This empirically robust resource examines multiple ways mindfulness can be harnessed to support self-regulation, in part as a real-world component of therapy. Its authoritative coverage approaches complex mind/brain connections from neuroscience, cognitive, personality, social, clinical, and Buddhist perspectives, both within and outside traditional meditation practice.

Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction:​ The Science of Mindfulness and Self-Regulation - Brian D. Ostafin, Michael D. Robinson and Brian P. Meier
• Section 1 Neuroscience and Cognitive Perspectives
• 2 The Emerging Neurobiology of Mindfulness and Emotion Processing - W. Michael Sayers, J. David Creswell and Adrienne Taren
• 3 Mindfulness and Training Attention - Yi-Yuan Tang and Michael I. Posner
• 4 Mindfulness, Attention, and Working Memory - Alexandra B. Morrison and Amishi P. Jha
• 5 Taming the Wild Elephant:​ Mindfulness and Its Role in Overcoming Automatic Mental Processes - Brian D. Ostafin
• Section 2 Personality and Social Psychology Perspectives
• 6 Burning Issues in Dispositional Mindfulness Research - Robert J. Goodman, Jordan T. Quaglia and Kirk Warren Brown
• 7 The “Why,” “What,” and “How” of Healthy Self-Regulation:​ Mindfulness and Well-Being from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective - Patricia P. Schultz and Richard M. Ryan
• 8 Self-Regulatory Strength and Mindfulness - Michael J. MacKenzie and Roy F. Baumeister
• 9 Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation - Whitney L. Heppner, Claire A. Spears, Jennifer Irvin Vidrine and David W. Wetter
• 10 Self-Compassion:​ What It Is, What It Does, and How It Relates to Mindfulness - Kristin D. Neff and Katie A. Dahm
• Section 3 Clinical Perspectives
• 11 Mindfulness as a Key Construct in Modern Psychotherapy - Patricia Bach, Steven C. Hayes and Michael Levin
• 12 How Do Mindfulness-Based Interventions Work?​ Strategies for Studying Mechanisms of Change in Clinical Research - Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, Jessica R. Peters and Ruth A. Baer
• 13 Clinical Perspectives:​ Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mood Disorders - Brandilyn R. Willett and Mark A. Lau
• 14 Mindfulness and the Addictive Process:​ Psychological Models and Neurobiological Mechanisms - Judson A. Brewer, Nicholas T. Van Dam and Jake H. Davis
• 15 Mindfulness, Eating Disorders, and Food Intake Regulation - Jean L. Kristeller
• 16 Mindfulness and Self-Regulation:​ A Medical Approach to the Mind and Mental Health - James Davis-Siegel, Moriah Gottman and Daniel J. Siegel
• 17 Mindfulness as a General Ingredient of Successful Psychotherapy - James Carmody
• Section 4 Buddhist Perspectives
• 18 Buddhist Styles of Mindfulness:​ A Heuristic Approach - John D. Dunne
• 19 The Emperor's Clothes:​ A Look Behind the Western Mindfulness Mystique - Eleanor Rosch