Psychiatry and Psychology

Mindfulness

A psychological state of awareness, the practices that promote this awareness, a mode of processing information and a character trait. As a therapy mindfulness is defined as a moment-to-moment awareness of one's experience without judgment and as a state and not a trait.

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Abstract

A psychological state of awareness, the practices that promote this awareness, a mode of processing information and a character trait. As a therapy mindfulness is defined as a moment-to-moment awareness of one's experience without judgment and as a state and not a trait.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Mindfulness Meditation
  • Meditation, Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness Meditations

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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  • Cognitive Therapy (2000-2013)

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  1. F02w.463w.551w
  2. F04.754w.137w.350w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mindfulness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064866
  2. Mindfulness. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness
  3. Mindfulness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q341045