The potential of meditation as a preparatory tool for psychedelic experiences lacks empirical investigation. We surveyed experienced practitioners (N=123) with substantial histories in both meditation and psychedelic use to examine meditation’s role in psychedelic preparation. Respondents expected meditation training to primarily enhance acceptance and present-moment focus during psychedelic...
Meditation is a widely used and long-researched psychological tool worldwide. Despite numerous descriptions, the necessary and sufficient criteria for defining and understanding it have not been adequately established. Instead, we are witnessing an alternative use of meditation and mindfulness, along with ambiguity regarding its history and origins. While meditation is often linked to Buddhist...
Universitas PsychologicaFebruary 5, 2025Txemi Santamaría García, Alberto Amutio Kareaga, Luís López-González et al.1 citation
El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la eficacia del Programa TREVA (mindfulness en el aula), para la mejora del clima de aula (muestra 1) y la adquisición de competencias mindfulness del profesorado (muestra 2). Se utilizó un diseño cuasiexperimental longitudinal, con medidas repetidas pre/post, con cuatro tiempos de medición en la muestra 1 y dos tiempos en la muestra 2. La muestra 1...
Giriş: Perinatal dönemde anksiyete ve depresyon gibi ruhsal sorunlar yaygındır. Bu sorunlar anne ve bebek sağlığı açısından birçok olumsuz sonuçlara yol açabilmektedir. Gebe ve emziren kadınlar için psikotrop ilaç kullanımıyla ilişkili potansiyel riskler nedeniyle bu kadınlara farmakolojik olmayan yaklaşımlar ile destek sağlamak önemlidir. Bilinçli farkındalık temelli uygulamaların perinatal...
Advanced meditation has been associated with long- and short-term psychological changes such as bliss, profound insight, and transformation of well-being. However, most advanced meditation neuroimaging analyses have implemented primarily spatially-localized approaches, focusing on discrete regional changes in activity rather than distributed dynamics. The present study uses a geometric...
Objective Although research on psychological interventions in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has provided evidence of their effectiveness regarding self-reported outcomes, few studies have examined their psychophysiological effects. Heart rate is emerging as a potential biomarker of efficacy in anxiety disorders. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a self-compassion intervention...
Background: Faculty and students have experienced increased stress and challenges over the past years. Mindfulness is a strategy that has been used in classrooms to help manage those challenges; however, there is limited research on the faculty experience of leading mindfulness activities in the classroom. Aim: This research aimed to explore how university faculty perceive the experience of...
Abstract Mindfulness is a large research field, involving disciplines such as philosophy, cognitive psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and Buddhist studies. Despite this widespread interest, one question remains unanswered: Is there a psychological capacity that is essential to mindfulness and which demarcates mindfulness from most other mental activities? The most promising idea is that...
ABSTRACT Adverse impacts on children in home isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic have been documented. These impacts include increased loneliness, anxiety, depression, posttraumatic disorder, and heightened risk of psychiatric illness. The present study introduces a proto-theoretical model of stress, psychophysiology, and coping to explain this phenomenon. A focus of the research is on...
College students as young adults have several expectations and burden from the society, including they who majored psychology with tough workloads and expectations. Current research aim to determine the impact of MBSR-based intervention to reduce stress levels in College students. The research method used was an one group pretest-posttest experimental research design with 40 Psychology of X...