MINDFULNESS AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE
BİLİNÇLİ FARKINDALIK VE KENDİNİ KABUL

Author : Gizem GEDİK
Number of pages : 615-626

Abstract

Mindfulness, which is the research topic of clinical psychology, has become an important subject on many fields as well as the Psychology. Since resources are limited in the literature, mindfulness studies have become precious. The aim of this study is contribute to the Turkish literature in the form of translation of an article written by Harvard University academicians, in which expected to contribute both psychology and other fields. The present article will focus on the cognitive theory of mindfulness and its importance in achieving unconditional self-acceptance. The goal of the mindful perspective is to increase cognitive flexibility and to thereby increase behavioral flexibility and the ability to adapt to one’s current environment in a meaningful manner. Empirical evidence spanning four decades attests to the beneficial effects of a mindful vs. mindless perspective. The article will focus on the following aspects of mindfulness as they apply to self-acceptance: the importance of authenticity, the tyranny of evaluation, the benefits of mistakes, the mindlessness of social comparison, the trap of rigid categories, and the acceptance of self as a mindful choice. The article concludes with a number of mindfulness applications geared toward enhancing self-acceptance.

Keywords

authenticity; mindfulness; self-acceptance.

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