Cognitive Exercises

Cognitive Exercises Most counseling experiences are going to touch on cognitive exercises in some way, shape, or form. In Alcoholics Anonymous, for example, there are a number of catchy little phrases like "The Attitude is Gratitude" which serve to change... More

Cognitive Exercises Most counseling experiences are going to touch on cognitive exercises in some way, shape, or form. In Alcoholics Anonymous, for example, there are a number of catchy little phrases like "The Attitude is Gratitude" which serve to change the chemistry in my brain and body very rapidly. In fact, Mihalyi Cszikszentmihalyi,Ph. D. , the author of the book FLOW says that we respond to changes in facial expression and tone of voice in 1/18th second, which is about twice as fast as I can blink my eyes. I have also seen the number of thoughts we have is 60,000 per day, so we already do a lot of cognitive exercise. So I need to have my cognitive exercise thoughts available for frequent and rapid deployment over the course of the day in order to achieve my feeling and or behavioral goals. In fact, cognitive exercises might actually involve a workout, because a brain that is regularly exercised is a brain in which awareness is increased, and the potential for positive cogni Less