Mindfulness (Positive)

Question 1

How does mindfulness help gain control of thoughts?

Answer 1

Teaches us to focus on the present, to be aware of all incoming thoughts and feeling and accept them

Question 2

How can mindfulness help depression and anxiety?

Answer 2

Removes negative automatic thinking as helps to notice when these processes are happening and to alter their reaction

Question 3

How is meditation used?

Answer 3

The person is encouraged to pay attention to their body sensations, to their thoughts, and emotions. This prevents negative thoughts and helps them accept that thoughts are impermanent

Question 4

How can mindfulness be used informally?

Answer 4

Practised throughout our daily life (driving/shower/cleaning) and paying attention to surroundings

Question 5

Can mindfulness be integrated with other therapies?

Answer 5

Incorporated into CBT, helping to change the process of thinking, not just the content of our thoughts

Question 6

What is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy?

Answer 6

MBCT has been used to help prevent patients who suffer recurrent depression from relapse. Teasdale et al. reported the MBCT provided the greatest help to those who had suffered the most number of previous episodes

Question 7

Is Group or Individual mindfulness better?

Answer 7

Research suggests that mindfulness is more effective in group settings. Mantzios and Giannou (2014) found that participants in the group lost more weight (goal) and lowered their levels of cognitive - behavioural avoidance

Question 8

Does mindfulness have a positive approach to therpay?

Answer 8

• Does not involve dragging up the past as a means of offering an explanation
• Does not focus on helping change the process of thinking, rather it encourages an acceptance