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Chatper 12 Flashcards

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Meditation

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Family of introspective self-regulation practices that train attention + perception in order to bring mental processes under greater voluntary control + foster beneficial mental capacities, well-being, maturation

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The bad news of contemplative psychologies

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Our ordinary state of mind is considerably less controlled, develop, and functional than we usually recognise-> result: significant unnecessary suffering

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Good news of contemplative psychologies

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We can train + develop our minds, even far beyond conventional levels -> results include enhanced mental capacities, well-being and maturity

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3 broad levels of development according to developmental psychology

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  1. prepersonal/preconventional
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Monophasic culture

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Derives from view of reality from a single waking state of consciousness

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Polyphasic culture

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Relies on multiple states, such as dreams, meditations, yogas, to form their view on reality

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Integrations of contemplative + traditional therapies are of 3 major kinds:

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  1. the search for underlying common factors
  2. technical eclecticism (combining techniques)
  3. theoretical integration
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Consequences of overlooking metamotives

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  1. we suffer from a shallow, distorted, and distorting view of ourselves
  2. starve ourselves of something vital of our well-being
  3. then we naturally assume that lesser motives are the only means to happiness
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Hedonic treatmill

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Barrier to happiness that causes one to rapidly + inevitably adapt to good things by taking them for granted.
As one accumulates more material possessions + accomplishments for example, ones expectations also rise

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Concentration meditation

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Holding attention on a single stimulus (breath) to develop abilities to focus, concentrate, and calm the mind

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Awareness editations

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Exploring the flux of moment-to moment experience which can produce insight + self understanding

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The 3 poisons of the mind creating psychopathology are:

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  1. delusion
  2. craving
  3. aversion
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3 ideals of psychological health

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  • relinquishing unhealthy mental qualities
  • developing healthy mental qualities
  • maturing transpersonal levels of being
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7 central techniques for 7 qualities of mind and behaviour

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  1. cultivating ethicality
  2. transforming emotions
  3. redirecting motivation
  4. developing concentration
  5. refining awareness
  6. fostering wisdom
  7. practicing altruism and service
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Common difficulties that can emerge during contemplative practice

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  1. emotional lability
  2. psychosomatic symptoms
  3. perceptual changes
  4. existential challenge
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mechanisms suggested by contemplative traditions

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Calming the mind
Enhanced awareness
Disidentification
Rebalancing

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contemplative mechanisms suggested by mental health professionals

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PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS
Relaxation
Desensitisation to stimuli
Counterconditioning

COGNITIVE MECHANISMS
Self-acceptance
Self-control
Self-understanding

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Transcendental meditation (TM)

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Manta (inner sound) practice that involves directing attention to a repetitive mantra to settle the mind into a clear, peaceful state

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Empathic joy

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Experiencing happiness when others are happy

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Lucid dreaming

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Lucid dreamers can observe, modify, contemplate during dreamig

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Conventional ethnocentric stage

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People assume their own beliefs + values to be correct, others‘ to be misguided or pathological

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Postconventional pluralistic stage

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Questioning one‘s own assumptions and recognising that all beliefs + values are personal and cultural constructions

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Cultural relativism

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All values and beliefs are EQUALLY valid, they cannot be evaluated because that is cultural imperialism

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Developmental denial

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Either denying the existence of developmental stages or saying that they foster elitism

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Postconventional integral stage

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Questioning + evaluating beliefs and values from multiple perspectives

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Problematising differences

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(Shadow side of diversity sensitivity)
People have a distinct intrinsic value which is different from their extrinsic value -> if this distinction is not recognised cultural differences + capacities may be denied

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Model of ACT: 6 principles that help us gain flexibility

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  1. contact with present moment
  2. values
    3.committed action
  3. acceptance
  4. defusion
  5. self as context

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