The video presents various mindful stress reduction techniques such as breathing exercises, meditation practices, stretching techniques, and meditative movement routines, all designed to lower stress levels, reduce built up muscle tension, and help elicit the relaxation response.

In this fully revised and updated second edition, you'll learn how to use MBSR to alleviate stress, anxiety, panic, depression, chronic pain, and a wide range of medical conditions. As you work through this user-friendly guide, you'll discover how to replace unhealthy, stress-promoting habits with mindful ones—a skill that will last a lifetime.

Describes how perception, thinking, emotions, and memory combine to produce cognitive appraisals and behavior. Outlines the causes, components, and management of psychological stress. Defines resilience and explain the factors that compose the ability to “bounce back” from stressful events. Lists the major components of the positive-psychology approach to increasing life satisfaction. Identifies the elements of happiness and optimism and how to apply them to increase well-being. Describes how the information in this course can be utilized to improve patient care and patient outcomes. Describes, for this course, the implications for dentistry, mental health, nursing, and other healthcare professions.