EDUC10057 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Randomized Controlled Trial, Guided Meditation, Stressor
13 Aug 2020
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State (temporary), trait (more stable disposition), practice, and intervention (cultivate the practice of mindfulness) Mind rests on stable focus: eg. Focus on breathing (we don"t normally think about it) Strengthens awareness: awareness becomes steadier, clearer and deeper. Present living in the present moment: less reactivity, better choices, and deeper experience. Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular/systematic way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally. Knowing what you are doing while you are doing it is the essence of mindfulness training. Meditation: the deliberate act of regulating attention through the observation of thoughts, emotions and body states. Aps study of stress in australia: 1548 ppl representative of australian population, 37 questions (standardized measures of stress, depression and anxiety, general australians reported significantly higher levels of distress in 2013 . Multiple sources of stimulation -> difficult to keep your mind in the present moment. Always connected at the beach we can"t just relax, we have other focuses.
