Mindfulness

• Main components of mindfulness

  Gaining control of thoughts

  Meditation and mindful breathing

  Informal practices of mindfulness
• How can informal practices of mindfulness be practised?

  Practice through daily life like when having a shower
• What integration with other therapies?

  Incorporated in CBT mindfulness base CBT helps change the process of thinking
• What application in mindfulness based cognitive therapy?

  Teadale et al substantially reduced the risks of relapse of episodes of depression
• Application in mindfulness based stress reduction

  Used in general hospitals with patients that had chronic conditions kabat zinn
• mantziose and ginnou

  Group versus individual mindfulness
• Ethical evaluation, a positive approach the therapy

  Does not involve dragging at the pass therefore anxiety is avoided. Lack of deterministic stance encourages acceptance of the process of thinking.
• Mindfulness and morality

  Those who practice mindfulness maintain more unethical standards