other hand‚ Dr. Keim provides performance assessments in areas of physical‚ technical/tactical and mental skills. She focuses more on the areas outside of sports that affect her clients such as mental skills (motivation‚ confidence‚ self-talk‚ mindfulness/meditation)‚ life balance (occupation‚ school‚ time management)‚ relationships (team building‚ team dynamics‚ team cohesion) and transitions (returning to training after injury/recovery‚ athletic identity‚ body
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The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths: A Logical Basis for Philosophy The Buddha Shakyamuni was born in the 6th century BCE in the area presently known as Nepal. During his 80 year lifetime‚ he systematically developed a pragmatic‚ empirically based philosophy which he claimed would lead its followers towards an enlightened existence. Buddhism is commonly called a religion; however‚ it differs from the usual definition of a religion in that it has no deities‚ does not promote worship of demigods‚ and
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The Working Memory Faith MacDonald COM/156 02/10/2013 Alletha Saunders Imagine being a child sitting in a classroom‚ you have trouble concentrating‚ you cannot focus‚ there is too much background noise‚ you cannot seem to sit still‚ the teacher wants you to focus on your work and get it done. This is the life of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)‚ and it can be frustrating for both teacher and child. Children with ADHD often have trouble with their working memory
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What if schools taught kindness? What type of changes in our society would we see? Two teachers‚ Laura Pinger and Lisa Flook share their lesson from creating a "kindness curriculum" for young students. This twelve-week curriculum was brought to six schools in the Midwest. A couple of days out the week for twenty minutes‚ pre-kindergarten kids were introduced to stories and practices for paying attention‚ regulating their emotions‚ and cultivating kindness. This curriculum is said to improve kids’
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conscious to the physical and observable nature of an organism. Thus our true nature and self is a by-product of our consciousness‚ this is further noted by Nagel (436) who states: ‘I do not deny that conscious mental states and events cause behavior.’ Mindfulness Practices in Understanding
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second quality that the sorting hat shows about Harry is his mindfulness. Though Harry struggles with his lessons at Hogwarts‚ he is able to overcome more practical things with his mind. This can be seen early in the book‚ in chapter two‚ where Harry is able to remove the glass from the snakes habitat and frighten Dudley and his friend. At this time‚ Harry did not understand what he could do with his mind. Another example of Harry’s mindfulness comes in
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STUDY QUESTIONS FOR TEST #2 The following questions will help you study for the exam by getting you to pull together lectures‚ discussions‚ videos‚ and readings. You do not need to memorize obscure facts or statistics but you must have a mastery of the lecture material and be able to apply it to readings and videos to excel on the exam. This review sheet will help you understand what I think are the most important things to know. The exam will consist of multiple choice‚ fill-in-the-blank
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy has been proven to help reduce self-harm and suicidal behaviors (Rathus & Miller‚ 2002). According to Professor Lindau’s powerpoint‚ we see that there are four types of modules when using the DBT intervention: 1. Mindfulness 2. Interpersonal effectiveness 3. Emotional Regulation 4. Distress
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Interpersonal Communication What is Interpersonal Communication? That is a question I pondered when I started writing this paper. According to the class textbook Interpersonal Communication is the verbal and nonverbal communication between two interdependent people(sometimes more). Effective communication can determine how you will be in your personal‚ social‚ or professional life as well as the audience. Communication can allow you to express your emotions as well as your ideas. Could you really
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emotions. I decided to stop taking the pills and start on a mediation routine every night. I started to learn about mindfulness and living in the present‚ not dwelling on the past and future. It did not take long before I started to see a real change in my life. As I kept going forward‚ I soon became happy again. I now feel so strongly about the benefits of mediation and mindfulness. I wish so badly that more traditional doctors would practice complementary medicine because I know personally the
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