Hello brains! Being stuck at home during a global pandemic, there's a good chance we're getting bored...and when we get bored, we don't always make the best choices. Here's a simple mindfulness tool that can help. #stayhome
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Patrick A. LaCount, PhD
Eric Tivers, LCSW
Raffael Boccamazzo, PsyD ("Dr. B")
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V. also made a list of *all* the sources that were used while making this video and we’ll try to keep this up for all future videos as well!
DISCLAIMER: The inclusion of a source does not equal agreement with everything that source does. The list provided below consists of *all* sources that were read/consulted to research and make this video.
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Blum, K., Chen, A. L., Braverman, E. R., Comings, D. E., Chen, T. J., Arcuri, V., Blum, S. H., Downs, B. W., Waite, R. L., Notaro, A., Lubar, J., Williams, L., Prihoda, T. J., Palomo, T., & Oscar-Berman, M. (2008). Attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder and reward deficiency syndrome. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 4(5), 893–918.
Hunter, A., Eastwood, J.D. Does state boredom cause failures of attention? Examining the relations between trait boredom, state boredom, and sustained attention. Exp Brain Res 236, 2483–2492 (2018).
Malkovsky, E., Merrifield, C., Goldberg, Y. et al. Exploring the relationship between boredom and sustained attention. Exp Brain Res 221, 59–67 (2012).
Barnes, J. J., Dean, A. J., Nandam, L. S., Oconnell, R. G., & Bellgrove, M. A. (2011). The Molecular Genetics of Executive Function: Role of Monoamine System Genes. Biological Psychiatry, 69(12).
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BOOKS:
Mann, S. (2016). The Science of Boredom: Why Boredom is Good. London: Robinson.
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"The Show Must Be Go"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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