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The Power Of Your Mind
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The Power Of Your Mind
Objectives
Objectives
Feelings
Thoughts
Thoughts
Self-talk And Imagination
Behavior
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Mental Health
Mental Health
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Health Survey:
- Mental health issues increasing among Australians - higher levels of anxiety, psychological distress & depression
- 2017-2018: 13.1% Australians had an anxiety related condition - an increase from 11.2% in 2014-2015
Exercise
Exercise
Thoughts are powerful!
Time for a brief experiment.
Lemon
Thinking To Action
Thinking To Action
How else can thinking influences us?
Chris' thoughts:
- Dog is faithful friend
- They make good playmates
Chris Example
Chris' Feelings:
- Warm/pleased
- Happy
Chris
Situation:
Presence of a dog
Chris' Behaviour:
- Plays With Dog
John's thoughts:
- Dog is vicious
- They bark & bite
John Example
John's Feelings:
- Frightened
- Anxious
John
Situation:
Presence of a dog
John's Behaviour:
- Runs away
Comparison
Comparison
... between Chris and John's experience
Chris' Behaviour:
- Plays with dog
Chris' Feelings:
- Pleased
- Happy
Chris' Self-talk:
- The dog is a faithful friend
- Dogs are always pleased to see me
- They make good playmates
Presence Of Dog
John's Behaviour:
- Runs away
John's Feelings:
- Frightened
John's Self-talk:
- Dogs are vicious
- They bark and bite
- I never had a good experience with a dog
Have you noticed your thoughts about the thing that scares/worries you?
Fear / Anxiety
They are more than likely negative thoughts, right?
Fear And Anxiety
Have you ever been anxious/worried/scared of something?
If they were positive thoughts you would not be afraid, like Chris is not afraid of the dog.
Raising blood pressure
Increasing breathing
Increasing pulse rates
feelings of butterflies in tummy
Physiological Effects
Physiological Effects
Thoughts Emotion Physiological Effect
Exercise
A time when your thoughts affected you physically?
What was the thought?
How did your body react?
Exercise
Example
Situation:
You are required to give a presentation in front of a large group.
Example
Negative Thoughts
Negative Thoughts
- Can be so STRONG & PERSISTENT
- One negative thought leads to another & another.......the person thinks & thinks.......what we call "RUMINATING!!!!!
Basic Principles Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Our emotions are governed by our thoughts
- Encourage people to have more objective view of events
- Help to change unhelpful ways of thinking
Thoughts Feelings Behaviour
Process
How people think in specific situations
Affects how they feel emotionally and physically
Affects how they behave
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Eating Disorder
- ETC...
John's Fear & Anxiety
Automatic Thoughts Fear Reaction Behaviour
(All dogs are vicious) (scared) (Runs away)
Treatment:
John's Fear &
Anxiety
- Exploring why he fears dogs to understand his fear
- Challenging his beliefs about dogs
- Relaxing the body and mind