• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of Western psychology
• Understand of nature of Taoist, Buddhists, and Hindu concepts of regarding the mind
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Be able to characterize the nature of the unconscious.
• Know the major principles of how the unconscious works according to Freud and Jung
• Understand the nature of unconscious symbols
• Discover the major archetypes and know how each of them can affect the Ego.
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• Know the emotional, cognitive and behavioral symptoms of an immature Ego.
• Know the fundamental nature of the Ego.
• Be able to recognize the major defense mechanisms in yourself and in others.
• Understand why cognitive dissonance result in faulty thinking.
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• Understand the nature of the language used by the unconscious in communication.
• Understand dream symbols and how to go about the process of dream interpretation of dreams.
• Know the structure of the ancient and modern myths.
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• Understand how to increase mindfulness and decrease mindlessness during daily activities.
• Practice accessing resource states.
• Discover how to anchor positive states of mind.
• Assess the many different types of states one experiences during a week. |