Essays on Mindfulness

Introduction

The research was carried out to establish the results of a three-year training program which is founded on the learning principles. The effectiveness of the program is being evaluated in promoting authentic Leadership (AL) the participants’ mindfulness. The reason for carrying out the evaluation is due to arguments between various authors who reasoned out that the adoption of authentic leader method is attributed by coherence between the actions undertaken and espoused values and clear intentions. The characteristics are required to attain sustainable business performance (Baron, 2016). Throughout the world, there is a call for genuine leadership which will guide ...

My Friend

I have a friend back in my homeland who I talk to, almost every week, through Facebook Chat. She is my childhood friend. We grew up in the same street. I felt close to her as a friend because she was very nice to me and our parents are also friends so they would always see each other whenever there are special occasions. My friend is one year younger to me, so I am a little protective of her. Unfortunately, I needed to leave our homeland and settle here to study. So, in order to make sure that our ...

1. What is the plan year (effective dates)? The Aetna Student Health Insurance plan effective dates, which indicate annual policy year, run from 1st August to 31st July the following year. In the current annual policy year, the effective dates run from 1st August 2016 to 31st July 2017 (Penn State, para 4). There are two enrollment deadlines within annual policy year whereby the deadlines fall in 31st August while the spring enrollment deadline is on 31st January of the year that follows. 2. Whether My Plan Is HMO, PPO or Traditional Indemnity Type The Aetna Student Health ...

I want to learn how to manage my stress. As well as other people, I experience stressful situations every day, and I notice that inability to manage the received stress disturbs my sleep and causes neurosis: I constantly feel anxiety and often experience excessive sweat, trembling of my hands, and inability to sit motionlessly for more than 2-3 minutes. I hope that the ability to manage my stress will reduce its negative impact on my nervous system and release me from these symptoms. I think that at the moment, my perception and reaction to stressful situations are habitual, and ...

Abstract

Depression is a kind of mental disorder that can affect people’s feelings and everyday activities. It needs medical and psychological care, otherwise, it can cause such a fatal result as a suicide. Depression has its own symptoms and types that depend on different circumstances. Contemporary medical science has different methods of cure for depression that help people to overcome and even prevent it. Depression has been known from the ancient times and was considered as the demonic possession. Priests were the people responsible for it and they used exorcism as the method of the treatment. With the development ...

Introduction

Chronic pain is associated with the pain behaviors that cannot be comprehensively explained from the biomedical perspective. Pain is a psychophysiological unpleasant sensory and perceptual experience provoked by injury or diseases (Talaei, Labbaf, Tabatabayi, & Barekatain, 2015). Chronic pain experience involves the perception of the unpleasant physical stimuli as well as the interpretation of the sensations of pain and evaluation of the experience as one that creates suffering. This means that chronic pain imposes physical, emotional, and sociological stress on individuals. The relationship between the emotional, physical, and sociological factors appears causal rather than simply correlational. In the past years, ...

My experience of completing the positive body image exercises was exceedingly rewarding and positive. In the process of carrying out each separate exercise, I recognized my intrinsic alignment with positive judgments and feelings that support my body’s growth and development. The negative energy that I sometimes project towards others and myself with regards to body image is something that I found to be a product of my social conditioning and programming. In other words, the negative judgments or bad feelings that I have related to mine and others’ body image is something generated by my socialization process and ...

Importance of the Security Plan to the Company

Setting up and keeping up data security arrangement through a security administration arrangement is basic to an association's advancement and achievement. A vigorous and legitimately executed security arrangement helps the association with the training, observing, and continuous support of security mindfulness inside the association. One of the greatest dangers to an association's data security is frequently not a shortcoming in the innovation control environment. Or maybe it is the activity or inaction by workers and another faculty that can prompt security occurrences. For instance, through exposure of data that could be utilized as a part of a social designing ...

As Langer says, one is on a constant search for stability (68). This was especially true for me after I broke up with my partner of many years, something that was very painful for me. Nevertheless, my mother taught me that in these moments of trouble, I should focus on my breathing and concentrate on my surroundings. Even though this is not the same as mindfulness, I believe that it holds many of the same principles and it helped me a lot in that moment. She taught me that one should slow down every once in a while, especially ...

Human life and survival are connected with the environment. With the changes in the environment, human surroundings appear to undergo an adjustment or modification to continue the life. More probably, some climatic changes tend to interfere with the human life from several corners. These could be lethal or life threatening. For example, climate change might modify the occasional examples and plenitude of irritations and illnesses; in turn, this may influence the use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. Reactions will vary in the middle of harvests and between geological areas. There are studies that use of these pesticides within the ...

In this adjustment case study, I will review two storycorps recordings. The first recordings is that of a mother and daughter. The mother is facing the end of her life and discusses these issues with her daughter. In the second recording, a military veteran deals with the symptom of guilt associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to a military experience wherin many soldiers were killed. The veteran meets on storycorps with the wife of one of the men killed during the incident. Following a summary of these two cases, I discuss three evidence based strategies that may be ...

The Effect of Attentional Focus on Hurdle Athletes Motor

Running Retention Area of Focus It is a common belief held by most beginner athletes that physical training is all it takes to win an athletic competition, be it swimming, skiing, hurdles, mountain climbing or golfing. Most athletes spend much of their time training to condition the body with the objective of being able to handle competition. Notable athletes such as Bolt, the 100 meter runner, and the fastest man recorded on the planet, is well endowed in masculine structure attained over time training. Therefore, is that all it takes? Emerging studies are approaching athleticism from a new and ...

<Institution> Fear has been a normal part of human existence. However, when fear is so strong, it can cripple people’s lives. This is what happens to those who have somatic symptom disorder or SSD. Previously, there are distinct somatic disorders, such as the somatization disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder, hypochondriasis, and somatoform pain disorder; however, because all of these have common characteristics, they are now classified into one, which is called somatic symptom disorder (Dimsdale, 2013). This condition is described as having “multiple persistent physical complaints that are associated with excessive and maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related ...

Flu is a viral disease that influences for the most part the nose, throat, bronchi and, once in a while, lungs. Disease typically goes on for around a week, and is portrayed by sudden onset of high fever, hurting muscles, cerebral pain and extreme disquietude, non-beneficial hack, sore throat and rhinitis (WHO, 2016). The name "flu" started in fifteenth century Italy, from a plague ascribed to "impact of the stars." The principal pandemic, or overall pestilence, that unmistakably fits the portrayal of flu was in 1580. No less than four pandemics of flu happened in the nineteenth century, and ...

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Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is associated with serious kind of traumatic events and can result in the development of suicidal thoughts. The problem of PTSD can develop in any person, but veterans have more chances of getting this disorder. Moreover, veterans may require more effective ways of treating the disorder as cognitive behavioral therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction are unable to give required results. Therefore, spiritual and religious ways of living a life are considered for treating the patients of PTSD, who have developed the problem as a ...

Graduation from the high school is a critical moment for most of the students as their future professional life depends on the decision they would take at that moment. It is the time for the high school graduates to decide what they want to do in their life. They already received the basic education and now it is the moment to choose their profession. This period is the time of the hesitation for the graduate students as they have the opportunity to take a year off before the college and they need to decide whether they would take it ...

INTRODUCTION

Whenever you discuss theatre, film and television, many do not know the complexity that goes into producing a successful work. It is the combined efforts of hundreds of skilled and talented artist who come together to create any great performance. Many are behind-the-scenes editors, set painters, production assistants and prop masters, but most people focus on the top four contributors, producers, directors, writers and, of course, the actors. While all facets are important and necessary, it is the actors responsibility to be the faces and the voices for amazing characters that people will remember. There are many people out ...

Introduction

The field of martial arts has many benefits. These are not just physical benefits, but mental ones as well. Over time the field of psychology has acknowledged these benefits and use them to help in many aspects of psychological stress and disorders. Dealing with this issue as imagined, can be not only stressful for the children but for parents and educators as well. There are so many psychological treatment methods that have been tried and tested and failed to at the least engage the child in their own control mechanisms. The field of psychology has always been a controversial ...

Usefulness of Mindfulness Based Strategies/Therapies in Counseling

Introduction Tackling all the pros and cons among other issues that affect the human state of mind is not an easy task to accomplish. The strategic tactics like mindfulness-based approaches examined by such researchers as Chiesa and Malionopwski are the common counseling styles applied in treating psychiatric, physical and mental issues (Chiesa and Malionopwski 404). At times life exhibits issues to all people where they face, health complications, family issues, relationship and career issues. In this regard, these problems must be addressed to motivate the establishment of a strategy to tackle them. As these researchers postulate, sharing these personal ...

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Daoism 3 Confucianism 6 Buddhism 9 Conclusion 12

Introduction

Meditation is a way to transform the mind, relax, build an inner energy and increase life forces, a practice aimed to reach a specific altered state of consciousness. The beginnings of meditations date back to appearing of the major East Asian schools and religions as Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Nowadays, meditations are popular not only in the East but also in the Western countries. They are ways of personal growth and parts of psychotherapeutic programs that benefit people to attain the serenity of mind against the background of fast city life. ...

Introduction

As very well stated by Jeff Wilson (2014) in his book Mindful America, “How Buddhism moves into new cultures and becomes domesticated: in each case, members of the new culture take from Buddhism what they believe will relieve their culture-specific distresses and concerns, in the process spawning new Buddhism (sometimes, crypto-Buddhism) that better fit their needs” (Wilson, 2014, p. 3). Mindfulness in its true form is practicing and taming the mind to learn to live in the present without thinking about past or present while observing from a distance our own self and our thoughts which continue to flow ...

The Influence of Early Childhood Teachers’ Mental Health Literacy and Early Intervention for Special Needs Children: Methods

Introduction In recent decades, it has become common knowledge that early childhood education is of fundamental importance to the overall development of all children, whether those children have developmental disabilities, are intellectually disadvantaged, or present with other special needs (Virmani et al., 2013; World Health Organisation, 2016; Kay-Lambkin, Kemp, Stafford & Hazell, 2007). However, despite the importance of early childhood education for all students, there are special requirements that must be met for students with special needs. Teaching special needs students in the early education classroom can be difficult for a plethora of reasons. The purpose of this discussion will ...

Abstract

Rising rates of recidivism in the United States have developed concerns pertaining to the effectiveness of prisons as correctional facilities. In this study, the focus is to assess the suitability of faith-based correctional methods in promoting inmates reentry into the society. Some discussed methods include Inner change programs, prison chaplaincy, and meditational strategies. Several studies have indicated significant declines in recidivism rates among inmates who participated in these initiates. For example, Duwe & Johnson (2013) found that inmates who engaged in Inner change programs in Minnesota were less likely to be arrested by at least 8% compared to their counterparts ...

In the beginning of his first topic of discussion Inner Values in an Age of Science, he is expressing how you do not solely need to rely on the blessings of something there is also the action that is needed to be taken. Although he does still value blessings and prayers, they are just psychological benefits for everyone religious or not. He continues to compare prayer to modern science. Prayer does not come close to the success stories from modern medicine, for instance, he explains how you can pray for all kinds of things but medicine advances are what ...

The most important part of an office, company, or institution is its human capital. They invest so much in their human capital or human resource because their outputs are based on the performance of their people. In this matter, businessmen and agencies do agree in one single principle: the success of their company is based on their employees and so it is important for the management to take good care of their people (Kozlowski). However, due to the differences in the employees’ attitude, values, culture, principles, and agenda, there are times that issues come up between themselves (Doherty & Guyler). ...

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Research Purpose/Introduction

In a paper presented at a symposium on teaching children to think creatively, child psychologist E. Paul Torrance (1972), creator of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (Torrance, 1980, 1966) says, I know that it is possible to teach children to think creatively and that it can be done in a variety of ways. I have done it. I have seen my wife do it. I have seen other excellent teachers do it. I have seen children who demonstrated a disability for thinking creatively learn to think creatively. I have seen them continuing for years thereafter to ...

Part 1

Patient safety, ethical stand and patient centered care is more concerned with healthcare givers providing patients which they deem harmless and also takes into account their wellbeing both emotionally and physically. Effective communication is the key tool that can be used to address the problem of undesirable patient outcomes since it has been established that a reduction in stress and anxiety is usually brought about by patients complying with their medication and also being involved in a proactive form of effective communication. In addition to reduced stress levels, it is also crucial to note that effective communication boosts the ...

The three areas I excel I are making a firm commitment to personal growth; owning my feelings and thoughts; and adapting and listening appropriately. I can say that I excel at making a firm commitment to personal growth in that when I set my mind on achieving something, then I make sure I take the steps to achieve it. For example, it was my goal to overcome my shyness. Although I am quite assertive in school and in the workplace, I tend to be shy and not know what to say when in social situations such as in social ...

Psychology

Exposure Therapy for Fear of Spiders in an Adult with Learning Disabilities: A Case Report Introduction Past research has shown that people with learning disabilities are prone to a higher extent of being susceptible to phobias of various types. Exposure therapy is a type of treatment for phobias, where subjects are repeatedly exposed to the thing they are afraid of till the latent fear subsides, primarily as a result of the subjects associating non-threatening cues with the objects creating phobias. Past research has depended upon behavioral indices to determine success, overlooking the fact that people with learning disabilities could ...

The Adrelian theory best applies in Deirdre situation. Alfred Adler postulates that human beings have an inherent inferiority complex and, are influenced by their birth order (Capuzzi, & Gross, 2011). He maintains that children are born vulnerable and in need of attention. To compensate for this gap, they push themselves to achieve more to overcome the feeling of inferiority as well as prove themselves to others. This theory also holds that the birth order determines one's personality (Capuzzi, & Gross, 2011). First-born children have high feelings of inadequacy which some overcome while others do not. The middle children feel less of ...

While caring for children with DD (developmental disabilities) can in some ways be rewarding (Benson, 2010, p. 218), it can also be extremely stressful. For both parents and professional caregivers, stress is a very common part of dealing with children with ID (intellectual disabilities) or ASD (autism spectrum disorders) (Mills & Rose, 2011, p. 846). One consequence of this kind of stress is a possibility of caregiver burnout. The following paper will examine the concept of "mindfulness" as it can be applied to professional and parental care for children with DD. A number of different research studies will be considered, ...

Introduction: Hospitalization and illness, not only affects physical health, but also the mental health of patients, caretakers and family members. Many patients experience fear and stress that affects their day to day activities and relationship with others. Mental strength is required for adapting to changes caused by illness. A healthy mind helps the body cope up with the stress caused by one’s illness. Certain medical conditions can affect different aspects of one’s life: personal, professional and social life. Though it is normal for a patient to worry about his diseases; it is not normal to feel hopeless ...

Introduction

The concept of mindfulness describes a state of actively having open attention on the present and being able to live in the moment. An individual can observe their thoughts and feelings from a distance without judgement. Intrapersonal communication, on the other hand, describes the communication an individual has with themselves. Scholars have agreed that intrapersonal communication comprises of two aspects; self-talk and inner speech. Distorted thinking can result in faulty cognition especially when an individual constantly relies on the distorted thoughts. This paper aims to show the relationship between concept mindfulness and intrapersonal communication and highlight some aspects of ...

Introduction

Stress occurs when the reaction of an organization or individual is exposed to environmental stimuli called stressors. Stress can be reflected in our everyday lives as well as under extraordinary pressures. Stress can also be helpful or pleasurable in one’s life. Under certain circumstances, stress may be considered necessary. For example, stress can help a student excel on a test or an athlete perform. These stressors represent challenge for the individual that can often lead to stimulation. The stimulation, as a result, leads to satisfaction for the individual. However, not all reactions to stress can be positive. There ...

Humans have become nothing short of machines that wake-up, go to work, come back, fulfill their duties at home and then go back to bed. Activities, like playing basketball, going on a picnic, hiking, doing yoga and even meditating, seem so attractive and interesting, but the challenge that seems insurmountable is to take out time for these activities. The good news is, it may be hard, but it is far from impossible. Amongst all of these techniques, we are going to discuss and understand the benefits of meditation on not just the physical but also the mental health and ...

The Human Dimension concentrates on social and dialect preparing, fortifying aptitudes created amid the most recent 14 years of war, and specifically supporting the Army's Regionally Aligned Forces. Components of the Human Dimension additionally concentrate on giving pioneers unusual and complex issues in preparing, driving at the heart of flexibility. These projects mean to comprehend the science behind what makes a decent battle pioneer, both in a counterinsurgency and in close associate battle. Doing a reversal to Robert Work's discourse, these are the aptitudes required for battle against Russian-supported troops in Ukraine, the zones controlled by ISIS, or even ...

I have chosen Buddhism as the worldview to analyze. As there are two schools of Buddhism, rather than focusing on one school, I tried to incorporate the concepts that both schools follow.

Origin

In Buddhism, life has no beginning or end. There could not have been a beginning out of nothing. Instead, there is a cycle of life called Samsara. The cycle is continuous and consists of births and deaths. There is a story told by Buddha that to a man who asked him about the origin of life. Buddha explained in parable that a man was shot by a ...

Buddhism has developed a range of meaningful rituals and practices, which enable the journey to awareness and enlightenment. When some practices are unique, others occur in various forms of the belief system. Meditation, however, belongs to the key Buddhist practice that has laid the foundation of most central traditions.

BUDDHIST MEDITATION

Buddhist meditation implies a form of mental concentration that focuses primarily on the daily phenomena of consciousness. This central Buddhist practice as distinguished from yoga meditation does not incorporate body contortions and hypnosis, nor does it unveil esoteric knowledge. Buddhist meditation deals exclusively with enlightenment and spiritual freedom. The practice ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a class of anxiety disorder, which has been experienced by people who went through traumatic event, such as car accident, sexual assault, combat trauma any traumatic event that affects the person day to day living after the event. PTSD is characterized by the re-experiencing of traumatic event, usually by having nightmares, intrusive thoughts, avoidance of the triggers or stimuli associated with the event and symptoms of extreme hyper vigilance The patients name is Carl, and he is middle age Native American Indian. He is married and has kids. He is currently working as a ...

For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Unpublished Work All Rights Reserved _____________ For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Alcohol abuse is a psychiatric diagnosis characterized by the excessive and recurring use of alcohol despite the negative consequences experienced, and it can be categorized as mild, moderate, or severe (American Psychiatric ...

I think, Siddhartha Gautama’s quest to find enlightenment is not a question of noble action or sacred call, but, it is the understanding of one’s convictions. Siddhartha Gautama left everything he had for the sake of humanity and for the betterment of humanity. The great one left his family in good hands and with great wealth. Leaving one’s family might be considered bad in today’s culture, but, the great one sacrificed his family and his preaching lead to the happiness of many families for thousands of years.

The Four Noble Truths

The Four Noble Truths were the immediate teachings given ...

Coghlan, A., & Pearce, P. (2010). Tracking affective components of satisfaction. Tourism and

One doctoral study research student and a professor at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia undertook to answer questions about links between what motivates tourists in their activities, by tracking affective components of satisfaction. The study selects a number of tourists on dynamic volunteer tourism expeditions. The methodology used was participant long form entry in a diary written communication and analyzed in the group and individual settings. The researchers tried to look for patterns in general levels of satisfactions and how this changed over time, and linked to personality characteristics and daily activity. The study concluded that satisfaction levels do not always ...

Abstract

The religious traditions of different patients and their families affect their understanding and application in the modern health care context. Health care providers should have an understanding and appreciation of the diverse religious beliefs preferences of their patients for optimal care provision. There is a mixture of many different religious groups in the country that requires knowledge of different health practices. Nurses, physicians and chaplains who are associated with hospices and hospitals frequently encounter with a diverse group of patients with acute, terminal or chronic medical conditions who require necessary contact with the health care system. A significant aspect of health ...

The central aim of the research was to proof through randomized control experiments the ability of mindfulness meditation compared to relaxation training interventions to reduce ruminative and destructive behaviors and thoughts. An ability that consequently provides a distinctive mechanism to reduce stress. Through the brief training in somatic relaxation or mindfulness meditation, the researchers attempt to prove that MM greatly improves positive moods and reduces distress.

The significant feature of MM is its unique qualities and difference from traditional methods of relaxation due to its focus on relaxation during the practice. In the recent past, there has been an increasing ...

According to Roszak, (1992) mindfulness and awareness of a person’s interdependence is totally being a different concept when tries to regain the ecological lost identity. It does play a role in determining the regaining process but has a hand in establishing a sustainable behavior hence bridging the existing gap between behaviors and the pro environmental attitudes. According to research human race is considered to get assistance from the emerging gore-Tex and neoprene conduct the different activities. The sustainable behavior increase is high increased by the nature of people cultivating and gaining attention and awareness respectively in connection to their context. Conn’s (1995), ...

Buddhism has been widely preached and practiced in most parts of the world, commonly present at countries of Far-East Asia. Currently, it has been listed as fourth largest religion of the world, with about 376 million followers. The history of religion has its roots to 500BC, when Siddhartha Gautama was born to a king in Northern India and then awarded with enlightenment (Robinson 2011). The four noble teachings are amongst the initial discourses of Buddha, upon which he based his further teachings as well. He said that “I teach suffering, its origin, cessation and path. That's all I ...

Personal transformation refers to a dynamic and uniquely individualized practice of increasing consciousness where individuals turn out to be critically knowledgeable of old, as well as new self-views, thereby choosing to integrate these opinions to a new self-definition (Campebell, 2004). Although these views might take the form of Transpersonal Psychology, Taoism, Contemplative Psychology or Confucianism, they are capable of distinctively conceiving the temperament of human existence thus transforming the individual differently (Campebell, 2004). As a result, this essay explores personal transformation through the various perspectives of Transpersonal Psychology, Taoism, Contemplative Psychology and Confucianism.

1) Transpersonal Psychology

Transpersonal psychology widens the theories of traditional psychology concerning ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition that triggers from a traumatic experience that tampers with the persons physical and, or psychological integrity (Campanini et al., 2010). Traumatic event leave victims with feeling of anger, agitation, despair or horror, depending on the incident. PTSD causes interpersonal impairment, low self-esteem, anti-social behavior, and social isolation. Successful PTSD treatments must break down these barriers in order to get to the core of the traumatic issues and repair the individual from inside out. Mindfulness meditations techniques can help with the stress related aspects of PTSD but not with the underlying impaired reaction to a ...

In our world, happiness becomes a hard goal to achieve, as every human being tends to hurt and ignore others in order to be happy. Since eternity humans have been striving to find happiness – and meaning – in daily pursuits. In pursuing happiness, moreover, we, humans, believe our own happiness should come at someone else's expense. Trained in business and management, Goldstein – now a licensed psychologist – develops an interesting but brief argument on happiness and unhappiness ("About Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D."). Tapping into powerful impact quotes usually exercise, Goldstein calls for more giving and sharing in a blog post ("The Key to Happiness & Unhappiness: ...

English

We always come across the term ‘intertextuality’ even though we may not realize it. It refers to the relationship between different texts, most of which are literary texts. Such literary relationships are very common in novels and their various themes. The movie and novel, Life of Pi is a great example of a story having intertextual relationships. Written by Yann Martel, Life of Pi is a story based on how a young Hindu boy is separated from his family when a storm sinks the boat they were travelling in. However, Pi, the young boy does not survive alone. He is accompanied by a Bengal ...

Introduction

Among the numerous relaxation techniques, mindfulness meditation is applied when an individual is trying to achieve a mind that is calm and stable. Mindfulness meditation allows people to discover that harmony and calmness is actually a natural mind aspect. It is believed that, with the practice of mindfulness meditation, individuals strengthen and develop their mind, before they reach mind peace, and be able to stay in that peaceful state of mind without putting too much effort in it. Unlike what some people may thing, in mindful meditation the individual that applies it is perfectly aware of everything going on around them, ...

How Jim gains cultural intelligence from the film Empire of the Sun

Cultural intelligence can be defined as an individual’s capability to relate and work effectively across all cultures. Cultural knowledge refers to the ability of a person to be aware of various norms and rules across all cultures. In the film Empire of the Sun, an actor going by the name Jamie Graham (Jim) demonstrated a lot of cultural intelligence from his actions. Firstly, the film focuses on Japan war with the United States and the United Kingdom. Jim was used to high class living he was introduced by his parents who were very prominent in Japan. He gained a lot ...

Psychotherapy for Anxiety disorders

Anxiety disorders entail symptoms of extreme nervous conditions causing high levels of distress consequently interfering with a person's normal daily life. People suffering from Anxiety disorders are always in constant fear and worry and later, if left untreated, depression. As the most common of all emotional disorders, Anxiety disorders affect over 25 million Americans according to the American Psychological Association report (2009). In the effort to obtain relief from these symptoms, some patients opt to indulge in drug and alcohol abuse. This indulgence affects their performance both at school and work as well as their social relationships . Most common ...

Discussion on the Record of Linji

It is for this reason that his question to the head priest, Huangbo, brought him the beating that is the norm in the Buddhist teachings. Huangbo hit him with the rattan, which was a ten-foot bamboo pole, used for this purpose. The teachings that Linji adhered to were part of the Buddhist monastery teaching that involved beating and shouting. He asked the question three times, and was beaten three times. The idea was for him to receive enlightenment, but he clearly did not get that. If he had been mindful and enlightened, there would have been no need for him ...

Discussion on the Record of Linji

The search for truth is within each man. As a young monk, Linji did not quite understand the truth of what one should be as a person in the light of Buddhist teaching. He was a simple down to earth person, and spent his days minding his own business. His question to the head priest, Huangbo, brought about severe retribution. Huangbo hit him with a ten-foot bamboo pole. The use of the rattan that was popular in the Buddhist monasteries and especially in the teachings to which Linji was exposed. This happened three times, after he asked the question: what the cardinal principle ...

Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to those medical substances and practices that are not the part of standard or conventional care. Complementary medicine is often used along with other standard medical treatment strategies or they can be used alone. CAM practices can be used for the relief in different problems such as heart diseases and cancer. It can also be used for certain psychiatric problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression, usually caused by different ecological factors such as risk and supportive factors related to parents, peers, and school. Different CAM practices can be used for the treatment ...

The basic concept of the introduction to the actual mindfulness meditation for parents and their children comprises the activities or practices that help the small children. It also helps the preadolescence children to help them calm down, fall asleep, get more focused, and manage their anger. Furthermore, it helps children to alleviate their worries and be aware by becoming more patient with things in the real world activities (Snel, 2). The author also has accompanied a CD, which helps the readers, who are the parents to get guides with the aid of a meditation audio voice done by Kabat-Zinn, The Inner ...

Introduction

Survivors of sexual childhood abuse go through a series of intense and overwhelming feelings. These include feelings of guilt, fear and shame. The abusers are fond of telling children that it is their fault that they were abused, removing the blame away from the abuser, who should be blamed and blaming the child. In addition to this, abusers may bribe or threaten the child not to speak up; telling the child that no one will believe him or her. The response of a survivor’s family or friends to the revelation of the sexual abuse also has the possibility to cause ...

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] [Institutional Affiliation(s)] Being an athlete and developing the physique from a scratch is a lifelong process. Once a journey on the path of health, fitness and sports starts, it continues for life. The psychology of sports is very advance and different than the other health sciences. In this literature review, the point of concern is the psychology of running. Running is a tough sport to break into. The physical and mental hardship that the body goes through during the training process is unbelievable. Here, five articles discussing the various point ...

Memory

Memory is defined as a series of processes that encode sensory information, store it, and retrieve it. There are several types of memory, but the most common types discussed include working memory, procedural memory, semantic memory, and episodic memory.

Effects of Meditation on Memory

Meditation was found to decrease mind wandering, which resulted in the improvement of working memory capacity and overall cognitive performance (Mrazek, Franklin, Phillips, Baird, & Schooler, 2013). Cerebral blood flow, verbal fluency, and logic memory improved in patients with memory loss after 8 weeks of meditation training (Newberg, Wintering, Khalsa, Roggenkamp, & Waldman, 2010). Because of the increases of cerebral blood flow and ...