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focused attention meditation: a standalone construct

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Clinical psychology

meditation that sustains attention on a chosen object such as the breath and returns it there whenever the mind wanders.

In clinical psychology, focused attention meditation refers to meditation that sustains attention on a chosen object such as the breath and returns it there whenever the mind wanders. This meaning comes from Lutz (2008) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.[1]

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Lutz, A., Slagter, H. A., Dunne, J. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2008). Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 12(4), 163-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.01.005

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