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A mind full of self: Self-referential processing as a mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects of mindfulness training on internalizing disorders 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Lin, Yanli,Callahan, Courtney P.,Moser, Jason S.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  • 출판년도2018
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
  • 발행사항Vol.92No.-[2018]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0149-7634
  • 소개/요약The aim of the current review is to advance the hypothesis that change in self-referential processing is a key but under-examined mechanism through which mindfulness training confers its therapeutic benefits for individuals with internalizing disorders. Consequently, we integrated neuroscientific studies on aberrant self-referential processing in internalizing disorders with contemplative science scholarship examining the effects of mindfulness training on the self-referential system. Reviewing these literatures yielded four major conclusions: (1) internalizing disorders can be characterized by excessive self-referential processing and emotion dysregulation; (2) mindfulness training has moderate effects on reducing internalizing symptoms; (3) mindfulness training promotes the shifting from narrative self-focus to present-centered experiential awareness; (4) such mindfulness-induced changes in self-reference is accompanied by reduced activation in overactive self-referential brain regions that have been implicated in internalizing disorders. Clinical and research implications related to delineating the role of self-referential processing in producing the therapeutic effects of mindfulness training are discussed.