| Edition |
1 edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) |
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data file rda |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- What is mindfulness? -- Your body and brain on meditation -- The meditating brain in action : attention, body, and self -- Telltale traces in the brain -- From monkey mind to monk's mind : mindfulness practice and attention -- Mindfulness practice and well-being -- Mindfulness as medicine -- Meditation and mindfulness : final words -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Research on the beneficial effects of mindfulness and meditation has boomed over the last decade. This volume is the first book-length review of this extensive body of research, aimed at the non-specialist reader, examining effects on brain activation, brain structure, attention, stress, and well-being, and how mindfulness works as therapy. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed June 7, 2017). |
| Subject |
Mindfulness (Psychology)
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Meditation.
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Mind and body.
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Brain.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Applied Psychology.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- General.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Happiness.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Success.
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Brain. (OCoLC)fst00837570
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Meditation. (OCoLC)fst01015409
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Mind and body. (OCoLC)fst01021997
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Mindfulness (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01921242
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Verhaeghen, Paul. Presence. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] 9780199395606 (DLC) 2016042416 (OCoLC)964698382 |
| ISBN |
9780199395613 (electronic bk.) |
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0199395616 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199395620 (electronic bk.) |
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0199395624 (electronic bk.) |
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