Considering the not-so-helpful replies I've received, I'm just going to do
what most of you imply - manipulate the student into believing their
interests are not valid nor respected by academics thereby forcing them to
do something that is NOT their passion. Me thinks maybe some of your were
victims of this rigid philosophy. Pity.
peace,
K
Kitty K. Jung, MA
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
775.673.7098
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: "John W. Kulig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Gary Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: Discussion List TIPS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: mind/body/spirit
>Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:26:57 -0500
>
> Another approach is to ask the student for a specific definition of
>mind/body/spirit. A glance through the last two years of _American
>Psychologist_
>articles reveals topics of Flow and Happiness (Csikszentmihalyi, Deiner,
>Buss
>articles), automaticity vs. free will in cliical psychology (Kirsch & Lynn
>article, 1999), and an entire issue devoted to "happiness, excellence, and
>optimal human functioning" (January 2000). Once these terms are
>operationalized
>to _any_ reasonable degree, we make contact with main-stream society. The
>student may have a vague idea of where their interests lie, but has not
>devoted
>any time thinking it through. I like think that in the pastoral programs,
>they,
>too, will demand the student clarify what they mean.
>
>Gary Peterson wrote:
>
> > I must confess I shared Tom Allaway's reaction. I would hope the
> > student can differentiate psychological science from these other
>"shadows"
> > that characterize--some would say plague, psychological practice. On
>the
> > other hand, there are serious ways to study whatever these terms are
> > referring to, or coming to mean, in pop-culture. Perhaps, various
> > counseling programs, health psych degree programs? It's hard to know
> > without getting more information about the student's search. Perhaps, a
> > program in transpersonal psychology? Perhaps some pastoral programs?
> > Perhaps, Deepak Chopra's institute (doesn't he have one?). I'd have a
>range
> > of feelings if my senior-level students wanted to go in that direction,
>but
> > then such interests/ideas/fields may appeal to some. I would probably
>try to
> > help the student consider such diverse options, her motivations for such
> > study and, frankly, be curious as to such interests....but then I'd wish
>her
> > the best. (yes, I would sigh a lot ;-)
>
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>not why it happens; if something occurs which he has not seen before,
>he thinks it is a marvel" - Cicero.
>
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