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Siegel Germer And Olenzki Summary

Decent Essays

Siegel, Germer, and Olendzki (2009) present a systematic overview of mindfulness in their book chapter. The chapter covers basic contents of mindfulness, including its construct, Buddhist origins, practice forms, and implications in psychotherapy. Using the definition of Kabat-Zin (2003), the authors approach mindfulness as a practice of full, purposive, persistent, and nonjudgmental attention on present moment of life. It is very interesting that in this chapter, Siegel, Germer, and Olendzki (2009) layout the common misunderstandings of mindfulness which are critical when mindfulness becomes a trend in not only psychotherapy, but also daily life currently. The authors list the common misconceptions of mindfulness, including: (1) having a

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