Effects of Mindful Practices on Terror of Mortality: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Mindfulness September 5, 2022 Bhikkhu Anālayo, Oleg N. Medvedev, Nirbhay N. Singh et al.
Objectives: Early Buddhist thought clearly recognizes the need for learning how to face one's own mortality, for which purpose mindfulness practice has a central role to play. Fear of death has also been studied in cognitive psychology, leading to what is known as the terror management theory. Actual research evidence in psychology has already shown that mindfulness practice may reduce fear and...
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-022-01967-8 (opens in new tab)
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Anxiety
Fear of death
Self-compassion
Mortality salience
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