SOCPSY 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Quilting, Bipolar Disorder, Hypervigilance
31 Jan 2020
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Highly creative people (artists) experience higher rates of bipolar disorder. Don"t need methods or analysis know main pattern of results in readings. Letting go of negative self-evaluations: replacing with self-compassion, non-judgmental acceptance counteracts (can lead to mental disorder, rumination and suppression (more suppression, the more it can come back to hurt you, negative emotions. Mindlessness: mindlessness is not paying attention to the present moment, rumination, anxiety about past and future, fantasies (daydreaming, distraction due to multitasking, automaticity and absentmindedness, suppressing thoughts or emotions. How can we become more mindful in our close relationships: romantic, friendship, friends (open communication, accepting, sharing, present in moment, active listener, not judgemental, nonstriving = don"t force something. How can we measure mindfulness: short form of the freiburg mindfulness inventory. Increases in mindfulness were related to decreases in mood disturbance and stress, even when controlling fatigue and pain: mindfulness -> well-being of cancer patients, no control groups.
