Meditation nation Flashcards
1
Q
What is the definition of meditaion and what does it allow one to do?
A
- -def. focusing the mind and directing attention
- allows you to listen to the music and thoughts of your inner self
- wakeful hypometabolic state
2
Q
What is the difference between concentrative and non-concentrative meditation techniques?
A
concentrative–focus attention on a repetitve stimulus
–non-concentrative: expand attention to include non-judgemental observation of mental activities
3
Q
What are the different forms of meditation? (for completeness)
A
- Transcendantal
- Zen
- mindfullness
- clinically standardized
- respiratory one method
- yoga, tai chi, qi gong
- Jogging
4
Q
What is a mantra?
A
-a sound or phrase that is repeated verbally or silently that focuses the mind and allows one to enter into and maintain a meditative state
5
Q
What are the physiologic effects of meditation?
A
- decreased sympathetic activity
- increases alpha and theta waves
- decreases beta waves
- decrease blood lactate
- increases DHEA-S
6
Q
Benefits of meditation?
A
-Basically a whole bunch of good shit, if it is good and you can think of it then meditation does it.
