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Meditation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Meditation, Transcendental
  • Transcendental Meditation

Note

  • a relaxation technique

Scope note

  • A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)

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