Learning Objectives:
 

LO 5-1: Explain the significance of mindfulness and meditation in the context of adjustment.

LO 5-2: Summarize the historical development of mindfulness research and practice in psychology.

LO 5-3: Identify key contributions of mindfulness-based practices to adjustment.

LO 5-4: Identify ways to apply mindfulness-based practices to effect change.

Learning Objectives: 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, and 5-4

Murata-Soraci, K. (2014). Psychology of Mindfulness. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Description: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the main concepts in the psychology of mindfulness.

Learning Objectives: 5-2

Schoch, R. W. (2006). The secrets of happiness: Three thousand years of searching for the good life. New York: Scribner.
Description: This book examines 3000 years of mindfulness and religious traditions and how these practices could improve modern human’s happiness.

Articles that should be Available via Your Library

Learning Objectives: 5-1

Zanesco, A. P., King, B. G., MacLean, K. A., Jacobs, T. L., Aichele, S. R., Wallace, B. A., & ... Saron, C. D. (2016). Meditation training influences mind wandering and mindless reading. Psychology Of Consciousness: Theory, Research, And Practice, 3(1), 12-33. doi:10.1037/cns0000082
Description: Training in meditation can improve concentration

Learning Objectives: 5-1

Müller, B. N., Gerasimova, A., & Ritter, S. M. (2016). Concentrative meditation influences creativity by increasing cognitive flexibility. Psychology Of Aesthetics, Creativity, And The Arts, 10(3), 278-286. doi:10.1037/a0040335
Description: Creativity is increased by meditation via an increase in cognitive flexibility.