Tag: emotion control
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HOW DIFFERENT MEDITATION TYPES CHANGE OUR BRAINS
Neuroimaging studies have illuminated the unique impact of various meditation practices on neural activity. Notably, focused attention meditation (FAM) and loving kindness meditation (LKM) yield distinct alterations in brain function, each with its own intriguing implications. FAM centers on concentrating attention on an object or bodily sensation to achieve a clear, undistracted state. Long-term practice…
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THE SELF-REGULATION QUESTIONNAIRE (SRQ)
INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer the following questions by circling the response that best describes how you are. Please keep in mind that results do not provide a diagnosis, rather they only serve to help you identify areas where improvements can be made. All 63 items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale with the following scale…
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WHEN THE DOCTOR DROPS THE “C*” WORD
*cancer Cancer is always the one word nobody wants to hear at a doctor’s office. It is a word that in itself carries so much weight that often it does not require a complex sentence. That’s because the word “cancer” defines our present and future, while slowly eroding our past to the point of total…
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CANCER-RELATED CATHARSIS
In the face of a cancer diagnosis, many mixed emotions are aroused that we may not even be aware of. Guilt, anger, rage, despair, terror and anxiety are among the many emotions that cancer could awaken in both the patient and their loved-ones, but often times they never come to the surface.Indeed, we often repress…