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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Present moment awareness"”.
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Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy and Stress Reduction with Veterans Living in Transitional Housing
… anxiety and stress, as well as increase mindful awareness and well-being.</p> <p>The results indicated that depression, anxiety and stress reduced over the course of the group and additionally, the veterans reported subjective experience of reduced symptoms and increased coping skills. Present …
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Using mindful mandala making to ground and center military spouses
… asks members to be ready for action at any moment and go on deployments that separate them from their family for extended periods of time. While much attention has been paid to the mental health of those military members, little research focuses on the civilian spouse who is left to take …
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Exploring mediators and moderators in the relationship of acculturative stress and internalizing symptoms in Hispanic youth
… risk of developing internalizing symptoms. The present study examined the complex relationships of cultural and cognitive factors with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Literature suggests that acculturative stress, or the difficulty experienced when adjusting to a new culture, is related to …
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ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT: THE ROLE OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, SELF-COMPASSION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY
… defined as “the ability to be in the present moment with full awareness and openness to our experience, and to take action guided by our values” (Harris, 2009, p.12) and self-compassion, known as “compassion turned inward and refers to how we relate to ourselves in instances of …
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Effects of Mirror Exposure and Brief Mindfulness Interventions in Undergraduate Females with Weight and Shape Concerns
… techniques and mindfulness, which involves present moment awareness with an attitude of acceptance and non-judgment. Interventions using mirror exposure (standing before a mirror and systematically describing the body) to treat disordered eating and body image, particularly those utilizing …
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The matter of mindfulness : investigations into the mechanisms of mindfulness
… may be described as a state of heightened present-moment awareness that we all experience to a greater of lesser extent. Enhancing this quality of awareness through training has shown to alleviate stress and promote mental and physical well-being and, as a consequence, the clinical …
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The Inheritance of this Moment: An Exploration of Temporality, Subjectivity, and Liberation in Non-Dual Contemplative Practice and Psychotherapy
<p>This dissertation considers the meaning of “present-moment awareness” and its role in psychological healing and transformation. The current conversation around mindfulness, a secularized practice with roots in Buddhist contemplative traditions, has largely unfolded within a dualistic framework …
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Turning Inward: Students’ Experiences with Mindful Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy in Higher Education
… contemplative practices, designed to cultivate present-moment awareness, have become more common in K-12 educational settings with some growth in higher education contexts seeking to reorient around teaching the “whole student”. In response to calls that have also emerged in higher education to …
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Does dispositional mindfulness predict perceived stress in daily life?
… asthma, and even the common cold. Mindful awareness, a purposeful, present moment awareness that is non-judgmental, likely serves as a protective factor against perceived stress. According to the mindfulness-to-meaning theory, open attention and awareness, a component of mindfulness, allows …
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The impact of ACT interventions on psychological flexibility and minority stress within sexual minority groups - a mixed-methods evaluation
… three brief ACT intervention groups: openness, awareness, or engagement. Participants attended a four-week online intervention specific to their core ACT processes. Quantitative data collected via online surveys measured PF and MS before and after the intervention. A 3x2 mixed factorial Analysis …