Transcendence: The Poetry of Maya Angelou

1984 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
Priscilla R. Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Love Poetry ◽  
Maya Angelou ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Self Acceptance

Maya Angelou's autobiographies present a dislocated self image, one which becomes new and assertive as she transcends the singular self through a wide and compassionate direct assertion of her statements against political injustice. Her love poetry—suggests her relationship to a world which can be stultifying, mystifying and oppressive, but one she will not allow to become these things and overwhelm her. The voyage through her life has not been filled with soft and pliable steps each opening into another opportunity for self acceptance and yet she has filled that voyage with fantasy, song, hope and the redefinition of her worlds view through art.

SELF-ACCEPTANCE: FROM PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUBJECT

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
T. S. Pilipenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Self ◽  
Humanistic Psychology ◽  
Personal Agency ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Subject Characteristic ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
High Level

In experimental psychology, the problem of non-acceptance of oneself, one’s environment, and the world around is one of the relevant issues. The author notes that the accepted in contemporary society popular opinions associated with self-acceptance often have manipulative or prescriptive nature and are the negative attitudes blocking the person activity and leading to its stagnation. The resolution of the stereotyped image of this phenomenon is possible from the perspective of historical-theoretical analysis of the study of self-acceptance. The paper presents various approaches to the understanding of self-acceptance by foreign and Russian psychologists within such psychology areas as neofreidism, gestalt-psychology, existential, and humanistic psychology. The author considers the changes in the study of self-acceptance, notes that despite different views of classical psychologists on the understanding of this phenomenon, they define self-acceptance as an active process promoting self-improvement and self-actualization of a person. This fact conflicts with the latent meaning of widespread life theses on self-acceptance. The paper emphasizes the possibility to study self-acceptance from the perspective of the subject approach as a phenomenon initiating the activity of a person in organization and regulation of own life activities, promoting further development of a person, its self-actualization. The author considers the controversial characteristics of self-acceptance as a subject characteristic: self-acceptance allows changing from self-understanding to self-improvement, at the same time, the high level of self-acceptance requires a particular level of development of the personal agency. The author notes the paradoxical understanding of the self-acceptance phenomenon largely within the frames of positive self-attitude, which can promote the “Self” image idealism and lead to intrapersonal regress.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN PENERIMAAN DIRI DAN GAMBARAN DIRI WANITA MENOPAUSE DENGAN ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Chindy Maria Orizani
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Consecutive Sampling ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
Self Acceptance

Menopausal phase could impact the physical, psychological, social, economic, spiritual and quality of life. Changes appear on the physical aspects could cause decreasing self-image in menopausal women, whereas the psychological changes that arise sometimes menopausal women experience a decrease in self-acceptance. The aim of this study is to prove the existence of increased acceptance and self-image menopausal women with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The design used is Quasy Experiment Pre-posttest with Controlled Group Design. The sample was menopausal women who are willing to become respondents as many as 40 people, divided into two groups: a control group of 20 people and 20 people treated group. Sampling technique using consecutive sampling. The independent variable for the provision of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is divided into two sessions of four meetings (1x meeting two sessions). The dependent variable is self-acceptance and self-image menopausal women. Measuring instruments used in the form of a questionnaire. Analysis of data used computer software. The majority of respondents were married women, Muslim, Javanese, recent education junior high school and not working. The results proved statistically there was increasing acceptance between control and treatment groups (p = 0.000). Self-image measurement results proved no increase between control and treatment groups (p = 0.000). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is highly effective for improving acceptance and self image in menopausal women. The active role of the respondents strongly supported upon the success of therapy and need the support of her husband and peers. Masa menopause dapat berdampak pada aspek fisik, psikologis, sosial, ekonomi, spiritual dan kualitas hidup seseorang. Perubahan yang muncul pada aspek fisik mengakibatkan penurunan gambaran diri wanita menopause, sedangkan perubahan psikologis yang muncul terkadang wanita menopause mengalami penurunan penerimaan diri. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah membuktikan adanya peningkatan penerimaan dan gambaran diri wanita menopause dengan Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Desain yang digunakan adalah Quasy Experiment Pre-Posttest with Controlled Grup Design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah wanita menopause yang bersedia menjadi responden sebanyak 40 orang, dibagi menjadi dua grup, yaitu 20 orang grup kontrol dan 20 orang grup perlakuan. Teknik sampling menggunakan consecutive sampling. Variabel independen berupa pemberian Acceptance and Commitment Therapy empat sesi dibagi menjadi dua pertemuan (1x pertemuan dua sesi). Variabel dependen yaitu penerimaan diri dan gambaran diri wanita menopause. Alat ukur yang digunakan berupa kuesioner. Analisis data menggunakan software computer. Mayoritas responden adalah wanita menikah, beragama Islam, suku Jawa, pendidikan terakhir smp dan tidak bekerja. Hasil penelitian secara statistik terbukti ada peningkatan penerimaan diri antara grup kontrol dan perlakuan (p=0,000). Hasil pengukuran gambaran diri terbukti ada peningkatan antara grup kontrol dan perlakuan (p=0,000). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ini sangat efektif untuk meningkatkan penerimaan dan gambaran diri pada wanita menopause. Peran aktif responden sangat mendukung kesusksesan terapi dan butuh dukungan dari suami dan teman sebaya. DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT PDF >>

scholarly journals Quarantine Diaries

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Park
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Racial Injustice ◽  
Self Acceptance

The following six diary entries and journaling pieces were written in the months after the 2019 Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) hit Canada. They express my attempts to pinpoint causes of my personal unhappiness and how overwhelming expectations of productivity affected my mental health and relationships during quarantine. My diary entries are in chronological order, containing reflections on my birthday in quarantine, notes about racial injustice, and reminders of self love. I delve into how isolation and social distancing shifted my perspective, creating unexpected goals, and new hobbies. These reflections reveal thoughts of uncertainty about my career and concerns about my friendships. As the entries continue, themes of self-acceptance and confidence emerge. I encourage readers to empathize with these conflicting feelings of what is “normal” or “expected” during adulthood; challenge destructive behaviour, including excessive self doubt and self-sabotage; and form uplifting habits for a better sense of self. My words have been taken directly from my personal journal and left as they are, no editing, no revising, no polishing. This composition creates an open space that acknowledges how emotions of guilt, anxiety, low self-image, sadness, and hope defined so much of our post-COVID-19 reality.

scholarly journals A Study of Endurance and Aspiration in Maya Angelou’s Poems The Caged Bird (1968) and Still I Rise (1978)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huma Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Black Community ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Free Expression ◽  
Current Analysis ◽  
Maya Angelou ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Healing Power ◽  
Personal Consciousness

The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994) manifests that Maya Angelou’s personal consciousness and public awareness sharpened her poetic capabilities. She used art to communicate the pathos and joys of her evolving spirit. This research paper explores the elements of survival, that is, endurance and aspiration in her poetry. The only freedom she enjoyed was the freedom to write which was rooted in her mind and not curbed by societal forces. The rationale of this paper is to trace how personal struggle and the quest for self-sustaining dignity in Maya Angelou’s poetry serves as an aspiration for America’s black community. Her cerebral autobiographies manifest her struggle for survival in a hostile and racist social environment and her poetry reflects the same. The objective of this research is to locate the motifs of endurance and aspiration in two of her poems namely The Caged Bird (1994) and Still I Rise (1994) from her anthology of Complete Collected Poems (1994). Caged Bird has become legendary due to the use of strong images, dichotomy and masked metaphors. Through these devices the poetess depicts her span of fragile development. As she grows physically and emotionally she discards her old mask and in Still I Rise, she presents her self-image with courage. The lyrical qualities of both poems provide soothing and healing power to the black community. In the light of the current analysis, this research paper concludes that the ultra fine resonance with repetition in Angelou’s poetry generates strong emotions. At the same time, it becomes a mode of free expression and endurance for the poetess. Furthermore, the outcome of this research is that it traces the dynamic elements of aspiration in her poetry through which she gains a voice, a voice to address her pathos with a modulated tone and to introduce the tools for productive survival.

Can the Academic Self-Concept be Positive and Realistic?

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reimer Kornmann
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Other Hand

Summary: My comment is basically restricted to the situation in which less-able students find themselves and refers only to literature in German. From this point of view I am basically able to confirm Marsh's results. It must, however, be said that with less-able pupils the opposite effect can be found: Levels of self-esteem in these pupils are raised, at least temporarily, by separate instruction, academic performance however drops; combined instruction, on the other hand, leads to improved academic performance, while levels of self-esteem drop. Apparently, the positive self-image of less-able pupils who receive separate instruction does not bring about the potential enhancement of academic performance one might expect from high-ability pupils receiving separate instruction. To resolve the dilemma, it is proposed that individual progress in learning be accentuated, and that comparisons with others be dispensed with. This fosters a self-image that can in equal measure be realistic and optimistic.

The Perspective of Older Men With Depression on Suicide and Its Prevention in Primary Care

Crisis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Vannoy ◽  
Mijung Park ◽  
Meredith R. Maroney ◽  
Jürgen Unützer ◽  
Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Depression Treatment ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: Suicide rates in older men are higher than in the general population, yet their utilization of mental health services is lower. Aims: This study aimed to describe: (a) what primary care providers (PCPs) can do to prevent late-life suicide, and (b) older men's attitudes toward discussing suicide with a PCP. Method: Thematic analysis of interviews focused on depression and suicide with 77 depressed, low-socioeconomic status, older men of Mexican origin, or US-born non-Hispanic whites recruited from primary care. Results: Several themes inhibiting suicide emerged: it is a problematic solution, due to religious prohibition, conflicts with self-image, the impact on others; and, lack of means/capacity. Three approaches to preventing suicide emerged: talking with them about depression, talking about the impact of their suicide on others, and encouraging them to be active. The vast majority, 98%, were open to such conversations. An unexpected theme spontaneously arose: "What prevents men from acting on suicidal thoughts?" Conclusion: Suicide is rarely discussed in primary care encounters in the context of depression treatment. Our study suggests that older men are likely to be open to discussing suicide with their PCP. We have identified several pragmatic approaches to assist clinicians in reducing older men's distress and preventing suicide.

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