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Meditation - Psychology
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Definition of 'Meditation'A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed) Common names: Meditation; Transcendental Meditation; Meditation, Transcendental |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Brain activity in near-death experiencers during a meditative state.
29 Jun 2009 
AIM: To measure brain activity in near-death experiencers during a meditative state. METHODS: In two separate experiments, brain activity was measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) during a ... Read more...
Positive impact of cyclic meditation on subsequent sleep.
29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Cyclic meditation (CM) is a technique that combines yoga postures interspersed with supine rest. This combination is based on ancient texts and is considered easier for beginners to practice. MATERIAL/METHODS: Whole-night ... Read more...
Deepening psychoanalytic listening: the marriage of Buddha and Freud.
30 May 2009 Freud (1912) delineated the ideal state of mind for therapists to listen, what he called "evenly hovering" or "evenly suspended attention." No one has ever offered positive recommendations for how to cultivate this elusive yet eminently trainable ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Meditation - Psychology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Brain activity in near-death experiencers during a meditative state. 29 Jun 2009
- Positive impact of cyclic meditation on subsequent sleep. 29 Jun 2009
- [Stress prevention, an experience in nursing education]
30 May 2009 - Deepening psychoanalytic listening: the marriage of Buddha and Freud. 30 May 2009
- Mindfulness in Thailand and the United States: a case of apples versus oranges? 30 May 2009
- An empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. 30 May 2009
- The effects of the transcendental meditation program on mindfulness. 30 May 2009
- I think therefore I om: cognitive distortions and coping style as mediators for the effects of mindfulness meditation on anxiety, positive and negative affect, and hope. 30 May 2009
- BOLD signal in insula is differentially related to cardiac function during compassion meditation in experts vs. novices. 3 May 2009
- Mindfulness helps ease heart failure. 29 Apr 2009
- The enhancement of visuospatial processing efficiency through Buddhist Deity meditation. 29 Apr 2009
- A meditation on life, love and being a therapist: it's not what I expected. 29 Apr 2009
- Loving-kindness meditation to enhance recovery from negative symptoms of schizophrenia. 29 Apr 2009
- Derivative benefits: exploring the body through complementary and alternative medicine. 7 Apr 2009
- Reviving an ancient symbol to improve health and wellness. Interview by Monica Bisal. 30 Mar 2009
- Mindfulness meditation for symptom reduction in fibromyalgia: psychophysiological correlates. 8 Mar 2009
- Evaluation of the effects of a psychosocial intervention on mood, coping, and quality of life in cancer patients. 13 Jan 2009
- The effectiveness of a stress coping program based on mindfulness meditation on the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by nursing students in Korea. 11 Jan 2009
- Increases in positive reappraisal coping during a group-based mantram intervention mediate sustained reductions in anger in HIV-positive persons. 4 Jan 2009
- The emerging role of meditation in addressing psychiatric illness, with a focus on substance use disorders. 30 Dec 2008
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Technical information about 'Meditation'
Definition: A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)
Descriptor UI: D019122
Alternative terms: Meditation; Transcendental Meditation; Meditation, Transcendental;
Related Mesh Headings: Yoga;
Allowable Qualifiers: history; methods; psychology;
Tree Number: E02.190.525.374; E02.190.901.455; F04.754.137.750.500;
History Note: 96
Technical Notes: a relaxation technique