AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

DREAMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To focus your attention on an image or thought with the goal of finding peace is ____
A
meditation
B
biofeedback
C
hypnosis
D
hallucinations
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Focusing your attention is generally one of the most important elements of meditation. Focusing your attention is what helps free your mind from the many distractions that cause stress and worry. You can focus your attention on such things as a specific object, an image, a mantra, or even your breathing.

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: -In mantra meditation, the object of focus for producing a relaxation response is a repeated word or phrase called a mantra. If the chosen mantra has a deeply personal or spiritual meaning to you, it can even act as a touchpoint or spiritual anchor to assist you in your meditation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

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