Conceptions of the self in Western and Eastern psychology

Conceptions of the self in Western and Eastern psychology

The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity to read and think critically about the ideas of early personality theorists (Freud, Jung, et al.) and how their theoretical frameworks relate to those of an alternate cultural framework (i.e., Eastern/Buddhist). This assignment provides students the opportunity to hone their writing skills and demonstrate proficiency in APA formatting and style. In general, the structure of an article review is quite flexible and will vary according to the type of article, (e.g., scientific experiment, book review, editorial, or theoretical article, etc). The assigned article is conceptual (idea based), and not a scientific study. Therefore, you won’t find the typical introduction, method, results, and discussion sections found in an empirical journal. READ CAREFULLY **Your task is to describe the author’s thesis, explaining important concepts in a concise manner, and summarizing the author’s most important conclusions along the way. This will be the summary, after which, you’ll add your critical analysis. Although a critique is personal, your statements should echo a reasonable amount of objectivity. In other words, where you delve into statements of opinion, it will help your case if you can also present a logical basis for your statements. Please avoid making statements such as “I really enjoyed this article.” APA style is much more than just APA formatting. In fact, students often focus tremendous efforts on formatting their papers, while completely ignoring style. Spend some time reading chapters 3 and 4 of the APA Publication Manual, you’ll be glad you did. Wink For this assignment, I have chosen a reasonably short, (although not simplistic) article titled “Conceptions of the self in Western and Eastern psychology” by, Yozan Dirk Mosig, published in Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology Here’s the citation. Mosig, Y. D. (2006). Conceptions of the self in Western and Eastern psychology. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 26(1–2), 39–50. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uwa.edu/10.1037/h0091266 I am inserting a link to the article in the library’s database. I believe you will need to be logged into the library’s webpage for the link to work. It’s seems to work for some but not for others. If you have difficulty with the link, please make an attempt to look up the article in the PsycARTICLES database in the UWA library web page, you’ll find it quickly along with the .pdf file to access the full text.. Because of the depth of content in this article, the main body of your paper should be at least four pages for an adequate summary and analysis. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Please do not focus too much on restating the “western perspective.” The author spends most of his time describing the alternative “Eastern” view, and this should be reflected in your paper, as well. http://ezproxy.uwa.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2007-10982-003&site=ehost-live&scope=site