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rumination
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Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 6 facts
claimRepeated activation of maladaptive scripts and schemas in daily life can lead to rumination or mental proliferation, where a stream of mental events feeds off itself without connection to the original initiating sense impression.
claimEquanimity refers to response inhibition and emotion regulation processes that reduce later attentional and emotional stages of strategic processing, such as prolonged sympathetic arousal, cognitive elaboration, or rumination in response to distractions.
referenceJ. M. Smith and L. B. Alloy published 'A roadmap to rumination: a review of the definition, assessment, and conceptualization of this multifaceted construct' in Clinical Psychology Review in 2009 (Volume 29, pages 116–128).
claimIncreased neural system (NS) activity during goal-directed tasks is associated with excessive rumination and repetitive elaboration, which decreases the efficiency of the attentional system and general information processing capacity, potentially leading to negative health outcomes.
claimThe fusion of self and negative thoughts, combined with rumination, plays a critical role in exacerbating negative affect, maintaining or heightening anxiety, and increasing cognitive vulnerability to psychopathology, according to Smith and Alloy (2009).
procedureThrough training, a practitioner can learn to note and sustain attention on the arising, passing, or absence of each modality of experience, which reduces the frequency of cognitive evaluation or rumination.
Psychedelics and Consciousness: Distinctions, Demarcations, and ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 3 facts
claimRumination is a well-established risk factor for the onset and maintenance of depression and anxiety and is considered a transdiagnostic factor due to its association with multiple forms of psychopathology.
claimPath models in the study did not support the mediating role of rumination in the negative link between ayahuasca ceremony effects (indexed via ego-dissolution) and depression, anxiety, and stress scores, although evidence for mediation was found without bootstrapping samples.
measurementSignificant and large reductions in levels of rumination, depression, anxiety, and stress were observed immediately following the ayahuasca ceremony, and these effects were maintained during Phase II, with scores remaining lower than Phase I and relatively stable.
Publications - Parenting Across Cultures parentingacrosscultures.org Apr 25, 2025 2 facts
referenceIselin et al. (in press) authored a study titled 'Rumination mediates the relation of hostile attribution to psychological maladjustment among adolescents from three countries,' published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, which examines how rumination affects the link between hostile attribution and maladjustment.
referenceThe study 'Pathways from maternal harsh discipline through rumination to anxiety and depression symptoms: Gender and normativeness of harsh discipline as moderators' examines how maternal harsh discipline influences child anxiety and depression through rumination, considering gender and the cultural normativeness of discipline as moderating factors.
Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimCognitive factors such as worry, rumination, and fear of sleeplessness perpetuate insomnia through behavioral conditioning.
(PDF) Levels of consciousness and self-awareness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
referenceTrapnell and Campbell (1999) distinguish between rumination and reflection in the context of private self-consciousness and the Five-Factor Model of personality.
The impact of childhood trauma on children's wellbeing and adult ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceA 2025 study investigated the pathway by which rumination and core self-evaluation affect childhood trauma and psychological resilience.
The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem ... dovepress.com Nov 4, 2024 1 fact
referenceYasinski et al. (2020) investigated processes of change in cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment-resistant depression, specifically focusing on psychological flexibility, rumination, avoidance, and emotional processing.
Associations between pain intensity, psychosocial factors ... - Nature nature.com Jun 12, 2024 1 fact
claimChronic stress activation can lead to psychological effects such as worry and rumination, which contribute to persistent activation and ultimately fatigue.
Developmental Psychopathology - DIR Floortime wondirfulplay.com Sep 11, 2024 1 fact
referenceMindfulness and distraction techniques are effective interventions for reducing adverse mental health outcomes in children, particularly regarding negative thought patterns like rumination, according to research cited by PubMed Central.
Cognitive Stress Management Therapy | CBT for Stress cognitivetherapynyc.com 1 fact
claimRumination on negative aspects of a situation, such as the unfairness of being late for an appointment, increases the amount of stress experienced.