1. Martin Seligman's approach (in contrast to Epstein's mindfulness approach) can be described as having a focus on 'doing":
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2. According to Epstein's exploration of emptiness, there are two components to the experience.  The aspect that he suggests can be examined and understood from a mindfulness perspective would be the .

3. When Epstein surveyed his young high school classmates he found that is was uncommon that any of them admitted to feeling empty or insufficient.
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4.  From the Eastern/ Buddhist perspective it is important to feel in control and competent much or most of the time in order to undertake the challenges of a mindfulness practice.
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5. The development of the ego by becoming self sufficient and self determining is known as 'integration' in the psychoanalytic traditon.
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6. Both the psychoanalytic tradition and the Buddhist traditions explored by Epstein suggest that the over-thinking mind serves the function of distancing us from uncomfortable realities in human experience:
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7. Epstein suggests that utilizing a mindfulness approach in which we label the aspects of ongoing experience we create a sort of separation between our sensory experiences and our emotional reactions to those experiences.
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8. Epstein would are that the state of 'being' is primary and far more important the state of 'doing'.
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9. By becoming mindful of the sensations in the body we become connected to our feelings according to Epstein.
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10. Meditation can be taught in four postures: sitting, lying down, walking and    according Epstein's discussions in Chapter 5.

Written Paragraph to be turned during class:  I would like you to reflect on the book "Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart" and link the topics covered there to any other topic of interest that we've covered so far this semester.  This is a fairly open-ended question and you will earn credit as long as you mention at least one other theoretical or research area and tie it up to the Epstein book.