Note on Literature Lessons: These lessons are meant to be in-depth book studies. Some of the readings here are quite long and difficult, and some may contain details which could make some readers uncomfortable due to the subject matter. Literature lessons are decidedly more difficult than research lessons, and the increased value of literature lessons reflects that. The assignment for each book is the same: in no less than 1000 words, summarize the most important aspects of the book, the details which stand out to you, and how this information relates to your own experiences.
- Freud’s Theory of Dreams
- Sigmund Freud; “Dream Psychology”
- Understanding Trauma and Stress
- Bessel van der Kolk; “The Body Keeps the Score”
- Death and Dying
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross; “On Death and Dying”
- Childhood Moral Development
- Jean Piaget; “Moral Development of the Child”
- The Fear of Death
- Irvin Yalom; “Staring at the Sun”
- Jungian Theory
- Carl Jung; “Analytical Psychology”
- Love Languages
- Gary Chapman; “The Five Love Languages”
- Meaning
- Viktor Frankl; “Man’s Search for Meaning”
- Human Nature
- John Dewey; “Human Nature and Conduct”
- Religious Experience
- William James; “Varieties of Religious Experience”
