Morita and Naikan therapies: American applications.

Hedstrom, L. James

doi:10.1037/0033-3204.31.1.154

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“…These studies demonstrate that interventions aimed at increasing one's focus on the relationship between mind and body can also help engender grateful mindsets in people. In fact, a particular type of psychotherapy originating in Japan, known as Naikan therapy, orchestrates all of the above techniques so as to expand clients’ awareness of their moral relationships with others (in terms of giving, receiving, and hurting) and aims to induce in clients a strong sense of gratitude to people who have provided them with benefits (Hedstrom, ; Reynolds, ).…”

Section: Defining Gratitudementioning

confidence: 99%

Gratitude as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention

2013

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Gratitude practice can be a catalyzing and relational healing force, often untapped in clinical practice. In this article, we provide an overview of current thinking about gratitude's defining and beneficial properties, followed by a brief review of the research on mental health outcomes that result from gratitude practice. Following an analysis of our case study of the use of gratitude as a psychotherapeutic intervention, we present various self-strategies and techniques for consciously choosing and cultivating gratitude. We conclude by describing ways in which gratitude might be capitalized upon for beneficial outcomes in therapeutic settings.

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Section: Defining Gratitudementioning

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Gratitude as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention

2013

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“…These studies demonstrate that interventions aimed at increasing one's focus on the relationship between mind and body can also help engender grateful mindsets in people. In fact, a particular type of psychotherapy originating in Japan, known as Naikan therapy, orchestrates all of the above techniques so as to expand clients' awareness of their moral relationships with others (in terms of giving, receiving, and hurting) and aims to induce in clients a strong sense of gratitude to people who have provided them with benefits (Hedstrom, 1994;Reynolds, 1983).…”

Section: Helping People Experience Gratitude With Psychological Intermentioning

confidence: 99%

Positive Responses to Benefit and Harm: Bringing Forgiveness and Gratitude Into Cognitive Psychotherapy

Bono¹,

McCullough²

2006

J Cogn Psychother

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Forgiveness and gratitude represent positive psychological responses to interpersonal harms and benefits that individuals have experienced. In the present article we first provide a brief review of the research that has shown forgiveness and gratitude to be related to various measures of physical and psychological well-being. We then review the empirical findings regarding the cognitive and affective substrates of forgiveness and gratitude. We also offer a selective review of some of the interventions that appear to be effective in encouraging forgiveness and gratitude. To conclude, we suggest some ways in which the insights from the basic research on promoting forgiveness and gratitude might be meaningfully integrated into cognitive psychotherapy.

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“…If so, might these also be effective in the prevention or alleviation of debilitating negative affect, anger, and resentment (Roberts, in press), or even eating disorders (Morishita, 2000)? Naikan therapy, a demanding form of self-reflective therapy originating in Japan, is a technique in which clients are induced to experience a strong sense of gratitude to those who have provided them with benefits (Hedstrom, 1994;Reynolds, 1983). It has been associated with some positive outcomes, including increased favorable evaluations of others (Hedstrom, 1994).…”

Section: Directions For Future Researchmentioning

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“…Naikan therapy, a demanding form of self-reflective therapy originating in Japan, is a technique in which clients are induced to experience a strong sense of gratitude to those who have provided them with benefits (Hedstrom, 1994;Reynolds, 1983). It has been associated with some positive outcomes, including increased favorable evaluations of others (Hedstrom, 1994). Beyond our rudimentary efforts to cultivate gratitude in these studies, what are the most effective, long-term ways of kindling grateful thoughts and actions?…”

Section: Directions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life.

Emmons

McCullough

2003

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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The effect of a grateful outlook on psychological and physical well-being was examined. In Studies 1 and 2, participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 experimental conditions (hassles, gratitude listing, and either neutral life events or social comparison); they then kept weekly (Study 1) or daily (Study 2) records of their moods, coping behaviors, health behaviors, physical symptoms, and overall life appraisals. In a 3rd study, persons with neuromuscular disease were randomly assigned to either the gratitude condition or to a control condition. The gratitude-outlook groups exhibited heightened well-being across several, though not all, of the outcome measures across the 3 studies, relative to the comparison groups. The effect on positive affect appeared to be the most robust finding. Results suggest that a conscious focus on blessings may have emotional and interpersonal benefits.Reflect on your present blessings, on which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.-Charles Dickens (M. Dickens, 1897, p. 45)The construct of gratitude has inspired considerable interest in the general public. The prevalence of books targeted to general audiences on the topic (

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Morita and Naikan therapies: American applications.

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Gratitude as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention

Gratitude as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention

Positive Responses to Benefit and Harm: Bringing Forgiveness and Gratitude Into Cognitive Psychotherapy

Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life.

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