AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the process of focusing attention with goal of clearing the mind and creating inner peace?
A
cognitive apprasial
B
biofeedback
C
explanatory style
D
meditation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In mindfulness meditation, you broaden your conscious awareness. You focus on what you experience during meditation, such as the flow of your breath. You can observe your thoughts and emotions. But let them pass without judgment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Focused attention meditation (FAM) is a basic meditation practice that cultivates attentional control and monitoring skills. Cross-sectional studies have highlighted high cognitive performance and discriminative neural activity in experienced meditators.

Detailed explanation-3: -Focus-attention meditation helps refocus attention onto one single object, thought, visualization, or sound. This type of meditation often focuses on a mantra, a calming sound or breathing to help clear clutter from your mind and lessen distractions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The basic concept of meditation is that it is a practice that connects the mind and the body. Its purpose is to help increase both physical and mental peace and calm, which also helps you to learn how to live more fully in the present.

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