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10/30/08 Personality Psychology Psychology 370 Sheila K. Grant, Ph.D. Professor California State University, Northridge CHAPTER SIXTEEN BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY Lessons from eastern Culture 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 1 10/30/08 Preview of Buddhist Psychology The relevance of Buddhism for Personality Psychology Ways of knowing about reality based on personal experience Concepts contribute to enhancing psychotherapy and personality theory A brief history of Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Buddha Rebirth Mahayana Buddhism Zen Buddhism Enlightenment 2 10/30/08 The Buddhist worldview: The four noble truths The first noble truth: There is suffering The Buddhist worldview: The four noble truths The second noble truth: The origin of suffering The Buddhist worldview: The four noble truths The third noble truth: The end of suffering 3 10/30/08 The Buddhist worldview: The four noble truths The fourth noble truth: The eightfold path Buddhism and personality concepts 4 10/30/08 Buddhism and personality concepts Buddhism and personality concepts Buddhism and personality concepts 5 10/30/08 Buddhism and personality concepts Buddhism and personality concepts Spiritual practice • Yoga • Directed by a guru • Koans 6 10/30/08 Spiritual practice Meditation Meditation Concentrative meditation Mindfulness meditation Zazen 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 7 10/30/08 Psychological and health effects of meditation Buddhism and psychotherapy • Applications to psychotherapy • Motivation and desire: Understanding and treating addiction • Hungry ghosts The importance of the dialogue, and some cautions Dialogue between religion and science 8 10/30/08 Chapter review 9