This week, after acquiring the research skills necessary
through the readings, I located a source using portal http://psywww.com/. To be up front, this
is not my first introduction to the field or specific research topic I’m pursuing,
but at the time of this writing I do not hold nearly enough information to
prepare a research writing with any sort of meaning on my own, so this week’s
exercise was very helpful in getting started on the right foot. I was
introduced to Mindfulness as a form of therapy and have found, when dedicated
enough to practice it, great benefits from the labors that it entails. I sought
to understand its origin both in culture and in clinical psychology. This
article gives a historical background that filled my gap in knowledge as
outlined above, and, more importantly, demonstrates why it’s at the forefront
of clinical treatment for a variety of mental illnesses. In short, Eastern
religions have inadvertently (at first) given new direction in the budding
field of the treatment of mental illnesses. The research being conducted now
is, of course, very deliberate as individuals in the West have begun to reap
its benefits. In reading Chapter 6 of the Badke text, I noted that this
particular portal was designated as a source of information in the field of
psychology, and I knew I would return once I began this assignment. I first
used the Leatherby Library eReferences but was not satisfied with the broad or inadmissible
results I found there, as many of them did not pertain to Mindfulness. I think
it is safe to say I will be returning to this portal in the future to complete
our research assignment this semester. I hope that, with this article and other
sources, I can hone in on the impact Mindfulness teachings have had in clinical
therapy and the way it has shaped Western Psychology.
This article may be found here - http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/virtbauer.htm
