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The Professional Counselor /Volume 5, Issue 1 47 highest score of 3.73 coming at the final session. There was an increase of 0.54 in the mean scores on the MAAS from baseline to intervention and a gain of 0.46 from B 1 –B 6 . Table 3 lists the dependent measure scores for Participant 2. Figure 2. MAAS and PSS Scores for Participant 2 Table 3 Dependent Measure Scores for Participant 2 PSS-10 MAAS Session Score M SD Score M SD A 1 20  2.33 A 2 21  3.07 A 3 23  3.2 A 4 25 22.25 2.22 3 2.9 0.39 B 1 28 3.27 B 2 23 3.33 B 3 25 3.4 B 4 26 3.4 B 5 25 3.53 B 6 24 25.17 1.72 3.73 3.44 0.17 Note . Sessions A 1 –A 4 were baseline sessions; sessions B 1 –B 6 were intervention sessions. Participant 3 Participant 3 reported no previous experience with mindfulness activities. The baseline mean score on the PSS-10 for Participant 3 was 20.75. This baseline mean score is higher than that of the normative sample. The baseline mean score on the MAAS was 2.7. This baseline mean score is lower than that of the normative sample. The individual scores over the baseline period for the PSS-10 showed a baseline high of 27 at A 1. PSS-10 scores dropped eight points from A 1 –A 2 .