Eastern philosophy in clinical psychology

Short description: Application of Eastern philosophies in the field of clinical psychology

Eastern philosophy in clinical psychology refers to the influence of Eastern philosophies on the practice of clinical psychology.

## Contents

* 1 Historical clinical psychologists
* 2 Contemporary clinicians
* 3 Techniques used in clinical settings
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading
* 7 External links

## Historical clinical psychologists

* Carl Jung read the German translations by Richard Wilhelm of The Secret of the Golden Flower, the I Ching.

* Karen Horney studied Zen-Buddhism.[1]

* Fritz Perls also studied Zen Buddhism.[2]

* Erich Fromm collaborated with D. T. Suzuki in a 1957 workshop on "Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis";[3] wrote the foreword to a 1986 anthology of Nyanaponika Thera's essays.[4]
* Akhilananda explain Mental health through Eastern Philosophy.[5]

## Contemporary clinicians

* Marsha M. Linehan incorporates mindfulness techniques (particularly Zen practices) in her Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which has been found to be particularly effective with Cluster-B personality disorders.[6]

* Jon Kabat-Zinn incorporates Buddhist mindfulness techniques in his Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.[7] Kabat-Zinn describes the program in his book Full Catastrophe Living.[8]

## Techniques used in clinical settings

* Vipassana - trains one to perceive the momentary arising and dissipating of all phenomena, nurturing the calm, detached recognition of all things' impermanence and interdependence.

## See also

* History of medicine
* History of philosophy
* Buddhism and psychology
* Research on meditation
* Eastern philosophy
* Sufi philosophy
* Iranian philosophy
* Hasidic philosophy
* Psychology of religion
* Mindfulness-based stress reduction
* Mindfulness-based pain management
* Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
* Western esotericism and psychology

## References

1. ↑ For instance, Fromm et al. (1960, p. 78) states that Karen Horney "was intensely interested in Zen Buddhism during the last years of her life." Also see DeMartino (1991).
2. ↑ Wulf (1996).
3. ↑ Fromm et al.. (1960) is based on presentations given during the 1957 workshop.
4. ↑ See Nyanaponika et al (1986)
5. ↑ "The Heights, Volume XXXXII, Number 9 — 2 December 1960 — Boston College Newspapers". newspapers.bc.edu. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19601202.2.16&e=

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6. ↑ Regarding Linehan's conscious use of Zen techniques, see, for instance, Linehan (1993a), p. 19, and Linehan (1993b), p. 63.
7. ↑ Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2011). "Some reflections on the origins of MBSR, skillful means, and the trouble with maps". Contemporary Buddhism 12 (1): 281–306. doi:10.1080/14639947.2011.564844. ISSN 1463-9947.
8. ↑ Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2013) (in en). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (2nd ed.). Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-345-53972-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=fIuNDtnb2ZkC.

## Further reading

* Sarunya Prasopchingchana & Dana Sugu, 'Distinctiveness of the Unseen Buddhist Identity' (International Journal of Humanistic Ideology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, vol. 4, 2010)
* Abdullah, Somaya (Ph.D.) 'Multicultural social intervention and nation-building in South Africa: the role of Islamic counselling and psychotherapy.' Researcher and project leader at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.
* Boeree, C. G. (1997). "Towards a Buddhist Psychotherapy". http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhapsych.html.
* Damásio, António 2003. Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain, Harvest Books, ISBN 978-0-15-602871-4
* DeMartino, R.J. "Karen Horney, Daisetz T. Suzuki, and Zen Buddhism." Am J Psychoanal. 1991 Sep; 51(3):267-83.
* Drob, S. Freud and the Chasidim: Redeeming The Jewish Soul of Psychoanalysis. Jewish Review 3:1, 1989
* Drob, Sanford L. (1998–2006). ""This is Gold": Freud, Psychotherapy and the Lurianic Kabbalah". http://www.newkabbalah.com/KabPsych.html.
* Drob, Sanford L. (1999). "Jung and the Kabbalah". History of Psychology 2 (2): 102–118. doi:10.1037/1093-4510.2.2.102. PMID 11623735. http://www.newkabbalah.com/Jung2.html. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
* Erikson, Erik H. (1969). Gandhi's Truth: On the Origin of Militant Nonviolence. NY: W. W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-31034-5.
* Frankl, Victor. From Death Camp to Existentialism. Ilsa Lasch, trans. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1959)
* Fromm, Erich, D. T. Suzuki & Richard De Martino (1960). Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis. NY: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-090175-6.
* Gay, P. A Godless Jew: Freud, Atheism and the Making of Psychoanalysis. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.
* Grof, Stanislav. "Alternative Cosmologies and Altered States". Noetic Sciences Review, Winter 1994a. pp. 21–29. http://twm.co.nz/Alt_Cosmol.html.
* Grof, S. (1994b). Books of the Dead. Thames and Hudson.
* Grof, S. and J. Halifax (1977). The Human Encounter with Death. E. P. Dutton.
* Kabat-Zinn, Jon (1990). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. NY: Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-385-30312-2.
* Iqbal, Afzal & Arberry A. J. 'The Life and Work of Jalaluddin Rumi'
* Klein, D. Jewish Origins of the Psychoanalytic Movement. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,1985.
* Linehan, Marsha M. (1993a). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. NY: Guilford Press. ISBN 0-89862-183-6.
* Linehan, Marsha M. (1993b). Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder. NY: Guilford Press. ISBN 0-89862-034-1.
* Nielsen, M. E. (1994–2001). "Notable People in Psychology of Religion". http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/psyrelpr.htm.
* Nyanaponika Thera, Bhikkhu Bodhi (ed.) & Erich Fromm (fwd.) (1986). Visions of Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera. York Beach, ME: Weiser Books. ISBN 0-87728-669-8.
* Puhakka, Kaisa 'Transpersonal Knowing: Exploring the horizon of consciousness' (SUNY 2000)
* Rhys Davids, C. A. F. 'A Buddhist manual of psychological ethics or Buddhist Psychology, of the Fourth Century B.C., being a translation, now made for the first time, from the Original Pāli of the First Book in the Abhidhamma-Piţaka, entitled Dhamma-Sangaṇi (Compendium of States or Phenomena) (1900). (Includes an original 80 page introduction.) Reprint currently available from Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 0-7661-4702-9.
* Seidner, Stanley S. (June 10, 2009) "A Trojan Horse: Logotherapeutic Transcendence and its Secular Implications for Theology". Mater Dei Institute. pp 10–12.
* Ticktin, S. (n.d.). "Biography". Adapted from a review of R.D. Laing: A Biography, by Adrian Laing. http://www.laingsociety.org/biograph.htm.
* Wulf, R. (Nov 1996). "The Historical Roots of Gestalt Therapy Theory". Gestalt Dialogue: Newsletter of the Integrative Gestalt Centre. http://www.gestalt.org/wulf.htm.
* Zokav, G. 'The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness.' New York: N.Y.: fireside. 2001

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* Psychology in Greek philosophy 640 BC to 180 CE
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