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Dec 15, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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PSY 436 - Mindfulness in Psychology (3 units)
Introduction to the study of mindfulness, facilitating synthesis of prior knowledge of psychological science and research methods with new material from a diverse range of sources.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 240 or PSY 101 and Junior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify the essential components common to definitions of the word “mindfulness”.
2. compare and contrast Buddhist views of human suffering with major Western psychological theories of human motivation and personality.
3. analyze the fundamental assumptions underlying the use of mindfulness meditation in a variety of professional clinical contexts.
4. apply Western scientific research methods criteria to prominent scientific investigations of mindfulness and related psychological phenomena.
5. document application of experiential mindfulness exercises to naturally occurring intrapersonal and interpersonal situations encountered in everyday life.
6. perform in-class “mental experiments” to gain first-hand direct knowledge of mindfulness and related non-conceptual experiential phenomena.
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