Mindfulness and the mindful therapist: possible contributions to hypnosis

Harrer, Michael E.

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“…We had chosen this task over other measures of rigidity since it directly captures the notion of missing obvious adaptive solutions that lie right “under the nose” due to being caught up in learned and repetitive thought patterns. Furthermore, this particular form of rigidity seems most relevant to mindfulness meditation, which is said to involve relating to the present situation with decreased reliance on former knowledge and experience [57] . The water jar paradigm was designed to measure the Einstulling effect , a term used to describe rigid thought patterns formed through experience which prevents identifying more adaptive approaches and solutions.…”

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“Mind the Trap”: Mindfulness Practice Reduces Cognitive Rigidity

2012

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Two experiments examined the relation between mindfulness practice and cognitive rigidity by using a variation of the Einstellung water jar task. Participants were required to use three hypothetical jars to obtain a specific amount of water. Initial problems were solvable by the same complex formula, but in later problems (“critical” or “trap” problems) solving was possible by an additional much simpler formula. A rigidity score was compiled through perseverance of the complex formula. In Experiment 1, experienced mindfulness meditators received significantly lower rigidity scores than non-meditators who had registered for their first meditation retreat. Similar results were obtained in randomized controlled Experiment 2 comparing non-meditators who underwent an eight meeting mindfulness program with a waiting list group. The authors conclude that mindfulness meditation reduces cognitive rigidity via the tendency to be “blinded” by experience. Results are discussed in light of the benefits of mindfulness practice regarding a reduced tendency to overlook novel and adaptive ways of responding due to past experience, both in and out of the clinical setting.

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“Mind the Trap”: Mindfulness Practice Reduces Cognitive Rigidity

2012

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“…It is an old Buddhist practice that has gained importance in psychotherapy such as in Hakomi, cognitive therapy, or Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction. (Harrer, 2009). Hakomi is a form of mindfulness-cantered psychotherapy for somatic disorders which was developed by Ron Kurtz in the 1970s.…”

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Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Well-being: A Scoping Review

Dutta¹,

Kalita²,

Vaiphei³

2022

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Mindfulness is a concept that positively affects many aspects of a person's well-being. The term means to be aware of the present moment or to be present in the "here-and-now". Meditation consists of several types, but the main focus of the study is on mindfulness meditation, which is necessary for a person in the hustle and bustle of life. The article delves deeper into mindfulness, its contribution to well-being, and its measurement. A few minutes of mindfulness meditation can calm our minds, relax our bodies, and restore lost energy to our bodies. Mindfulness meditation can be practiced by keeping certain key points in mind and following a few simple steps. Mindfulness is beneficial in many ways, such as in improving and balancing physical, social, emotional, professional, societal, and spiritual well-being.

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Editorial: hypnosis and the European perspective II

Gruzelier

Peter²

2009

Contemporary Hypnosis

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This is the second in a series of Special Issues devoted to presentations at the 11 th triennial congress of the European Society of Hypnosis in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine held in Vienna, 17-21 September, 2008.In a clinical experimental study, Reinhard and colleagues report that the incidence of premature births was lower in women who responded to an invitation for hypnosis sessions and who went on to practise self-hypnosis at home than in a comparison group. The results have now stimulated resources for a randomized controlled trial.Alladin provides a comprehensive outline of a workshop presenting hypnotic and cognitive-behavioural strategies in a multimodal, sixteen-session, adaptable treatment programme for depression. This is an eclectic approach, which aside from hypnosis and self-hypnosis includes social skills training, cognitive behaviour therapy, behavioural activation and mindfulness training.Mindfulness, spirituality and altered states of consciousness thematically link the other contributions.Halsband and colleagues carry out brain imaging studies making comparisons between hypnosis and meditation; the latter subdivided into approaches requiring focused, sustained attention, and approaches requiring what they describe as open monitoring without explicit object focus. In many instances they utilize a within subject design to make comparisons. Methods included electroencephalography, positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging.Harrer provides a detailed cognitive description of the complimentary and distinguishing features of mindfulness and hypnosis across eight dimensions. He goes on, as have others (Lynn et al., 2006), to consider an interplay between the two approaches, posing questions such as how to balance top-down processing (hypnosis) with bottom-up processing (mindfulness), and when to emphasize 'being' rather than 'doing'. The therapeutic value of mindfulness on the part of the therapist in the therapeutic relationship (Siegel, 2007) is considered.Therapeutic innovation is also the topic of Holzinger's overview of lucid dreaming, a phenomenon which is slowly acquiring an empirical base. Following an historical and experimental review, pioneering transpersonal clinical work with which she is presently engaged is described. Zahi, in a similar vein, considers transpersonal hypnosis (Leskowitz, 1999), categorizing applications threefold: hypnotic induction of near-death and outof-body experiences, of past life experiences, and of spiritual interpretations consonant with the beliefs of the patient. With case studies Arnon extends this approach to spiritual interpretations incompatible with the patient's beliefs.Finally Fabian and colleagues summarize their series of studies using sound-light entrainment. These have been applied to dental patients who often had seemingly intrac-

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Mindfulness and the mindful therapist: possible contributions to hypnosis

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

“Mind the Trap”: Mindfulness Practice Reduces Cognitive Rigidity

“Mind the Trap”: Mindfulness Practice Reduces Cognitive Rigidity

Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Well-being: A Scoping Review

Editorial: hypnosis and the European perspective II

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