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Alpart, Jeffrey M.

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Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Parasympathic Nervous System Measures, Anxiety, Stress and Coping in Adults.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Parasympathic Nervous System Measures, Anxiety, Stress and Coping in Adults./
作者:	Alpart, Jeffrey M.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2019,
面頁冊數:	159 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-04, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International81-04B.
標題:	Mental health. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=27540029
ISBN:	9781687981219

Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Parasympathic Nervous System Measures, Anxiety, Stress and Coping in Adults.
Alpart, Jeffrey M.

Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Parasympathic Nervous System Measures, Anxiety, Stress and Coping in Adults. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019 - 159 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-04, Section: B.

Thesis (Psy.D.)--Chestnut Hill College, 2019.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Impacting 28.8-31.1% American adults, anxiety has a high comorbidity with most recognized mental health diagnoses and is one of the most commonly occurring symptoms in mental health. In recent years, an ancient treatment has reemerged as a popular, effective option: mindfulness meditation. While the research supports the efficacy of mindfulness meditation, questions remain about the underlying mechanism of change that reduces anxiety signs and symptoms. One hypothesis suggests that the reduction stems from shifting from sympathetic to parasympathetic nervous system activation. While parasympathetic nervous system activation cannot be directly measured, various biologic markers of autonomic activity can be reliably measured as well as state levels of anxiety and mindfulness. If the hypothesis holds, mental health providers who are using mindfulness meditation as a clinical intervention will observe changes in their client's autonomic activity as mindfulness meditation is introduced and anxiety is reduced.To explore this hypothesis a two-phase experiment was developed. Phase 1 consisted of a repeated measure design in which participants (n = 31) participated in three weekly sessions. As participants were introduced to mindfulness meditation, various measurements were utilized, exploring changes in heart rate, blood oxygenation, anxiety and perceptions of stress and coping. The results indicated significant reductions in state anxiety (6.3%) with accompanying increases in state mindfulness (5.7%) and reductions in heart rate. Phase 2 consisted of a mixed method design, surveying mental health professionals who use mindfulness meditation in the clinical practice. The professionals (n = 85) were surveyed about their use of mindfulness meditation, perceptions of somatic changes that occur and their impressions of the relationship between anxiety, mindfulness meditation and somatic responses. The surveyed professionals reported clinical perceptions that employing mindfulness meditation decreases anxiety, heart rate, oxygen consumption and cortisol levels.The evidence gathered in this dissertation supported several of the hypotheses. In phase 1, as participants were introduced to mindfulness meditation, they experienced reductions in perceptions of stress and anxiety and a reduction (within sessions) in heart rate. Participants reported increasing sense of mindfulness and ability to cope with stress. However, there was a failure to find lasting changes in heart rate or blood oxygenation. In phase 2, survey respondents expressed their clinical observations and professional experiences. Overwhelmingly, the respondents reported clinical observation of the link between the introduction of mindfulness, the reduction of anxiety and the amelioration of the somatic complaints associated with sympathetic nervous system overactivation.

ISBN: 9781687981219Subjects--Topical Terms:

534751
Mental health.
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Anxiety

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