding of the human experience.

Do you struggle with death anxiety? Have you ever wondered about how the awareness of our own mortality affects our society? It turns out that death awareness and death anxiety affect almost every element of the human experience! One might even argue that this awareness is the very thing that makes us human. This course is based on the ideas of Ernest Becker, a cultural anthropologist who wrote about the impact of existential terror (death-awareness) on society. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Denial of Death, in 1974, and sadly died that same year, but his work lives on today. Learning about the impact of our own death awareness can help us understand ourselves and our societies.

In this course, you will gain a foundational understanding of Ernest Becker’s ideas, as well as an introductory understanding of Terror Management Theory, the field of research derived from Ernest Becker’s writings. You will apply the ideas covered in the course to identify the way death anxiety shows up in your own life as well as identifying societal trends. Finally, we hope that you will feel empowered to reassess your own values and sources of meaning in light of this knowledge to evaluate the type of life you want to lead and the person you aim to become.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome!

Lecture 2: Welcome

Lecture 3: Who Is Ernest Becker?

Lecture 4: Course Objectives

Chapter 2: What is Terror Management Theory?

Lecture 1: Terror Management Theory Introduction

Lecture 2: The First TMT Study

Lecture 3: Other Findings From TMT

Lecture 4: The Dark Side of Death Awareness

Chapter 3: Our Own Death Awareness

Lecture 1: "But I'm not afraid of death!"

Lecture 2: Our Subconscious Model

Lecture 3: "So, what is my culture?"

Lecture 4: Self-Esteem

Lecture 5: Relationships

Lecture 6: Do TMT Mechanisms Always Work?

Lecture 7: The Study of Evil

Chapter 4: Applications

Lecture 1: Is It All So Terrible?

Lecture 2: Our New Model

Lecture 3: How This Applies to Your Life

Lecture 4: End of Course

Instructors

Ernest Becker Foundation
Nonprofit Psychology Foundation

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