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The Functional Brain Diagram

An educational PowerPoint tool to help clients understand how their brains work and how mindfulness practice can improve their brain function. Developed by Dr. Kingsley Mudd, GP & ACT Therapist.

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The Functional Brain Diagram

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  1. The Functional Brain Diagram • Helping clients harness neuroplasticity • An educational tool, utilising powerpointsoftware • That helps clients understand how their brains work • And how they can work better with mindfulness practice • Dr Kingsley Mudd, GP & ACT Therapist

  2. The Human Brain – a bit like a computer …

  3. What’s going on inside the computer? IMAGINATION MEMORY EMOTION

  4. What’s going on inside the computer? LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  5. What’s going on inside the computer? LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  6. The Attention Centre – the Central Processing Unit LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  7. Neuroplasticity – ‘mind-gym’ The Attention Centre – the Central Processing Unit LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  8. Neuroplasticity – ‘mind-gym’ LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  9. What happens to our brains at school? LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  10. Lots of training in thinking … LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  11. Minimal training in attention or emotional regulation … LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  12. ‘Brain loops’ or ‘Short Circuits’ LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  13. An ‘anxiety loop’ … LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  14. An ‘anxiety loop’ … LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  15. An ‘depression loop’ … LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS

  16. The Good News … LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS After Mindfulness Training

  17. Enables us to escape from brain loops… LOGIC ANALYZING PLANNING IMAGINATION PROBLEM-SOLVING AWARENESS MEMORY EMOTION SENSATIONS After Mindfulness Training

  18. A Wheel of Awareness … THOUGHT IMAGINATION HUB OF AWARENESS (Attention) EMOTION MEMORY SENSATIONS Ref – The Whole Brain Child, Siegel & Bryson

  19. A Wheel of Awareness … THOUGHT IMAGINATION HUB OF AWARENESS (Attention) EMOTION MEMORY SENSATIONS Ref – The Whole Brain Child, Siegel & Bryson

  20. How I use it at work … • The powerpoint animation lives on my notepad computer and I show it to clients when appropriate. • The Wheel of Awareness diagram is laminated and lives on my (physical) desk top. • These tools will be on the ACBS website should you wish to access and use them.

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