Being “Physically Present While Cognitively Truant”

Suppressing thoughts of evaluation while being evaluated

Thought suppression can cause ironic increases in the occurrence of intrusive thoughts. Intrusive thoughts of evaluation could be especially disruptive while undergoing evaluation. Such a context, however, could help suppression efforts as the context provides an external source for which to attribute suppression failures. When suppressing thoughts of evaluation in a non-evaluative context (a c...

Being Present – Being Mindful Conceptual delimitations and comparative analysis

This work offers a comparative analysis between the constructs of sense of presence and mindfulness performed along dimensions such as awareness, attention and non-judgemental acceptance. Related constructs such as flow and absorption are also included in the analysis.

Leading with Integrity--Being Present and Visible.

An important role for the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN) is the support and the development of new and emerging nurse leaders in our health system. Nurses have many opportunities to lead in their clinical roles, and we see tremendous examples of this formal and informal leadership every day. However, the move to formal leadership positions is one that can be challenging for nurses ...

Correlates of children and parents being physically active together.

BACKGROUND Co-physical activity (between parents and children), as an outcome variable, and its correlates have not been examined previously. The purpose of this study was to investigate correlates of co-physical activity among a nationally representative sample of 9- to 13-year-old children and their parents. METHODS Data were from the 2004 Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey, a nationa...

Chapter 6 Physically active lifestyles and well - being