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COUN PSY 372

PSYCHOLOGY OF MINDFULNESS

3 credits.

An academic and experiential introduction to mindfulness meditation framed within the perspective of psychology is provided. Scientific research and modern meditation instructions that have formed the basis of a variety of secular mindfulness-based interventions are reviewed. Readings will adopt a variety of perspectives and methodologies, including conceptual/theoretical work, clinical trials, review articles including meta-analyses (i.e., aggregating findings across studies), and measurement-oriented studies. Key topics include: Buddhist and historical underpinnings of secular mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and similar interventions (e.g., lovingkindness and compassion-based meditation), and empirical literature pertaining to neuroscientific and clinical effects of mindfulness training and related interventions.

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Requisites: PSYCH 202 , KINES 150 , RP & SE 505 , COUN PSY 237 or 531 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain an experiential understanding of mindfulness and its psychological underpinnings Audience: Undergraduate 2. Become familiar with interventions that have been developed based on mindfulness Audience: Undergraduate 3. Gain familiarity with the scientific literature pertaining to these interventions Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain an experiential understanding of mindfulness and its psychological underpinnings Audience: Undergraduate 2. Become familiar with interventions that have been developed based on mindfulness Audience: Undergraduate 3. Gain familiarity with the scientific literature pertaining to these interventions Audience: Undergraduate

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