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Begin Final Project   Due Week 7 This assignment MUST be typed in APA style, and must be written at graduate level English

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Begin Final Project
 
Due Week 7

This assignment MUST be typed in APA style, and must be written at graduate level English.

For this assignment you are given six (6) sections that require you to read and research current evidence-based articles in Mind-Body Health as well as integrate readings from the course textbook. All work must be cited in APA format.

You entire assignment should be 10 pages total plus a title and reference page. 

Section One - Brain Assessment and Mindfulness 

Log onto http://brainhealthassessment.com/  (Links to an external site.) and take the brain health assessment.

Please answer the following question:
 
1.  What brain type are you and what is your reaction to this information?  How would knowing a client’s brain type be helpful for a clinician who is introducing mindfulness in sessions?
 
Read the following article:
Takahasi, T, Sugiyama, T.F., Kikai, T., Kawashima, I., Guan, S., Oguchi, M., Uchida, T. and Kumano, H. Changes in depression and anxiety through mindfulness group therapy in Japan: the role of mindfulness and self-compassion as possible mediators
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378713/ (Links to an external site.)

Read Chapter 8 in the textbook: Toward Creating a Natural Antidepressant Brain
 
Pick one of the two questions below to address:
 
1.  What information from this study supports the use of mindfulness as a valid practice in terms of depression and anxiety?
 
2.  What cultural influences may have been present in this study?

Section Two - Complementary and Integrative Health

Website:
Log onto the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health website and find a complementary, alternative, or integrative /approach
The website for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health:  https://www.nccih.nih.gov/ (Links to an external site.)

Read Chapter 15 in the textbook: The Interconnection of Mind, Consciousness, and Well-Being

Pick one of the two questions below to address:

1.  Share at least one therapy/approach you might like to add to a wellness protocol and explain why you think this would be a good complementary approach to physical or mental wellness.
 
2.  Why do you think that utilizing complementary and integrative health approaches is gaining so much attention these days?
 
Section Three – Mindfulness and Meditation
 
Research:
Complete some exploratory research on your own regarding mindfulness and meditation,

Read Chapter 11 in the textbook: Being Present: Philosophical and Spiritual Principles

Answer the following question.
 
1.  Which approach do you like best: meditation or mindfulness, and why? Be sure to address ethical, spiritual, and cultural issues.

 
Section Four - Suicidal Behaviors and Ideation
 
Please read the following article:

Psychiatry - Social Psychiatry; Research Conducted at Department of Psychology Has Updated Our Knowledge about Social Psychiatry (The mindfulness trajectories of addressing suicidal behaviour: A systematic review)
Mindfulness and Suicidal Behavior.pdf   download

Answer both of the following questions.

1.  Based on your readings and research thus far, how might a mindfulness approach reduce suicidal behaviors?

2.  How do you see a person’s self-efficacy and well being being affected by the use of mind/body approaches? 

Section Five – Mindfulness and Parenting

Please read the following article:
 
Mindful Parenting Predicts Mothers’ and Infants’ Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Activity During a Dyadic Stressor
Laurent, H.K., Duncan, L.G., Lightcap, A. and Khan, F.  2017
Mindful Parenting Predicts Mothers’ and Infants’ Hypothalamic-PituitaryAdrenal Activity During a Dyadic Stressor.pdf   download

Answer both the following questions.
 

1. How can using mindfulness affect a person’s parenting style??
2. How might this be useful in breaking the patterns of intergenerational attachment styles and trauma?

Section Six – Mindfulness and The Opioid Crisis

Read the following article:

Kelleher, S   (2019).   Mindfulness-Based Treatment May Ease Opioid Addictions.   https://www.aaas.org/news/mindfulness-based-treatment-may-ease-opioid-addictions  (Links to an external site.)
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Read Chapter 14 in the textbook: Living the Living Presence

Answer both the following questions.
 

1. How can mindfulness practices influence a person's cravings for opioids?  What are the mind-body mechanisms involved?
2. What are some of the ethical or cultural issues you might encounter while working with clients in this area?

Activity Outcomes

Recognize cultural, spiritual and socioeconomic factors related to health and well-being

Integrate evidence-based research in mind-brain-body connection