Incorporating Contemplative Neuroscience and Mindfulness-Based Therapies Into Pastoral Care and Counseling: a Critical Correlational Method
This paper puts forward a methodology for engaging and incorporating the findings of contemplative neuroscience into pastoral care and counseling, guided by the theological foci of critical correlation and emancipatory praxis. A key finding is that the regular practice of mindfulness, whether in the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| In: |
Pastoral psychology
Year: 2016, Volume: 65, Issue: 6, Pages: 759-772 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism CB Christian life; spirituality CF Christianity and Science RG Pastoral care ZD Psychology |
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Neurosciences
B Contemplative Prayer B Meditation B Mindfulness B EMOTIONS (Psychology) B Stress B Mindfulness (Psychology) B Neuroscience B Critical correlation B Pastoral Care B Emancipatory praxis B Pastoral Counseling B Emotion regulation therapy (ERT) |
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| Summary: | This paper puts forward a methodology for engaging and incorporating the findings of contemplative neuroscience into pastoral care and counseling, guided by the theological foci of critical correlation and emancipatory praxis. A key finding is that the regular practice of mindfulness, whether in the context of daily meditation and/or contemplative prayer, can reduce activity in regions of the brain associated with fear and stress. The use of mindfulness has become a central feature of several of the third-wave cognitive therapies, including Emotion Regulation Therapy (ERT), with the clinical approach to treatment guided by research on the neural bases of emotion. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-016-0719-z |
