Author Question: How do traditional Western psychological theories compare to those of transpersonal practitioners in ... (Read 94 times)

olgavictoria · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

How do traditional Western psychological theories compare to those of transpersonal practitioners in terms of human psychological and social development?

a. Western psychology usually focuses on whether or not a person is happy. This is not a goal of transpersonal psychology.
b. Western psychology usually stops at the stage of the mature, well-defended ego.
c. There is no difference.
d. Western psychology focuses on training clients in compassion, insight, and joy, issues that are not addressed by transpersonal models.
e. Transpersonal psychology usually stops at the stage of mature, well-defended ego.

Question 2

How do transpersonal conceptualizations of humanity differ from those of more traditional Western psychological approaches?

a. Traditional Western psychology suggests that a higher reality binds together all phenomena.
b. Transpersonal practitioners believe that a higher reality binds together all phenomena.
c. There is no difference between the conceptualizations in this area. The differences arise in the techniques used to work with clients.
d. Transpersonal practitioners use religion and other psychological theories prohibit such activities.
e. Traditional Western psychologies focus on the ego and transpersonal psychologies focus on the super-ego.