Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2025/Spirituality and mental health

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Hi Alicia,

Great work on your theoretical writing in your chapter so far. I can see that you have structured your focus questions quite strictly and thats ok but you might want to reword the last one 'What is the Humanistic approach and how does it contribute to improving mental health in clinical practice?' to something more like; which psych theories contribute to improving mental health?

The reason I think this could be a good idea is so that you can incorporate the SDT theory or even Maslow's hierarchy model to help you demonstrate the importance of spirituality in mental health.
I think your table of findings is a great way of getting info across simply. have you considered what you want the reader to take from your chapter at the end? that might help your direction as you write the chapter.

Good luck,

Ari --Ubaldo111 (discuss • contribs) 05:44, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Initial suggestions

@AliciaEdwards1212: Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions:

• Check out other related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with that work:
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Mental health
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Spirituality
• Also search past book chapters for related topics
• For the topic development, consider:
  • What psychological theory(ies) can help to understand and explain this topic?
  • What is the main research in this area?
• Let me know if I can do anything else to support the development of this chapter.

Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:21, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Heading casing

Hi AliciaEdwards1212. FYI, the recommended Wikiversity heading style uses sentence casing. For example: Self-determination theory rather than Self-Determination Theory Here's an example chapter with correct heading casing: Growth mindset development ~~~~

Topic development feedback

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1. Title The title and sub-title are correctly worded and formatted The title and/or sub-title were not correctly worded and/or formatted (fixed) User name removed – authorship is as per the list of topics and the page's editing history 2. Headings See earlier comment about Heading casing Basic, 2-level heading structure – could benefit from further development (expand) The Overview and Conclusion should not have sub-headings Definition(s) tend to be pedestrian headings. Incorporate definitional material into the Overview and/or subsequent sections with embedded inter-wiki link(s) to further information. 3. Overview A scenario or case study is presented in a feature box at the start of this section. Add an image to the scenario to help attract reader interest. Abbreviate the scenario to make it punchier (or consider distributing this scenario throughout the chapter) A brief, evocative description of the problem/topic is provided A brief, evocative description of the problem/topic is planned Description of the problem/topic should be brief and evocative. Keep this section user-friendly. Move detail into subsequent section. Add a brief, evocative description of the problem/topic Simplify/abbreviate the description of the problem/topic to make it more user-friendly. Move detail into subsequent sections. Use present, rather than future, tense Use 3rd person perspective (except 1st/2nd person can work for feature boxes/scenarios) Label the feature box with focus questions with "Focus questions:" One of the four proposed focus questions is relevant to the topic (see the sub-title) Adopt closer alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings 4. Key points Looks and feels like unacknowledged genAI content which would be a violation of academic integrity Insufficient citation Start with a better heading structure and set of focus questions so that the key points are focused on the best psychological science (theory and research) about this topic Avoid providing too much background information. Aim to briefly summarise general concepts and provide internal links to relevant book chapters and/or Wikipedia pages for further information. Then focus most of the content on directly answering the core question(s) posed by the chapter sub-title. Use Australian spelling Strive for an integrated balance of the best psychological theory and research about this topic, with practical examples Conclusion (the most important section): Hasn't been developed 5. Figure One or more relevant figure(s) is/are presented and captioned The figure caption(s) provide(s) a clear, appropriately detailed description that is meaningfully connected with the main text Cite each figure at least once in the main text using APA style (e.g., see Figure 1) 6. Learning feature One use of in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia articles and/or to other relevant book chapters Promising use of one or more scenarios/examples/case studies Consider including one or more quiz question(s) about the take-home messages Promising use of one or more table(s), but content lacks sufficient evidence of direct consultation of relevant academic work Add table caption and cite the table at least once in the text 7. References Very good Well done on identifying relevant systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses All references need to be cited in the text Only cite sources you directly consulted Check and correct APA referencing style: capitalisation include hyperlinked dois page numbers should be separated by an en-dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-) cite all authors if there are 20 or less 8. Resources See also Not developed – needs work (see Tutorial 2) External links Not developed – needs work (see Tutorial 2) 9. User page Basic – minimal, but sufficient Very brief description about self – consider expanding Consider linking to your eportfolio page and/or any other professional online profile or resume such as LinkedIn. This is not required, but it can be useful to interlink your professional networks. A link to the book chapter is provided 10. Social contribution Links provide insufficient evidence of at least three different types of contributions To add direct links to evidence: view the page history, select the version of the page before and after your contributions, click "compare selected revisions", and paste the comparison URL on your user page. For more info, see Making and summarising social contributions.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:28, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Focus question clarification and theory idea

Hello!

Great topic choice and very interesting research for you I am sure. Visually, the page is looking really appealing and I like your attention to detail on the opening scenario.

One of your focus questions is "what is the difference between spirituality and religion?", however, I did not come across the answer to this in your content so far. It might be difficult to answer this question directly, and if you are still interested in keeping it within your research, my suggestion is that spirituality is referred to as a deeply personal and individualistic process, rather than religion, which is seemingly more organised around specific traditions and practices.

In saying that, spirituality can be found within religion and the two can overlap, so it might be difficult to find complete distinctions overall.

One theory that I had in mind to support your spirituality argument can be found in Carl Jung's theory of individuation, which is said to be about bridging the gap between the conscious and unconscious or the self and the ego, as a process of self development and spirituality. It also lends itself to the idea of being social creatures and a part of the 'whole' in a mystical sense, yet, also reaching towards the individual evolution and actualisation. I see you have already referred to Maslow in your writing, so there is potential to make that argument stronger by adding Jung's theory alongside it.

Well done! Looking forward to reading your finished chapter. Danikollas (discuss • contribs) 04:29, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Feedback

Great work Alicia,

your written component is off to a good start. One adjustment I would suggest for your chapter is ensuring the figures you refer to are ordered and situated accordingly to when they are referred to within the text. I noticed in the first few sections, your figure numbers were scattered with the first figure being labelled as figure 2. I just thought this may be distracting and confusing for readers as they try to grasp your topic and develop an understanding.

Additionally, regarding your references, don't forget to format them correctly according to APA guidelines and the desired assessment format. I noticed there were a few citations that deviated from these APA guidelines and had certain titles italicised when they should not have been. Additionally, as per the assessment guidelines, don't forget to list your resources with a hanging indent.

Lastly, as a frequent comment I have examined across other books, don't forget the headings should use sentence casing, where only the first letter of the sentence heading is capitalised (e.g., 'Self-determination theory' rather than 'Self-Determination Theory'. On this as well, consider shorter alternatives for some of your headings. Ultimately, headings should be an extremely short sentence, of only few words at the most, describing what the following content is going to be focused on. If you find it difficult to use these shorter headings to describe the content, utilise subheadings where necessary to break the heading down into its relevant components and sections.

Aside from this, good start on your chapter. I look forward to reading it in its final form. Good luck! Sebastian Siakimotu (discuss • contribs) 21:27, 6 October 2024 (UTC)