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🎯 Main Points

Mindfulness & Flow

PSY409 - Positive Psychology

🔑 Key Definitions

MAAS: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale - 15 items measuring everyday mindfulness 📋
FFMQ: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - measures 5 aspects of mindfulness 5️⃣
Flow: State of complete immersion with energized focus and enjoyment 🌊

👤 Important Figures

  • Brown & Ryan (2003) - Developed MAAS 📋
  • Baer et al. (2006) - Developed FFMQ 📊
  • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow theory pioneer 🌊

📊 FFMQ Five Facets

  • 1. Observing 👁️
  • 2. Describing 📝
  • 3. Acting with awareness 🎯
  • 4. Non-judging ⚖️
  • 5. Non-reactivity 🌊

🔗 Mindfulness vs Flow

  • Both: Present focus ✅
  • Mindfulness: Maintains self-awareness; Flow: Loses self-consciousness
  • Mindfulness: Non-goal oriented; Flow: Clear goals
  • Mindfulness facilitates flow experiences 🧘➡️🌊

💡 Exam Tips

  • MAAS = 15 items by Brown & Ryan 📋
  • FFMQ = 5 facets by Baer 5️⃣
  • Csikszentmihalyi pronounced "chick-sent-me-high" 🗣️
  • ESM = Experience Sampling Method (flow research) 📱