What Would Be the Most Accurate Way of Describing Mindfulness-Based

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Multiple Choice

What would be the most accurate way of describing mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to a friend or colleague?

• A)MBSR consists of the notion that much of our distress and suffering results from continually wanting things to be different from how they actually are.
• B)MBSR aims to assist people in learning how to live more fully in the present rather than ruminating about the past or being overly concerned about the future.
• C)MBSR does not actively teach cognitive modification techniques,nor does it label certain cognitions as "dysfunctional," because this is not consistent with the nonjudgmental attitude one strives to cultivate in mindfulness practice.
• D)The approach adopted in the MBSR program is to develop the capacity for sustained directed attention through formal meditation practice.
• E)All of these.

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Definitions:

Cultural Definition

The way in which individual concepts, practices, and values are understood and shared within a specific culture.

Third-Wave Approaches

Modern psychotherapeutic techniques that combine elements of the first- and second-wave approaches—behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy, respectively—with mindfulness meditation practices derived from Zen Buddhism to help people accept, understand, and better regulate their emotions.

Zen Buddhism

A school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes the practice of meditation and the concept of achieving insight into the nature of existence.

Mindfulness Practices

Techniques aimed at focusing one's awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.