mindfulness Flashcards
(21 cards)
Meditation
form of mental training -improves psychological capacities e.g., attention + emotion regulation
what are the 4 different types of medication?
.mindfulness meditation
2.mantra meditation
3.yoga
4.tai chi
what are the three different types of mindfulness therapies?
1.MBSR
2.MBCT
3.ABBT
MBSR
mindfulness based stress reduction- Jon Kabat-Zinn-targets internal experience e.g sensations and thoughts
MBCT
mindfulness based cognitive therapy-reduce cognitive reactivity
ABBT
acceptance based behavioural therapy
what are the 2 methods used in therapy?
1.focused attention-breath works- focusing attention on the present moment
2.openly monitoring experience e.g., going for a walk -experiencing what happens to you
what are 2 sensations that are helped with mindfulness?
1.heart beating
2.sweaty palms
what is the limbic system for?
network responsible for controlling our emotions
what is the amygdala responsible for?
responsible for flight + fight response, these are feeling driven actions
what is the hippocampus important for?
important of memory and remembering
what will meditation do to the brain?
change the brain structure
what measures attention?
attentional network test
what is the attentional network test?
where people are told to signal where they see certain things happening. The attention network test is based on seeing how to attention is changing.
what does the attention network to do attention?
improved with 5 days of 20mins helps with memory, learning
what does the attention network do to the awareness?
self-awareness- detaching yourself from an experience, how someone’s sees themselves in a situation
what does the attention network do to the emotion regulation
stressful stimuli-cortisol increases, reducing cortisol will reduce apoptosis and number of neurones
what part of the brain does attention control impact?
anterior cingular cortex and the striatum
what part of the brain does emotion regulation impact?
multiple prefrontal regions, limbic system and the striatum
what part of the brain does self awareness impact of the brain?
the insula, medial prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate cortex
2 ways neuroplasticity affecting the ability of the brain?
1.form and reorganize synaptic connections
2.in response to learning or experience or following injury.
