Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2011/Managing life change

Comments
You have some interesting information in your chapter, great effort to have got so far. I have some thoughts for your chapter, I was initially thinking of doing this topic I hope you find this helpful. Self-determination theory for intrinsic goals and automated motivation maybe highly relevant, you could go with incremental theory (Dweck)also motivation, for managing challenges self-efficacy or some CBT (core beliefs) may provide insight and maybe a stress scale for life transitions. Maybe mentioning too managing expected changes, eg ageing and unexpected changes, Hope this helps (Susann 05:02, 1 November 2011 (UTC))

Hey there. I really like how you've covered managing change - although I understood implicitly that managing change is difficult, I've not thought about it in this much depth before. I like the part where you talk about depression as being beneficial during adolesence, almost as an adaptive function to help one realise which goals are worth directing energy towards. It reminds me of some of the evolutionary psychology stuff I've read; which basically covers off on why from an evolutionary perspective, some psychopathologies were adaptive back in the "cave man" days. Really interesting topic - I shall look forward to seeing the finished product :-). TabithaJ 08:45, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Your chapter is looking very thorough. You have covered a lot of interesting content :) related chapters you may want to provide links for may be feedback, handling stress, and growth through adversity. Nice job :) some pictures/diagrams and other learning features may help break up the text a bit :) AngeM 23:05, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Hey, firstly I love the colours also I like how you draw the reader in and make them think it's really creative. I really wanted to read it and learn more about the topic and you did this really well. The colour and getting the reader to think about themself is really good. Well done Rednoodles 00:40, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Draft comments
I've had a quick look - here's some suggestions: Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 08:11, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Overall - general structure looks good - look to enhance/develop and draw in the conclusion a few key themes/recommendations - look make these resonate e.g., through accompanying images/headings etc.
 * Crystallisation of desire - how does this differ from crystallisation of discontent?
 * Include review/content/findings from key article: Heatherton and Nichols (1994): http://wilderdom.com/psychology/articles/PersonalAccountsOfSuccessfulVsFailedLifeChange.html
 * Baumeister, R. F. (1994) is cited heavily, but appears to be a secondary reference/citation? Did you consult the primary source?
 * Paragraph length - some paragraphs are overly long - look to communicate one idea per paragraph using three to five sentences.

thanks James, I'm in the process of modifying it. Baumeister (1994) is a chapter in an editied book, perhaps I've referenced it incorrectly. However, given what I've read he was the 'founder' of crystallisaiton of discontent so it seemed adequate for me to reference him for that. however, I will search for more work regarding crystallisation of discontnet and desire to make it appear a little more balanced. Kindest regards, Sarah U3033746 01:30, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

G'day. This is an excellent looking chapter on what is a truly interesting topic. Great idea... kind of wish I'd thought of it myself. Regards U895075 02:06, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Comment by Magnolia - you should get this published in a magazine - send it in - great article - excellent presentation and research

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:50, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:31, 9 December 2011 (UTC)