UTS-FINALS

• Spiritual self is one of the four constituents of the “self” according to William James in his book, The Principles of Psychology in 1980.
• The Jewish Sabbath begins on Friday evening at sunset and is an important time when families gather for the Sabbath meal.
• Spiritual self is the most intimate, inner subjective part of the self.
• Spirituality is the elevation of the mind from a slave to an empowered state.
• Religious refers to belonging to an established religious order.
• Rebecca Stein defines religion as a set of cultural beliefs and practices that usually includes some or all of the basic characteristics: belief in an anthropomorphic supernatural being, focus on the sacred, presence of supernatural power or energy, performance of ritual activities, articulation of worldview and moral codes, creation and maintenance of social bonds, and explanation for unknown and a sense of control for individuals.
• The three fundamental characteristics of rituals are: a feeling or emotion of respect, awe, fascination, or dread in relation to the sacred, dependence upon a belief system that is usually expressed in the language of myth, and symbolic relation to its reference.
• Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism are some major world religions.
• Buddhism believes that life is not a bed of roses, instead there are suffering, pain and frustrations.
• The reactive cycle of wanting and hating, like and dislike, and craving and aversion can be broken through the practice of meditation, acquiring more wisdom and deeper understanding, and acceptance of things as they are.
• Buddhism has two types of meditation practices: Samatha, which is practiced as mindfulness of breathing and development of loving-kindness, and Vipassana, which practices aim at developing insight into reality.
• Dharma is Buddha’s teaching in Buddhism.
• Some of the major Buddhist celebrations are Parinirvana Day in February, Buddha Day (Wesak) in May, Dharma Day in July, and Padmasambhava Day in October.
• Christianity has 7 Holy Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance/Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
• Eidul-Fitr and Eidul-Adha are the two major festivals in Islam.
• Karma is a concept where the reincarnated life will depend on how the past life was spent.
• The Jews believe in the coming of Messiah, the Savior.
• The reference of faith for Christians is the Holy Bible, which is divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament.
• Islam means “willing submission to God”.
• The Jews believe in the God of Abraham, the same God that liberated the Hebrew slaves from Egypt to Canaan, the Promised Land through the leadership of Moses and later, Joshua.
• Mahabharata and Ramayana are two other important texts of the Hindus.
• Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth, governed by Karma.
• Quran is the holy book of Islam which was taught to be recited in Arabic because any translation is seen as inadequate.
• Muslims believe in Allah, who is their “One God”, and in the unity and universality of God.
• Mohammed was born in Mecca in 570 CE and received revelations from God through the Angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years.
• Vedas are the sacred scriptures of Hindus.
• Christianity has two major celebrations: Christmas, which commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, and Resurrection Sunday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death.
• Torah is The Law or the sacred scripture in Judaism.
• Hinduism celebrates Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and Navrati, the Festival of Nine Nights, which celebrate the triumph of good over evil.
• Islam has 5 Pillars of Islam: Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Hajj, and Sawm.
• Hinduism has three major Gods and Wives: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, each with their respective wives: Saraswathi, Lakshmi, and Parvathi.
• Christians believe in a Trinitarian God, one God in three persons: God the Father (Creator), God the Son (Savior), and God the Holy Spirit (Sustainer).
• Digital Self Donna Lea P Buendia, MA PSY, MAED SPED, LPT, CHRA
• Fast Talk Sleep or Chocolate? Nature Adventure or Netflix? Facebook or Instagram? Adobo or Sinigang? Aso or Pusa? Maulan or Maaraw? Face to face or Online Class? Synchronous or Asynchronous?
• Statistics from Western countries showed that in 2012, 78% of online teens own a cellphone, 8 out of 10 teens own a desktop laptop, 23% of teens have tablet computer, and 50% send 50 or more text messages a day.
• Americans between the ages of 8 and 18 years spend an average of 7.5 hours per day using some sort of electronic device and 95% of them have access to internet as reported by Pew (2014).
• Digital Literacy is defined as those capabilities possessed by individuals who are living, learning and working in a digital society.
• Online Disinhibition refers to the lack of restraint one feels when communicating online in comparison to communicating in-person, which could have both positive and negative effects.
• Online Disinhibition has two categories: Benign Disinhibition and Toxic Disinhibition.
• Benign Disinhibition includes categories such as Pornography, Online Crime, and Cyberbullying.