Mindfulness: process, skill or strategy? A behavioral-analytic and functional-contextualistic analysis

Authors

  • Amanda M. Munoz-Martinez Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz; Facultad de Psicología
  • Andrea L. Monroy-Cifuentes Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz; Facultad de Psicología
  • Laura M. Torres-Sanchez Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz; Facultad de Psicología

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-656420160038

Keywords:

mindfulness, behaviorism, functional-contextualism, clinical psychology, interventions

Abstract

Mindfulness has been widely disseminated in clinical psychology in recent years, due to the positive effects on treating several psychological issues in diverse population. Nonetheless, empirical research and theoretical reviews show three different meanings of mindfulness within behavioral approaches: as a process, as skill, and as a strategy. Discrepancies about mindfulness definitions have brought ambiguity to what and how this phenomenon is studied. A conceptual analysis of mindfulness according to behavioral-analytic and functional-contextualistic philosophical traditions is presented. Finally, it was discussed the relevance of employing a precise and consensual definition of mindfulness to develop a coordinated research agenda in this field.

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Published

2017-08-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Mindfulness: process, skill or strategy? A behavioral-analytic and functional-contextualistic analysis. (2017). Psicologia USP, 28(2), 298-303. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-656420160038