3. The Psychology of Mindfulness

• Structuralism was the first school of thought and focused on breaking down mental processes into their most basic elements using techniques such as introspection. Major thinkers are Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener.
• Functionalism...

In psychology, mindfulness has 2 components -

1. Attention - moment to moment experience. Paying attention to the thoughts, feelings, sensations in the present moment.
2. Attitude - Paying attention to these with an open attitude... ...

• Cognitive psychology studies mental processes, including how people think, perceive, remember, and learn. It is related to other disciplines such as neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics.
• This branch of psychology emerged during the 1950s as a response to behav...