Qualitative Health Research
August 10, 2018
Ciaran McHale, Mark Hayward, Fergal Jones
Mindfulness-based group therapy shows promise as a treatment for distressing voice hearing. However, fostering engagement in groups can be challenging, and no theory of engagement in group therapy for distressing voices exists to guide practice or research. This study employed Grounded Theory Method to build a theory of engagement in mindfulness-based groups for distressing voices. Ten...
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
August 10, 2018
C. Forner
ABSTRACT Mindfulness based psychotherapeutic interventions have shown to be an effective intervention for quite some time now. These intervention, however, have not been that successful with individuals who experience dissociative disorders. There is a very clear disconnect between these two fields. In an attempt to close the gap, reviewing what mindfulness might be from an attachment and human...
Appetite
August 9, 2018
Katy Tapper, Abigail Turner
According to the elaborated-intrusion theory of desire, strategies that load visual working memory will reduce cravings. According to the grounded cognition theory of desire, cravings will be reduced with mindfulness-based decentering strategies that encourage individuals to see their thoughts as thoughts. However, decentering strategies also tend to load visual working memory making it...
Mental Health, Religion & Culture
August 9, 2018
Shane Alan Martin
2 citations
With increasing participation in Eastern contemplative activities by Western-born practitioners, psychological research is needed on how meditation influences conceptualizations of the self. Descriptive thematic analyses of one-on-one interviews with seven women and men residing in USA focused on how their perceptions of the self were affected by dedication to practicing meditation (from...
PLoS One
August 9, 2018
Rob H. J. van der Lubbe, Elian de Kleine, Karlein M. G. Schreurs et al.
7 citations
Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) training has been proposed to improve attentional skills by modulating thalamo-cortical loops that affect the sensitivity of relevant cortical areas like the somatosensory cortex. This modulation may be reflected in the electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha rhythm, and could affect the processing of subsequently applied intracutaneous electrical stimuli....
British Journal of Psychology
August 9, 2018
James N. Donald, Baljinder K Sahdra, Brooke van Zanden et al.
Mindfulness-based meditation practices have received substantial scientific attention in recent years. Mindfulness has been shown to bring many psychological benefits to the individual, but much less is known about whether these benefits extend to others. This meta-analysis reviewed the link between mindfulness - as both a personality variable and an intervention - and prosocial behaviour. A...
Seurune: Jurnal Psikologi Unsyiah
August 8, 2018
Laras Prassetio Waty, Endang Fourianalistyawati
19 citations
Remaja merupakan pengguna telepon pintar yang rentan mengalami kecanduan telepon pintar.Perlu ada penanganan yang tepat untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut. Penelitian terdahulu yang dilakukan di negara luar menunjukkan peran trait mindfulness dalam membantu menurunkan kecanduan telepon pintar pada remaja, namun belum ditemukan di Indonesia. Oleh karena itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk...
Depression and Anxiety
August 8, 2018
Mira B. Cladder-Micus, Anne E. M. Speckens, J. Vrijsen et al.
Chronic and treatment‐resistant depressions pose serious problems in mental health care. Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective treatment for remitted and currently depressed patients. It is, however, unknown whether MBCT is effective for chronic, treatment‐resistant depressed patients.
PeerJ
August 7, 2018
Beverley K Fredborg, James M Clark, Stephen D Smith
Background: Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a perceptual phenomenon in which specific audiovisual stimuli frequently elicit tingling sensations on the scalp and neck. These stimuli ("ASMR triggers") are typically social in nature (e.g., watching someone brush their hair, hearing whispering,) and often elicit a calm and positive emotional state that may last up to several minutes....
August 6, 2018
Marjorie Hines Woollacott
1 citation
This chapter explores the evidence to support the use of meditation and other mind–body therapies to aid healing for a variety of disorders. It discusses the physiological benefits of meditation, including improvements to cardiovascular, neurophysiological, and immunological function, examines the effects of meditation on gene expression, and discusses specific research on its healing capacity...