Can you explain this theory in simple english? thanks

Question

The Mindfulness-to-meaning Theory (MMT) by Garland, Farb, Goldin and Fredrickson (2015) was planned as a representation of mindful optimistic emotion regulation to fulfill the gap of formalized theory linking mindfulness to more lasting, positive indicators of health. The mindfulness-to-meaning theory (MMT) emphasizes that by altering how an individual attends to the cognitive, affective, and interoceptive abnormalcy of emotion incitement, mindfulness presents flexibility into the formation of autobiographical meaning, stimulating the normal human ability to positively reassess adverse endeavors and value the positive facets of experience. By nurturing positive reassessments and emotions, mindfulness may produce deep eudaimonic meanings that stimulate resilience and commitment with a valued and purposeful existence. The MMT was initially established to justify for the methods in mindfulness training, it might encourage optimistic emotion regulation, and the MMT does not identify the mindfulness meditation, but as an alternative stipulates structures involved in the state and attribute of mindfulness. For that reason, it may define trans-therapeutic procedures involving mindfulness to reconsiderations and positive affect that arise as an outcome of any psychological intermediation adept of stimulating state and attribute of mindfulness.

Answer 1

Yes, in plain English, the theory is saying that mindfulness allows individuals to reassess adverse life circumstances, such that they come to think about their own life differently ( autobiographical) than they would otherwise. The theory says that the practices of mindfulness grants individuals options for how they respond, and reflect, on circumstances in their lives. Say, for example, you have Bob--a person with crippling social anxiety who begins practicing mindfulness. Before Bob's thinking might have been limited to something like this, " that was so stressful talking to my colleague. I am sure I messed up." With mindfulness, his option might expand to something like this, " I am doing a good job talking to Steve. I am just feeling anxious, and that explains why I think I am going to embarrass myself. It also explains the feeling of dread I am experience, as well as why I suddenly feel hot all the sudden." After mindfulness, Bob has more of choice in how to respond, and this choice also allows him to narrate his life about his office conversation with Steve more positively

Now for part two, " The MMT was initially established to justify for the methods in mindfulness training, it might encourage optimistic emotion regulation, and the MMT does not identify the mindfulness meditation, but as an alternative stipulates structures involved in the state and attribute of mindfulness. For that reason, it may define trans-therapeutic procedures involving mindfulness to reconsiderations and positive affect that arise as an outcome of any psychological intermediation adept of stimulating state and attribute of mindfulness." This really is complicated and phrased horribly. Do not feel bad. Let's break this ungodly set of sentences down.

1. MMT was designed to come up with some reason why mindfulness is effective. The reason it comes up with is that mindfulness encourages people to become better at regulating their emotions in a more optimistic manner
2. MMT does not define mindfulness meditation or describe how to perform it, instead it identifies helpful things that occur in a state of mindfulness that explain its effectiveness as a treatment
3. MMT theorist might say that the therapeutic aspect of mindfulness are the reconsideration ( the part of mindfulness that allow individuals to look at their life more optimistically and write more positive self narratives) that arise in a state of mindfulness.

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