Fusion and Defusion - Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength
Cognitive Fusion and Defusion Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength Another Intersection of Theology and Psychology Defusion --Looking at thoughts rather than from thoughts. Noticing, rather than being caught up in thoughts. When we move from a state of psychological fusion to defusion, our aim is to reduce the influence of intrusive or negative cognitive processes in order to enhance psychological flexibility. Psychobabble translation = we are able to decide what to focus our thoughts and mental energy on and stop assuming & behaving as if all thoughts need our attention. Cognitive defusion is the process by which you change the relationship with your thoughts by stepping back and simply witnessing their presence. When you defuse, you disentangle from your self-talk and observe cognitions as entities separate from yourself, as just words. This allows you to look at your thoughts rather than from them. In Cognitive Fusion: Thoughts are reality; it's as if what we're th