Sleep Profile and Mindfulness: Mind-Body Connection
Use the Mind-Body Connection APA formatted template for the assignment.
The paper should be 6-10 pages in length, which includes the title page, references page, and appendices.
Double-space and use 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Follow the current APA style and formatting for in-text citations and references.
Set proper margin justifications: Left-aligned text, 1-inch margins top, bottom, left and right.
Directions for activities to complete paper:
Complete the Occupational Profile of Sleep.
Analyze and examine your results from Occupational Profile of Sleep.
Develop a sleep routine/plan based on the results.
Practice using Mindfulness daily for 4 days- either Body Scan or Meditation (attached below).
Journal or note responses of daily use of mindfulness and identifying what helps or hinders following through with mindfulness in the Mindfulness: Notes on Practice template.
This assignment must be submitted by the end of the final week of the semester.No late submissions will be accepted.
Format of paper: Please use the Mind-Body Connection APA formatted template for the writing of this scholarly paper.
Introduction: The opening content under your paper title should provide an introduction and overview of what will be included in thispaper.
Importance of Sleep on Mind-Body Overview: Begin the body of your paper with an overview of the importance of sleep on the mind-body connection. Your description can begin with a broad consideration related to sleep as an area of occupation. Write in the third person and include literature support or from the course content.
Sleep Profile: Describe the sleep profile and its use by occupational therapy. Remember to include literature support. Discuss and reflect on what you learned by completing the sleep profile, such as obstacles, what you learned about yourself and sleep routine, habits (good, bad and ugly) and any surprises.
Sleep Routine and Hygiene: Describe changes, if any, for better-addressing sleep as an occupation. Synthesize the results and information from the sleep profile and describe a plan, routine or new habits for addressing sleep.
Mindfulness Overview: Give an overview of mindfulness and effects in the mind-body connection. Mention the benefits to mental health and well-being. Provide support from literature and course content.
Mindfulness in Practice: Give a thorough description of your experience with using mindfulness for four days. Identify whether you used sitting meditation, body scan or a combination of both. Reflecting on your notes, perceptions and analyzing your responses to mindfulness.
Mindfulness Effects on Mind-Body Connection: Discuss the benefits of mindfulness on mental health and well-being. Incorporate your opinion and experience with mindfulness, either in support or against the use of mindfulness. Provide support from literature and course content.
Conclusion: Summarize how the elements of this final assignment have influenced your thinking about the mind-body connection and effects on occupational performance. In one or two paragraphs, provide summative comments, including your thoughts about the value of the mind-body connection on occupational performance.
References: Include a minimum of five peer-reviewed, scholarly references that are also cited in the paper. Make sure the references are current (within the last 10 years).
Appendices: Please include your fully completed Occupational Sleep Profile as Appendix 1 and fully completed Mindfulness notes as Appendix 2.
Mindfulness Notes on Practice
Date of Mindfulness
Time started
(note am/pm)
Mood, feeling, physical status before
Mindfulness technique used
Time ended
(note am/pm)
Mood, feeling, physical status after
08/31/2020
11am
Stressed, depressed
Sitting Meditation
11:30am
Peaceful, Light (weight lifted off shoulders), I cried a little
09/01/2020
1pm
High anxiety
Sitting Meditation
1:30pm
Calm, and clear mind
09/02/2020
10pm
Sleep deprivation
Sitting Meditation
10:30pm
Relaxed, I used rain sounds. I was able to fall asleep within 5-10 mins
09/03/2020
2pm
Depressed
Sitting Meditation
2:30pm
Hearted, and hopeful Running head: MIND-BODY CONNECTION 1
MIND-BODY CONNECTION 5
Mind-Body Connection
Learner Name
OTA 1140
Psychosocial Approaches-I
Telephone:
Email:
Instructor: Professor Andrea C. Harrison
Mind-Body Connection
Do not use the actual word, Introduction, to title your paper. Begin writing your opening section under your paper title to introduce your paper. Your opening section should include the main themes of your paper with integrated literature support. Your opening section should also include what you will specifically address in your paper.
Importance of Sleep on Mind-Body Overview
You can use a Level 1 heading to begin the body of your paper. Make sure your paragraphs are fully developed with at least three fully developed sentences with integrated literature support. Try to avoid placing one reference at the very end of your paragraphs. Integrate the literature so the reader understands what part of the paragraph is supported by the citation. Make sure you include citation(s) from the literature. Whenever words such as literature, research, study, or studies mentioned in a narrative, you should cite literature examples.
Sleep Profile
Begin your Level 2 content with a fully developed paragraph and provide leverage from the literature to support your statements, assertions, claims, rationale, etcetera. With any subheadings, such as Level 2, 3, etcetera, you need at least two of each subheading. If you plan to use Level 2 headings, make sure your Level 1 includes content before creating a Level 2. Level 2 headings should serve as an expansion of your Level 1 content and provide more details.
Sleep Routine and Hygiene
Again, if you use Level 2 headings, make sure you have at least two Level 2 headings. As a scholarly writing tip, try to avoid colloquial expressions, slang, conversational writing, and anthropomorphisms. Anthropomorphisms give inanimate objects human attributes. You want to make sure your writing is precise and clear in your intent to demonstrate your scholarly tone (See APA 6th ed. pp. 6871). Be careful when using the word this. Make sure the reader will know what you mean by this. Sometimes, the word this can be ambiguous and should be avoided as a stand-alone pronoun. Try to avoid stand-alone pronouns such as this, that, those, etcetera (See APA 6th ed. p. 68).
Mindfulness overview
You may decide to use only Level 1 headings in your papers, especially if your papers are only a few pages. Practice writing in third person during your doctoral program. You do not need to refer to yourself when you are the one writing the paper, unless the paper calls for use of first person. When you write in third person, focus on demonstrating your analysis and voice through the literature. Leverage the literature to support your position and rationale. Please refer to ThinkingStorm or our Writing Center to help.
Mindfulness in Practice
Begin your Level 2 content with a fully developed paragraph and provide leverage from the literature to support your statements, assertions, claims, rationale, etcetera. With any subheadings, such as Level 2, 3, etcetera, you need at least two of each subheading. If you plan to use Level 2 headings, make sure your Level 1 includes content before creating a Level 2. Level 2 headings should serve as an expansion of your Level 1 content and provide more details.
Mindfulness Effects on Mind-Body Connection
Again, if you use Level 2 headings, make sure you have at least two Level 2 headings. As a scholarly writing tip, try to avoid colloquial expressions, slang, conversational writing, and anthropomorphisms. Anthropomorphisms give inanimate objects human attributes. You want to make sure your writing is precise and clear in your intent to demonstrate your scholarly tone (See APA 6th ed. pp. 6871). Be careful when using the word this. Make sure the reader will know what you mean by this. Sometimes, the word this can be ambiguous and should be avoided as a stand-alone pronoun. Try to avoid stand-alone pronouns such as this, that, those, etcetera (See APA 6th ed. p. 68).
Conclusion
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References (examples) (on own page)
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Kerby, M. (2015). Toward a new predictive model of student retention in higher education. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 17(2), 138161. doi: 10.1177/1521025115578229
Kopcha, T., Ding, L., Neumann, K., & Choi, I. (2016). Teaching technology integration to K-12 educators: A ‘gamified’ approach.TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning,60(1), 6269. doi:10.1007/s11528-015-0018-z
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Appendix I: Occupational Sleep Profile (on own page)
Appendix II: Mindfulness Notes (on own page)
