PSYC 328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cognitive Flexibility, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Operationalization
7 Feb 2018
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Three main approaches of mindfulness: buddhist definition of mindfulness, lucid awareness of the present moment (bodhi, 2011, rooted in ethical principles, objective: spiritual development and freeing oneself from suffering. Buddhist operationalization of mindfulness: meditative practice. Awareness throughout the day (beyond the practicing time) Influence of buddhism on psychotherapy: complementary components of mindfulness: Strengths of the buddhist approach: retreats seem to be effective, effects are large for psychological symptoms, effects hold at follow-up. Operationalization of western mindfulness meditation: multiple measures, multiple interventions: meditate everyday for 45mn too hard. Mbsr: a program that incorporates mindfulness to assist people with pain and a range of conditions and life issues that were initially difficult to treat in a hospital setting. Mbct: eight-week group intervention designed to help individuals with recurrent depression prevent relapse following successful treatment. Mmrp: for addictions: common element: meditation. Strengths of the meditative approach: large number of studies validating the approach, established protocols, effect sizes determined for different populations.
