Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation

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This empirically robust resource examines multiple ways mindfulness can be harnessed to support self-regulation, in part as a real-world component of therapy. Its authoritative coverage approaches complex mind/brain connections from neuroscience, cognitive, personality, social, clinical, and Buddhist perspectives, both within and outside traditional meditation practice.;1. Introduction: the science of mindfulness and self-regulation / Brian D. Ostafin, Michael D. Robinson and Brian P. Meier -- Section 1. Neuroscience and cognitive perspectives: 2. The emerging neurobiology of mindfulness and emotion processing / W. Michael Sayers, J. David Creswell and Adrienne Taren; 3. Mindfulness and training attention / Yi-Yuan Tang and Michael I. Posner; 4. Mindfulness, attention, and working memory / Alexandra B. Morrison and Amishi P. Jha; 5. Taming the wild elephant: mindfulness and its role in overcoming automatic mental processes / Brian D. Ostafin -- Section 2. Personality and social psychology perspectives: 6. Burning issues in dispositional mindfulness research / Robert J. Goodman, Jordan T. Quaglia and Kirk Warren Brown; 7. The "why," "what," and "how" of healthy self-regulation: mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective / Patricia P. Schultz and Richard M. Ryan; 8. Self-regulatory strength and mindfulness / Michael J. MacKenzie and Roy F. Baumeister; 9. Mindfulness and emotion regulation / Whitney L. Heppner, Claire A. Spears, Jennifer Irvin Vidrine and David W. Wetter; 10. Self-Compassion: what it is, what it does, and how it relates to mindfulness / Kristin D. Neff and Katie A. Dahm