Test 1 Flashcards

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What is the history of mindfulness?

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mindfulness was practiced for thousands of years by religions like hinduism and buddhism, but was more recently popularized in the west non-secularly

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What is the noble eightfold path?

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Right: view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, concentration, mindfulness

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What is the word used in class for right mindfulness on the noble eightfold path?

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sati (presence)

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Who is the father of secular mindfulness?

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Jon Kabat-Zinn

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state

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A particular condition someone is in at a certain time

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trait

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a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically belonging to a person

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Practice (intentionality)

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the formal practice of mindfulness uses different postures and activities

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What does the formal practice of mindfulness lead to?

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more moments of mindfulness, which leads to an overall elevated trait-level mindfulness

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elevated trait level mindfulness

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we are more mindful even when not trying to be

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Mindfulness (in class definition)

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A particular way of paying attention; the faculty of purposefully bringing awareness to ones experience

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Mindfulness (Kabat-Zinn definition)

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The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment

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what are some examples of experiences we can apply mindfulness to?

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sensations in the body, emotional experience, thoughts, sights or sounds

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The _____ of the intention for mindfulness is more important than the object of attention

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quality

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What are the qualities that separate mindfulness from attentiveness?

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intentionality to be attentive, openness to be present and honest with what is happening in the moment, observing what is happening rather than trying to control the experience

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What is mindfulness ultimately about?

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our well-being and the well-being of those around us, and the planet that supports our life

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What are the 2 main points when picturing mindfulness that work together to create positive effects?

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present-time awareness and equanimity

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Is mindfulness practiced to get rid of thoughts? If not, what is it for?

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No! it is to cultivate an important insight

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What are thoughts in terms of mindfulness? what are they not?

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They are simply mental events, not facts

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what 2 forms do thoughts arise in?

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Mental talk (inner dialogue) and mental images

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What is the mind wandering referred to as?

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stimulus independent thought that takes the attention of the task at hand

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what are 3 reasons the mind may wander?

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ability to simulate the future/help us plan, creative solutions sometimes come about, addresses boredom

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What are 2 negative consequences of the mind wandering?

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decreases performance on tasks (possibly even intelligence more broadly), and associated with negative emotions

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what is responsible for executive brain functions?

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The prefrontal cortex (PFC)

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what are 4 activities that activate the PFC?

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planning, organizing, strategizing, paying attention, remembering details

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What are 4 aspects of well-being that stimulate the PFC through mindfulness?

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Body regulation, self awareness, emotional regulation, fear modulation

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Body regulation

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the state of coordination and balance between the brakes and accelerator of the nervous system. When our body is regulated our level of alertness and energy is appropriate to the setting

27
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self awareness

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our sense of ourselves, creating a coherent life story by connecting present awareness, our life story, and images of the future. There is a key to building positive social connections

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emotional regulation

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emotional experience that is appropriately activated, so life has vitality and meaning. When emotions are disregulated, we become overwhelmed and emotionally chaotic. When emotions are not regulated, we may experience stagnation or depression or a sense that our life is not meaningful.

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fear modulation

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our ability to calm and soothe

30
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What are the 9 functions of the PFC?

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Empathy, insight, response flexibility, emotion regulation, body regulation, morality, intuition, attuned communication, fear modulation

31
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What is leadership based on?

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emotions: the emotional task of the leader is primal. It is both the original and most important act of leadership. they are the group’s emotional guide

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in modern organizations, the primordial emotional task is what?

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driving the collective emotions in a positive direction and clearing the smog created by toxic emotions

33
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Outstanding leaders are _______

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Resonant (the ripple effect)

34
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What do resonant leaders help us understand?

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the context of what we are doing, as adults, we don’t learn unless we attach new experiences on to a context

35
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What do effective leaders use as context?

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the purpose of the organization

36
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Why are financial arguments uninspiring?

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they create confusion between why we are doing what we are doing and the measures of how well we are doing

37
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vision mission

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with the context being the purpose in the organization it always embodies some aspiration for something bigger than us, something that stimulates hope

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According to Hope Theory, what does hope consist of?

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Agency and pathways

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What does the person who has hope have according to hope theory?

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the will and determination that goals will be achieved, and a set of different strategies at their disposal to reach their goals

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What does Hope allow people to do?

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approach problems with a mindset and strategy-set suitable to success, thereby increasing the chances they will accomplish their goals

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What is compassion according to buddhism?

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an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It is not passive nor empathy alone, but an empathetic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering

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What must genuine compassion have? (detailed)

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wisdom: one must understand the nature of the suffering from which we wish to free others

Lovingkindness: deep intimacy and empathy with other sentient beings

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What are the 4 relational modules? (The abode of God)

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Loving Kindness- active good will towards all
Compassion- identifying the suffering of others as one’s own
empathetic joy- feeling of joy because others are happy
equanimity- treating everyone impartially

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Mirror Neuron System

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a group of specialized neurons that mirrors the actions and behaviors of others. Involvement of MNS is implicated in neurocognitive functions

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Social cognition

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how we process, store, and apply info about other people- language, empathy, theory of mind

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Imitation

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Mirror neurons are able to recognize the actions of others and the intention associated with them. allows people to anticipate the actions of others

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Theory of Mind (mentalization)

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the ability to recognize that someone else has a mind different from one’s own. an important social-cognitive skill that involves the ability to think about mental states/ both your own and those of others

48
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Social communication and identification involve imitation, this allows for what?

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the more people tend to imitate each other, the more they are able to develop an empathetic relationship

49
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Hemodynamic sympathetic networks

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allow us to activate directly in our brains something that tunes us into another’s emotions

50
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What were the findings from the studies on hemodynamic sympathetic networks?

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1st findings: resonant leaders produced positive emotions and activated the MNS network, dissonant leaders deactivated the network and produced avoidance activities and negative emotions with repressed memories

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What was the first finding from the studies on hemodynamic sympathetic networks?

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resonant leaders produced positive emotions and activated the MNS network, dissonant leaders deactivated the network and produced avoidance activities and negative emotions with repressed memories

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What was the second finding from the studies on hemodynamic sympathetic networks?

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analytic tasks activate the task positive network in our brains as a part of executive function, enabling us to focus and solve a problem. Blocks out other possibilities.
When given social situations we activate a social network in our brain, a part of the default mode network

both are completely independent and suppress each other

53
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emotional contagion

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refers to the neurological exchange between people, mostly unconsciously

54
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behavioral mimics

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the way we pick up other’s emotions by watching someone else and then getting caught up in it

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The open loop

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The limbic system is open to the emotional communications of others

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the closed loop

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the circulatory system is closed to the cardiovascular communications of others

57
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Who has the greatest influence in the loop of the work environment?

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Leaders