Difference between revisions of "Computational Theories of Mindfulness"
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| − | Mindfulness involves non-judgmental moment-to-moment self-awareness of physical and mental states– it is the ability to be fully conscious and aware. Within the past decade, scientific interest in mindfulness practices has increased. Mindfulness has a long history: originating over 2,500 years ago in Indian Buddhist tradition (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-0-387-09593-6_2#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMindfulness%2C%E2%80%9D%20as%20used%20in,the%20Buddha%20were%20originally%20recorded.). By the mid-twentieth century, mindfulness became secularized and incorporated into psychological intervention methods to improve emotional well-being (https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0018555). Today, mindfulness-based intervention methods are recognized as successful approaches in treating a variety of psychological disorders, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder depression], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety_disorder anxiety], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_dependence addiction]. A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods. | + | Mindfulness involves non-judgmental moment-to-moment self-awareness of physical and mental states– it is the ability to be fully conscious and aware. Within the past decade, scientific interest in mindfulness practices has increased. Mindfulness has a long history: originating over 2,500 years ago in Indian Buddhist tradition ( |
| + | == https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-0-387-09593-6_2#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMindfulness%2C%E2%80%9D%20as%20used%20in,the%20Buddha%20were%20originally%20recorded. == | ||
| + | ). By the mid-twentieth century, mindfulness became secularized and incorporated into psychological intervention methods to improve emotional well-being (https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0018555). Today, mindfulness-based intervention methods are recognized as successful approaches in treating a variety of psychological disorders, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder depression], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety_disorder anxiety], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_dependence addiction]. A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods. | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 21 October 2022
By Liza Tatishev
Mindfulness involves non-judgmental moment-to-moment self-awareness of physical and mental states– it is the ability to be fully conscious and aware. Within the past decade, scientific interest in mindfulness practices has increased. Mindfulness has a long history: originating over 2,500 years ago in Indian Buddhist tradition (
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-0-387-09593-6_2#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMindfulness%2C%E2%80%9D%20as%20used%20in,the%20Buddha%20were%20originally%20recorded.
). By the mid-twentieth century, mindfulness became secularized and incorporated into psychological intervention methods to improve emotional well-being (https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0018555). Today, mindfulness-based intervention methods are recognized as successful approaches in treating a variety of psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, and addiction. A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods.
