🔑 Key Definitions
Mindfulness: Awareness through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, nonjudgmentally 🧘
Sati: Pali word for mindfulness (Buddhist origin) 📿
Sati: Pali word for mindfulness (Buddhist origin) 📿
👤 Important Figures
- Jon Kabat-Zinn - Brought mindfulness to Western medicine (1970s) 👨⚕️
🧠 Key Terms
- MBSR - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program 🏥
- Gradual Exposure - Strategy for building courage 📈
- Cognitive Restructuring - Changing thoughts about fear 🧠🔄
🔗 Mindfulness-Courage Connection
- Present-moment awareness helps face fears 🧘😰
- Non-judgmental observation reduces self-criticism 💭❌
- Emotional regulation manages fear responses 🧠❤️
- Clarity enhances mindful deliberation ⚖️
💡 Exam Tips
- Mindfulness roots = Buddhism (2,500+ years old) 📿
- Jon Kabat-Zinn = key figure for Western adoption 👨⚕️
- MBSR = Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 🏥