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Entrez PubMed: "Assessed the utility of the Velten mood induction procedure over two sessions and with a reduced number of self-statements. Ss (N = 72) read 25 or 50 statements that were elative, neutral (no change), or depressive and completed Multiple Affect Adjective Checklists on both days. On both days, statements were found to influence significantly mood ratings, although a slight reduction in change conditions was noted. Reading a full set of statements (50) was found to have the greatest impact on mood."

Cognitive therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cognitive therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The four column technique

A major technique in cognitive therapy is the four column technique. The first three steps analyze the process by which a person has become depressed or distressed. The fourth step reframes the experience in the person's mind.

* A - Activating Event or objective situation. The first column records the objective situation, by which they mean an event that ultimately leads to some type of high emotional response or negative dysfunctional thinking.

* B - Beliefs. In the second column, the client writes down the negative thoughts which occurred to them.

* C - Consequence. The third column is for the negative feelings and dysfunctional behaviours that ensued. The negative thoughts of the second column are seen as a connecting bridge between the situation and the distressing feelings. The third column C is next explained by describing emotions or negative thoughts that the client thinks are caused by A. This could be anger, sorrow, anxiety, etc. The therapist at this point picks a sample situation like getting a 80 out of a 100 on an English test. Some would feel good at having that grade and others would be sad or angry or depressed not to have done better Therefore the A could not have caused C because all the C's would be the same. At that point B is introduced (B for Beliefs)and explained that our thinking, from column B, is our interpretation of what happened in column A. Our thinking about the event in column A causes C, not the event in column A.

* Reframing. Finally, the fourth column is used for challenging the negative thoughts on the basis of evidence from the client's experience by reframing it, meaning to re-interpret it in a positive light. The last column is where the client writes a more healthy way to interpret column A."

Concept map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Concept map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Concept mapping is a technique for visualizing the relationships between different concepts. A concept map is a diagram showing the relationships in between concepts. Concepts are connected with labelled arrows, in a downward-branching hierarchical structure. The relationship between concepts is articulated in linking phrases, e.g., 'gives rise to', 'results in', 'is required by,' or 'contributes to'."

Mind map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mind map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "It is an image-centered diagram that represents semantic or other connections between portions of information. By presenting these connections in a radial, non-linear graphical manner, it encourages a brainstorming approach to any given organizational task, eliminating the hurdle of initially establishing an intrinsically appropriate or relevant conceptual framework to work within."

Pattern language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pattern language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Pattern languages are used to formalize decision-making values whose effectiveness becomes obvious with experience but that are difficult to document and pass on to novices. They are also effective tools in structuring knowledge and understanding of fundamentally complex systems without forcing oversimplification -- including organizing people or groups involved in complex undertakings, revealing how their functions inter-relate as part of the larger whole."