Transcript THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE

Theories of
Personality
Power Point Presentation by
Avidan Milevsky, Ph.D.
Touro College South
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CHAPTER
SIXTEEN
BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY
Lessons from eastern
Culture
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Chapter Overview
The relevance of Buddhism for
Personality Psychology
A brief history of Buddhism
The Buddhist worldview: The four
noble truths
Buddhism and personality concepts
Spiritual practice
Buddhism and psychotherapy
The importance of the dialogue, and
some cautions
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Preview of Buddhist Psychology
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The relevance of Buddhism for
Personality Psychology
 Ways of knowing about reality
based on personal experience
 Concepts contribute to
enhancing psychotherapy and
personality theory
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A brief history of Buddhism
 Siddhartha Gautama
 Buddha
 Rebirth
 Mahayana Buddhism
 Zen Buddhism
 Enlightenment
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The Buddhist worldview:
The four noble truths
The first noble truth:
There is suffering
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The Buddhist worldview:
The four noble truths
The second noble truth:
The origin of suffering
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The Buddhist worldview:
The four noble truths
The third noble truth:
The end of suffering
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The Buddhist worldview:
The four noble truths
The fourth noble truth:
The eightfold path
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Buddhism and personality
concepts
Self or ego
 Anatta
 Nirvana
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Buddhism and personality
concepts
Transience and mortality
 The universe has been created
and destroyed many times
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Buddhism and personality
concepts
Behavior:
Its causes and consequences
 Consequences of behavior: Karma
 Dependent origination
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Buddhism and personality
concepts
Mind and body
 Consciousness
Awakening
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Buddhism and personality
concepts
Emotions
 Happiness
 Anger
 Love and other emotions
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Buddhism and personality
concepts
Interpersonal relationships
and society
 Compassion
 Peace
 Community
 Other social issues
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Spiritual practice
•Yoga
•Directed by a guru
•Koans
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Spiritual practice
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Meditation
Meditation
Concentrative
meditation
Mindfulness meditation
Zazen
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Meditation
The Process of Meditation
Meditation and the control
of attention and perception
 The 17 moments of perception
Brain measurements during
meditation
 Habituation
 Processing emotional stimuli
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Psychological and health effects
of meditation
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Buddhism and psychotherapy
•Applications to psychotherapy
•Motivation and desire: Understanding and
treating addiction
•Hungry ghosts
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The importance of the dialogue,
and some cautions
Dialogue between
religion and science
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Chapter review
The relevance of Buddhism for
Personality Psychology
A brief history of Buddhism
The Buddhist worldview: The four
noble truths
Buddhism and personality concepts
Spiritual practice
Buddhism and psychotherapy
The importance of the dialogue, and
some cautions
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