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第 20 題
📖 題組：
With the impacts of COVID-19, people may have experienced stress, and it has serious negative effects on their physical and mental health. Therefore, mindfulness is a possible method for reducing stress. People can employ mindfulness, namely awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of one’s moment-to-moment experience, as a self-care technique to reduce the harmful consequences of stress. Mindfulness has been linked to promote psychological well-being and has shown to be effective in alleviating various forms of psychological distress such as anxiety, worry, fear, and anger, among others. The practice of mindfulness has been found to help regulate and facilitate self-regulation. The mind is typically in a state of constant change, with thoughts arising from sensory experiences or memories of the past. The frequencies and diversities of our thoughts can hinder our abilities to regulate our emotions and attention, potentially resulting in impulsive and irrational behaviors. Mindfulness is a state of consciousness that is inherent in all of us. Therefore, the method for bringing the mind into the state of mindfulness can be learned again. People can acquire or redevelop mindfulness skills to cultivate a mindful state of mind. The self-regulatory mechanism can be reset to its baseline once the consciousness is in a state of mindfulness. Most mindfulness practices require participants to focus on a single thought or a still object. They can concentrate on the awareness of each breath or a visual focus on an object while sitting in a comfortable position. The mind will automatically dominate the random thoughts as it focuses on one thing or idea, controlling the distractions. Self-awareness is at its highest when the mind concentrates on just one concept or thought. The sharp focus on the present moment corresponds with an enhanced sense of self-awareness. In this self-awareness state, the self-regulatory system is restored. By restoring the self-regulatory process, purposeful actions become possible, which is crucial for maintaining long-term changes in health behaviors. Different approaches to mindfulness exist, including an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, cognitive restructuring, adaptive learning techniques, or yoga. These programs effectively improve focus and compassion while reducing stress, eating disorders, and insomnia. In addition, participants reported considerably decreased levels of perceived stress after a week of 5-minute daily meditations or 20-minute sessions using the Headspace or Insight Timer apps. By taking part in mindfulness trainings, people can live their lives without experiencing a lot of tension or anxiety.
With the impacts of COVID-19, people may have experienced stress, and it has serious negative effects on their physical and mental health. Therefore, mindfulness is a possible method for reducing stress. People can employ mindfulness, namely awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of one’s moment-to-moment experience, as a self-care technique to reduce the harmful consequences of stress. Mindfulness has been linked to promote psychological well-being and has shown to be effective in alleviating various forms of psychological distress such as anxiety, worry, fear, and anger, among others. The practice of mindfulness has been found to help regulate and facilitate self-regulation. The mind is typically in a state of constant change, with thoughts arising from sensory experiences or memories of the past. The frequencies and diversities of our thoughts can hinder our abilities to regulate our emotions and attention, potentially resulting in impulsive and irrational behaviors. Mindfulness is a state of consciousness that is inherent in all of us. Therefore, the method for bringing the mind into the state of mindfulness can be learned again. People can acquire or redevelop mindfulness skills to cultivate a mindful state of mind. The self-regulatory mechanism can be reset to its baseline once the consciousness is in a state of mindfulness. Most mindfulness practices require participants to focus on a single thought or a still object. They can concentrate on the awareness of each breath or a visual focus on an object while sitting in a comfortable position. The mind will automatically dominate the random thoughts as it focuses on one thing or idea, controlling the distractions. Self-awareness is at its highest when the mind concentrates on just one concept or thought. The sharp focus on the present moment corresponds with an enhanced sense of self-awareness. In this self-awareness state, the self-regulatory system is restored. By restoring the self-regulatory process, purposeful actions become possible, which is crucial for maintaining long-term changes in health behaviors. Different approaches to mindfulness exist, including an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, cognitive restructuring, adaptive learning techniques, or yoga. These programs effectively improve focus and compassion while reducing stress, eating disorders, and insomnia. In addition, participants reported considerably decreased levels of perceived stress after a week of 5-minute daily meditations or 20-minute sessions using the Headspace or Insight Timer apps. By taking part in mindfulness trainings, people can live their lives without experiencing a lot of tension or anxiety.
20. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea in paragraph 4?
(A) Aided by modern technology, researchers continue to study the history of mindfulness.
(B) Practicing Buddhist meditation involves looking outward to observe what is happening in the working environment.
(C) Home practices are encouraged as part of mindfulness-based interventions to improve skill development.
(D) It is important to know that mindfulness practices do not have to be lengthy to result in positive changes.
- A Aided by modern technology, researchers continue to study the history of mindfulness.
- B Practicing Buddhist meditation involves looking outward to observe what is happening in the working environment.
- C Home practices are encouraged as part of mindfulness-based interventions to improve skill development.
- D It is important to know that mindfulness practices do not have to be lengthy to result in positive changes.
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請仔細閱讀第四段中關於不同練習模式的敘述，特別是文中提到的「八週計畫」 ($8$-week program) 與「每日五分鐘冥想」 ($5$-minute daily meditations) 等數據；作者列舉這些時間長短不一的例子，主要想強調正念練習在產生正面成效時，對於「練習時長」的需求有什麼樣的特性？
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