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MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mindfulness-based therapy
1, record 1, English, mindfulness%2Dbased%20therapy
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MBT 2, record 1, English, MBT
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A therapy based] on the non-judgmental awareness in the here-and-now of one’s actual experience, thoughts, feelings and behaviours. 2, record 1, English, - mindfulness%2Dbased%20therapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
MBT [mindfulness-based therapy] can effectively counter experiential avoidance strategies, which are attempts to alter the intensity or frequency of unwanted internal experiences ... These maladaptive strategies are believed to contribute to the maintenance of many, if not all, emotional disorders. 3, record 1, English, - mindfulness%2Dbased%20therapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mindfulness-based therapies include mindfulness-based cognitive therapy(MBCT), dialectical behaviour therapy(DBT), mindfulness-based stress reduction(MBSR) and acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT). 4, record 1, English, - mindfulness%2Dbased%20therapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thérapie basée sur la pleine conscience
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20bas%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pleine%20conscience
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Thérapie fondée sur la] conscience attentive d'instant en instant du simple moment présent, dans une attitude d'acceptation et sans jugement. 2, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20bas%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pleine%20conscience
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les thérapies basées sur la pleine conscience [...] Il y a actuellement deux programmes exclusivement basés sur la pleine conscience qui ont été publiés et qui ont fait l'objet de recherches sérieuses. Il s'agit, d'une part, du programme MBSR [réduction du stress par la pleine conscience] et d'autre part, de la thérapie cognitive basée sur la pleine conscience [...] D'autres formes de thérapie font largement appel à la pleine conscience, notamment la thérapie comportementale dialectique [...], la thérapie par l'acceptation et l'engagement ou la thérapie de prévention de la rechute pour patients dépendants [...] 3, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20bas%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pleine%20conscience
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
1, record 2, English, mindfulness%2Dbased%20cognitive%20therapy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- MBCT 2, record 2, English, MBCT
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Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy(MBCT) is designed to help people who suffer repeated bouts of depression and chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them. 2, record 2, English, - mindfulness%2Dbased%20cognitive%20therapy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- thérapie cognitive basée sur la pleine conscience
1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitive%20bas%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pleine%20conscience
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- thérapie cognitive fondée sur la pleine conscience 2, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitive%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pleine%20conscience
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), en français «thérapie cognitive basée sur la pleine conscience», est une approche de groupe [...] qui est destinée à prévenir les rechutes dépressives chez les patients en rémission d'une dépression unipolaire récurrente [...] 3, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20cognitive%20bas%C3%A9e%20sur%20la%20pleine%20conscience
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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