...This paper provides a book review of 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for Living in the Present Moment. I will discuss my reasons for choosing this book and my experience while practicing techniques the authors describe. I examine the use of mindfulness as a pain management tool in pregnancy and provide research information that corroborates this theory. I also discuss the benefits of mindfulness to nurses and include supporting evidence from research. In conclusion, I consider the impact this book has made on me personally and professionally. 10-Minute Mindfulness When was the last time you cleared your mind of all thoughts and only focused on enjoying the present moment? If someone asked me this question one month ago, my answer would...
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...The book I chose to read was “10-Minute Mindfulness” by S.J. Scott & Barrie Davenport. I chose this book for assistance in providing me with the tools and instructions to be more mindful and positive in my everyday life. This is something I think each and every one of us can benefit from, especially in todays fast paced world. How to reclaim your family This book describes several simple habits (71 to be exact) to assist in practicing mindfulness even with all the hussle and bussle of our daily lives. Another thing I really liked about this book is how it describes how to implement each habit into our daily activities we already do. The authors really made it easy for me to picture in my mind, integrating these mindful habits on a day-to-day...
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...from Marsha M. Linehan Books for Professionals Cognitive- ehavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder B DBT Skills Training Manual, Second Edition Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents Alec L. Miller, Jill H. Rathus, and Marsha M. Linehan Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive- ehavioral Tradition B Edited by Steven C. Hayes, Victoria M. Follette, and Marsha M. Linehan Videos Crisis Survival Skills, Part One: Distracting and Self- oothing S Crisis Survival Skills, Part Two: Improving the Moment and Pros and Cons From Suffering to Freedom: Practicing Reality Acceptance Getting a New Client Connected to DBT (Complete Series) Opposite Action: Changing Emotions You Want to Change This One Moment: Skills for Everyday Mindfulness Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: The Dialectical Approach Understanding Borderline Personality: The Dialectical Approach For more information and for DBT skills updates from the author, see her websites: www.linehaninstitute.org, http://blogs.uw.edu/brtc, and http://faculty.washington.edu/linehan/ DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets ® Second Edition Marsha M. Linehan THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London © 2015 Marsha M. Linehan Published by The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved Except as indicated on page 4, no part of this book may be reproduced, translated...
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...Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reaction Paper Denise Dugan California Baptist University Author Note This paper is being submitted to Dr. Kristen White in partial fulfillment for the requirements for MFT Counseling Techniques, PSY 525, on March 1, 2014. Abstract Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group therapy approach that utilizes mindfulness techniques and cognitive therapy for depression relapse prevention. This paper will reflect the effectiveness of MBCT from a personal worldview. It will also discuss if MBCT can be utilized in different areas of psychological treatment including: marriage and family therapy, patients with anxiety, culturally diverse groups, and in working with religious patients. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reaction Paper Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group therapy treatment that integrates mindfulness and cognitive therapy practices to help individuals that suffer from recurrent depression in the prevention of depression relapse. Zindel Segal, John Teasdale, and Mark Williams developed MBCT, which was adapted from the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) work of Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center for helping people with chronic physical illnesses (Sipe & Eisendrath, 2011). The core element of this treatment modality is mindfulness. MBCT teaches focus on the here and now and to be mindful of the thoughts that are taking place. Mindfulness...
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...Neurofeedback Conference Call Minutes 10.9.2010 Pre-conference Discussion: Doug will try his best to ensure that Devon and I get added to Larry’s emails Recruitment Discussed the plan for dealing with Larry’s contacts Devon and Jana will mail the letter & a hard copy of the filer Recruitment of local college newspapers underway How to incorporate the NY Times article Piggyback off of the small mention of neurofeedback research being done in depression Bring to light the fact that they didn’t mention the results found in double blind studies Larry to send a meta-analysis by Martain Arns (Netherlands) & and an article by Gevensleven to Fred, Devon & Jana, Gevensleven: one of the more recent European, double blind neurofeedback research articles. Possible critique of Gevensleven’s research is that it may not have actually been a valid double blind study, i.e. it was not a sham procedu. Sham may be the only “evidence’ based double blind procedure, it is the highest caliber of double blind Pitch our research study as being done by the book, using a sham, the most reliable double blind procedure and that teen depression has the highest incidence yet the lowest efficacy Discussion about Cambridge recruitment with Matt Matt’s CARD contact A former student of Matt’s answers phones at CARD Contact her (Devon & Jana meet her and discuss in person) and ask her to send wait-listed CARD participants (who convey depressive symptoms) to us ...
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...Title of Educational Activity: Mindful Listening Purpose / Goals: To provide information and tools to assist the health care professional in communicating more effectively through the client/patient / care giver relationship, as listening is a significant part of the communication process. M0707121 Objectives List the educational objectives. 1. Response to and discuss the question: “What is communication?” Content (Topics) Provide an outline of the content/topic presented and indicate to which objective(s) the content/topic is related. I. A. B. C. D. E. II. A. B. C. D. E. F. III. 1. 2. 3. 1. Communication - What it is It is NOT about words It is about connecting with another person It is about deep listening It is about frank and honest dialog It is about trust Development of listening skills Increase in patient satisfaction Increase in patient retention Increase in best possible clinical outcomes. Increase in patient loyalty Increase in word of mouth referrals Increase in patient cooperation compliance The Myths of Listening Listening means agreeing: agreeing is not good listening Listening is a lot of hard work: focused, deep listening takes 45 seconds Listening requires you have to “act like you’re listening.” Listening takes too much time: people interrupt their clients after the first 12-14 seconds of the client speaking. What Makes A Mindful Listener A. A mindful listener “gets the whole picture”, not just the words but gestures, tone, attitude, expressions and pauses...
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...Experimental Report in Psychology Journal Homepage: www.rtu.edu.ph MENTAL SET AND BEHAVIOR: The Inhibitory Effect of Mental Set Prince Asis Calica, Joanna Esquibel, Chrislene Jaleco, Mariz Porquillano, Angela Tubog Department of Psychology, Rizal technological University, Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Philippines Keywords: ABSTRACT Mental Set Behavior It was hypothesized that mental set has an effect to the respondent’s behavior. There are two variables in the study, the mental set and behavior. Mental set is defined as the tendency to solve certain problems in a fixed way based on previous solutions to similar problems. Behavior is the response of an individual or group to an action, environment, person, or stimulus. The construct of a mental set in classroom management is quite similar to the construct of “mindfulness” in psychology. Langer explains that mindfulness involves a heightened sense of situational awareness and a conscious control over one's thoughts and behavior relative to that situation. http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/103027/chapters/Mental-Set.aspx Introduction Mental sets are subconscious tendencies to approach a problem in a particular way. It is a framework for thinking about a problem and can be shaped by habit, past experiences or by desire. Mental sets can make it easy to solve a class of problem, but attachment to the wrong mental set...
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...AEIS 102 Summer 2015 TED Talk Directory You will listen to one of the following talks. Look at the talk titles and descriptions. Go the survey site and select on that has not been chose. Then go to |# |Title |Description | |1 |Could your language affect your |What can economists learn from linguists? Behavioral economist Keith Chen introduces a fascinating pattern | | |ability to save money? |from his research: that languages without a concept for the future -- "It rain tomorrow," instead of "It will| | | |rain tomorrow" -- correlate strongly with high savings rates. | |2 |A mini robot – powered by your phone |Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. Keller | | | |Rinaudo demonstrates Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide | | | |you a cup of coffee across the table, and react to you with programmable expressions. | |3 |The emergence of “4D printing” |3D printing has grown in sophistication since the late 1970s; TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next | | | ...
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...hypothesis is in order to lower my stress levels I would like to obtain 8 hours of sleep with and monitor the effects of this on my reported levels of stress. My rationale is my mind and body are more rested therefore my perception of stress and my ability to handle stress would improve thereby lowering my stress levels(Minkel et al., 2012) Sleep deprivation is associated with higher cortisol levels and with an exaggerated cortisol response to a stressor. I have not been obtaining a regular 8 hrs of sleep per night and have been feeling stressed.(“10 Surprising Effects of Lack of Sleep,” n.d.) My plan is to see if obtaining at least 8 hours of sleep lowers my stress levels. Method: Over the course of 21 days upon rising I will record the number of hours of sleep I receive. I will record my level of stress at the end of the day using my 1-5 rating system. Since I have difficulty falling and staying asleep I will incorporate between 0-60 minutes of exercise per night and rate my sleep quality that night. Similar to the study, Effects of Prolonged Sleep Deprivation, With and Without Chronic Physical Exercise, on Mood and Performance where subjects filled out...
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...1 All in One One in All The Nature of Interbeing hic Nha Hanh hat T hic h Nhat Hanh For Free Distribution 2 Published for Free Distribution Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery Publications, Arts & Design Department 88 Bright Hill Road, Singapore 574117. Tel : ( 65 ) 552 7426 Email : publication@kmspks.org Copyright © 2001 by Thich Nhat Hanh All Rights Reserved. 3 Content Taking Good Care of Our Habit Energies 6 All in One, One in All 31 Going to the Shore of Non – suffering 60 Overcoming the Fear of Death 92 Five Mindfulness Trainings 129 4 Dear Reader, if you wish to share in the printing cost of this and many other beautiful Dharma Books for free distribution, so that more people could be touched by the beauty of Dharma and be inspired to live a happy and meaningful life, please photocopy the Contribution Slip at the end of this books, fill in your particular and return to us. “ The gift of Dharma excels all gifts” 5 Taking Good Care of Our Habit Energies Dear friends, welcome to the Summer Opening in Plum Village. Who is three years old? Who is less than three years old? I would like to introduce to you Bao-tich who is four years old. He just celebrated his birthday two days ago. Here is Bao-tich. This is his second year in Plum Village to practice. Can you turn around? He came last year and he practiced very well. He was so happy, so this year he came again. Bao-tich is his name....
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...PROFESSIONAL PRESCENCE AND INFLUENCE Western Governments University January 12, 2016 PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE What does it mean to be human, and how do we as nurses provide care to our patients? According to Jean Watson “The future of nursing is tied back to Nightingales sense of calling guided by a sense of commitment and covenantal ethic of human service; cherishing our phenomena, our subject matter and those we serve. It is when we include caring and love in our work and our life we discover and affirm that nursing, like teaching is more than just a job but a life giving and life receiving career for a lifetime of growth and learning” (Watson, J. 1978). There have been many different individual thoughts and theories on what it means to be human and how to provide a healing presence. According to Koerner “western medicine traditionally conceptualized the body as a grand machine controlled by the brain and central nervous system” (Koerner, J.G. 2011). In a sense a living computer! “Physiologic and psychologic behaviors were considered dependent on structure and hardware of the brain and body” (Koerner, J.G. 2011). Healthcare and how we take care of people have changed over the years with the different advancements in medicine and psychology. Health and healing is not only seen as physical but also includes mind, spirit and biopsychosocial including cultural factors. These aspects helped shape the different modalities of how we...
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...interpersonal relationships, unstable issues with self-image/sense of self, impulsivity in at least two areas that cause harm to oneself, recurrent suicidal tendencies/attempts or self-mutilation, affective instability due to mood, chronic feelings of emptiness or worthlessness, inappropriate anger and last transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociation (Counseling Psychology Review). Individuals suffer from different personality traits, which can become maladaptive, volatile, unchanging and extreme which hinder a person in their ability to function in every day life. This rigidity prevents people from adjusting to external demands thus the patterns become self-defeating and this is known as a personality disorder (book). The term borderline personality disorder originated in the 1930’s by clinical observations of Adolph Stern who recognized a subgroup of patients that didn’t fit into the existing system mainly consisting of a diagnosis of neuroses and psychoses, dubbing the term “borderline” (Austrailan). Today the disorder is characterized by abrupt problems of shifts in mood, unpredictable and...
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...2014 Trends Report Top 10 Global Spa and Wellness Trends Forecast 2014 Trends Report Top 10 Global Spa and Wellness Trends Forecast This is our 11th annual Trends Forecast, and I have never been more excited about the spa and wellness industry. So many of the trends we predicted over the past decade are now coming to fruition…helping businesses thrive and helping people live more healthfully every day. At the same time, we are seeing new, provocative ideas that will have a dramatic impact around the globe. The 2014 trends reflect an industry that is reimagining core elements of spa and wellness and exploring brave, new directions. It is gratifying to see a healthy dose of healthy travel in several of the trends; bold new ideas in mainstays like aromatherapy and hot springs take hold; and the development of new models for classic destination spas. It is also rewarding to watch trends in technology, beauty and fitness shape how we will live (and look)—and even take note of how the industry will help people address dying, illness and major life changes. And finally, there is a trend we forecasted in 2013 that continues to capture our imagination: mindfulness. We feel strongly that it is important to watch how this is evolving, and you’ll see a short synopsis of this “über trend” in the report. Spafinder Wellness 365™’s Trends Forecast reports on what is happening in our industry, but we also strive to present a true forecast of what lies ahead. Some ideas are still on...
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...WORKOUT: A HEALTHY OPTION FOR TREATING DEPRESSION _____ A Research Paper Presented to Mrs. Susana D. Dado St. Joseph College Olongapo City _____ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in ENGLISH IV _____ by : Daniel O. Mirabueno 4 – Charity (SSC) March 8, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Statement of the Problem 5 B. Significance of the Study 5 C. Scope and Limitation 6 D. Definition of Terms 6 II. DISCUSSION 7 A. Sweating the Way Out 7 B. Workout Magic 11 C. Doing the Basics 15 D. On the Perspective of the Experts 19 E. Planting the Seeds for a Healthier Life 23 III. SUMMARY and CONCLUSION 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.” — Ephesians 1.16 (62 AD) The researcher would like to extend his sincerest and deepest gratitude to all those who have contributed that made this research a possible and successful one. To his parents, Dr. Tirso Cadag Mirabueno and Mrs. Lydia Omaña Mirabueno, for giving him their unselfish love, care, untiring guidance, moral and financial support. To his family – especially his sisters Zarah, Arianne and Jencelle, and his brothers Meinard, Andrei, Eljhon and Zander – for extending him their unwavering help. To his research adviser, Mrs. Susana Dumayag...
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...Risk and Protective Factors for Depression: Implications for Prevention Depression in Children and Adolescents Linking Risk Research and Prevention Judy Garber, PhD Abstract: The National Institute of Mental Health has called for translational research linking basic knowledge about vulnerabilities that underlie mood disorders to the development of effective preventive interventions. This paper highlights research about risk factors for depression in children and adolescents and links it to current knowledge about interventions aimed at preventing depression in youth. Basic epidemiologic and clinical research indicates that increased risk for depression is associated with being female; a family history of depression, particularly in a parent; subclinical depressive symptoms; anxiety; stressful life events; neurobiological dysregulation; temperament/personality (e.g., neuroticism); negative cognitions; problems in self-regulation and coping; and interpersonal dysfunction. These vulnerabilities both increase individuals’ chances of encountering stress and decrease their ability to deal with the stress once it occurs. Although several existing depression-prevention studies have targeted one or more of these risk factors, the efficacy of these various prevention programs for youth with different combinations of these risk factors needs to be investigated further. Most existing depression-prevention programs in youth have used cognitive– behavioral techniques, with some success...
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