What does the current literature inform us about using meditation for the treatment of anxiety disorder?
What will be an ideal response?
Mindfulness based approaches have indeed been used for the treatment of these disorders. For example, Kabat-Zinn and his colleagues (Kabat-Zinn, Massion, Kristeller, Peterson, Fletcher, Pbert, et al., 1992; Miller, Fletcher, & Kabat-Zinn, 1995) found that anxiety disorder participants in their 8-week group Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) reported significantly reduced anxiety and panic symptoms. The majority of participants continued to engage in meditation practice at 3-year follow-up, and significant symptom reductions were still present at that time.
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Describe how developmental psychologists determine whether infants have a sense of self. Then discuss how the "theory of mind" is related to one's sense of self. Finally, discuss how theory of mind may be involved in those who suffer from autism spectrum disorder
What will be an ideal response?
Freud suggested that when the ego monitors the real world looking for appropriate outlets for the id's needs, while attending to the moralistic restrictions of the superego, it operates according to a reality principle
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Sternberg, a long-term relationship in which commitment is based only on sexual feelings with the two partners sharing no emotional connectedness is called __________ love
a. fatuous b. companionate c. consummate d. romantic
Regarding token economies, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Token economies involve both payment and exchange of tokens in institutional settings. b. Token economies can result in marked changes in patients' behavior and adjustment. c. The most effective token economies are those that gradually switch from tokens to social rewards. d. Token economies often use latent reinforcement in a delayed manner to extinguish undesirable behaviors.