Compassion: From its evolution to a psychotherapy

P Gilbert - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The concept, benefits and recommendations for the cultivation of compassion have been
recognized in the contemplative traditions for thousands of years. In the last 30 years or so …

[HTML][HTML] The neuroscience of positive emotions and affect: Implications for cultivating happiness and wellbeing

R Alexander, OR Aragón, J Bookwala… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review paper provides an integrative account regarding neurophysiological correlates
of positive emotions and affect that cumulatively contribute to the scaffolding for positive …

The plasticity of well-being: A training-based framework for the cultivation of human flourishing

CJ Dahl, CD Wilson-Mendenhall… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Research indicates that core dimensions of psychological well-being can be cultivated
through intentional mental training. Despite growing research in this area and an increasing …

The varieties of self-transcendent experience

DB Yaden, J Haidt, RW Hood Jr… - Review of general …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Various forms of self-loss have been described as aspects of mental illness (eg,
depersonalization disorder), but might self-loss also be related to mental health? In this …

Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the link between mindfulness and prosocial behaviour

JN Donald, BK Sahdra, B Van Zanden… - British Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mindfulness‐based meditation practices have received substantial scientific attention in
recent years. Mindfulness has been shown to bring many psychological benefits to the …

The neuroscience of empathy and compassion in pro-social behavior

F Stevens, K Taber - Neuropsychologia, 2021 - Elsevier
Research in the scientific literature increasingly demonstrates that empathy consists of
multiple dimensions, and that defining empathy as a single encompassing term may be …

[書籍][B] Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain, and body

D Goleman, RJ Davidson - 2018 - books.google.com
Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can
really do for the brain. In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from …

Exemplarist Moral Theory

LT Zagzebski - 2017 - JSTOR
In this book Linda Zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to
exemplars of goodness, modeled on the Putnam-Kripke theory which revolutionized …

Interventions and manipulations of interoception

HY Weng, JL Feldman, L Leggio, V Napadow… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Interoceptive pathways may be manipulated at various levels to develop interventions to
improve symptoms in a range of disorders. Primarily through the lens of the respiratory …

Compassion interventions: The programmes, the evidence, and implications for research and practice

JN Kirby - … and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Over the last 10–15 years, there has been a substantive increase in compassion‐
based interventions aiming to improve psychological functioning and well‐being. Methods …