1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451192403321

Autore

Studstill Randall

Titolo

The unity of mystical traditions [[electronic resource] ] : the transformation of consciousness in Tibetan and German mysticism / / by Randall Studstill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005

ISBN

1-280-86795-7

9786610867950

90-474-0721-0

1-4337-0712-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Numen book series, , 0169-8834 ; ; v. 107

Disciplina

248.2/2/094309023

Soggetti

Mysticism

Mysticism - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Mysticism - Germany

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-291) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- A Mystical Pluralist Theory of Mysticism -- A Critique Of Constructivism -- An Alternative Methodology: A Systems Approach To Consciousness -- Doctrine and Practice in the Dzogchen Tradition -- Doctrine And Practice In German Mysticism -- Mystical Pluralism, Systems Theory, and the Unity of Mystical Traditions -- Defining ‘Mysticism’ and ‘Mystical Experience’ -- Remarks On Essentialist and Typological Approaches to Mysticism -- The Motivational Basis of Cognitive Confirmation -- Bibliography -- Index -- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series.

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that mystical doctrines and practices initiate parallel transformative processes in the consciousness of mystics. This thesis is supported through a comparative analysis of Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen (rdzogs-chen) and the medieval German mysticism of Eckhart, Suso, and Tauler. These traditions are interpreted using a system/cybernetic model of consciousness. This model provides a theoretical framework for assessing the cognitive effects of mystical



doctrines and practices and showing how different doctrines and practices may nevertheless initiate common transformative processes. This systems approach contributes to current philosophical discourse on mysticism by (1) making possible a precise analysis of the cognitive effects of mystical doctrines and practices, and (2) reconciling mystical heterogeneity with the essential unity of mystical traditions.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960389103321

Autore

Mertig Rita G.

Titolo

Nurses' guide to teaching diabetes self-management / / Rita Girouard Mertig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-280-12880-1

9786613532688

0-8261-0828-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages)

Disciplina

616.4/620231

616.4620231

Soggetti

Diabetes - Nursing

Patient education

Self-care, Health

Nurse and patient

Diabetes Mellitus - therapy

Patient Education as Topic

Diabetes Mellitus - psychology

Nurse-Patient Relations

Self Care - psychology

Self Care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diabetes : the basics -- Treatment : medical nutrition management -- Treatment : physical activity -- Treatment : medication -- Glycemic



control -- Chronic complications -- The healthcare professional as teacher -- Teaching and motivating families with young children / by Kearsten Adams -- Teaching and motivating adolescents and their parents / by Bev Baliko -- Teaching and motivating adults -- Teaching and motivating clients with psychiatric/mental health issues / by Bev Baliko -- Client noncompliance.

Sommario/riassunto

This is an optimistic and empowering approach to the daunting task of teaching diabetes patients to care for themselves. Written by a highly respected diabetes educator who has suffered with diabetes for 25 years, the guide provides the clinical and personal expertise that will help nurses and other health professionals to successfully teach diabetes self-management and compliance to adults, children, adolescents, and parents. The book contains a vast reservoir of information ranging from a thorough overview of diabetes and the physical and emotional toll of living with the disease to number o