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Mindfulness: A Proposed Common Factor
Abstract
Mindfulness is proposed as a core psychotherapy process. It is defined as a state of psychological freedom that occurs when attention remains quiet and limber, without attachment to any particular point of view. It can be shown that this process is collaborativefy employed by psychotherapist and patient within all psychotherapy orientations, and also by the integrative psychotherapist when making optimal choices among orientations. This article addresses (1) the defining attributes of mindfulness, (2) relevant conceptual approaches that lend theoretical support for a mindfulness factor, (3) two attentional forms of mindfulness that seem to have particular correspondence with either psychodynamic or cognitive-behavioral therapy, (4) clinical applications, and (5) the role of mindfulness for the integrative decision-making process.
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- Authors
- Martin, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Martin, Jeffery R.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychotherapy Integration publication discontinued
- Published
- 1997-12
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 291-312
- ISSN
- 1053-0479 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2010058268
- Cited by
- 348
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychotherapy Integration (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- mindfulness, common factors, therapeutic process, attention, psychological freedom, integrative psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment decision-making, clinical application
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