The Use of Mindfulness Practices to Relieve Symptoms of Anxiety and Migraine Headaches
Dorothy A. Sisk
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research July 19, 2018 DOI: 10.26717/bjstr.2018.07.001445 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A 16-year-old intellectually gifted student named Shayla |
| Interventions | Mindfulness practices residential leadership program |
| Duration | Three weeks |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | The author reports that after a three-week residential leadership program focused on mindfulness practices, Shayla, a 16-year-old gifted student, became free from migraine headaches and showed a significant increase in self-concept, motivation, and leadership skills. The author proposes that such programs can meet gifted students' social-emotional needs. |
Abstract
Intellectually gifted students have emotional intensity and mental processing that is outside of the norm for their age group and they often manifest anxiety about school and have difficulties in peer interaction.This anxiety often results in migraine headaches and a feeling of being "out of sync" with both school and their peers.Programs focusing on building motivation, self-concept and leadership are one way to meet the social-emotional needs of gifted students.Shayla a 16yr.old gifted student suffered from migraine headaches and she had a low self-concept.After participating in a three weeks residential leadership program focusing on mindfulness practices, she became free from migraine headaches, and there was a significant increase in her self-concept, motivation and leadership skills.
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