🔑 Key Definitions
MAAS: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale - 15 items measuring everyday mindfulness 📋
FFMQ: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - measures 5 aspects of mindfulness 5️⃣
Flow: State of complete immersion with energized focus and enjoyment 🌊
FFMQ: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - measures 5 aspects of mindfulness 5️⃣
Flow: State of complete immersion with energized focus and enjoyment 🌊
👤 Important Figures
- Brown & Ryan (2003) - Developed MAAS 📋
- Baer et al. (2006) - Developed FFMQ 📊
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow theory pioneer 🌊
📊 FFMQ Five Facets
- 1. Observing 👁️
- 2. Describing 📝
- 3. Acting with awareness 🎯
- 4. Non-judging ⚖️
- 5. Non-reactivity 🌊
🔗 Mindfulness vs Flow
- Both: Present focus ✅
- Mindfulness: Maintains self-awareness; Flow: Loses self-consciousness
- Mindfulness: Non-goal oriented; Flow: Clear goals
- Mindfulness facilitates flow experiences 🧘➡️🌊
💡 Exam Tips
- MAAS = 15 items by Brown & Ryan 📋
- FFMQ = 5 facets by Baer 5️⃣
- Csikszentmihalyi pronounced "chick-sent-me-high" 🗣️
- ESM = Experience Sampling Method (flow research) 📱