Posted on March 16, 2008 by adiemusfree
Self regulation is a concept we often use in pain management and in other areas of therapy where setting and achieving goals is a key aspect.
This post by Dale Schunk provides an excellent overview of some of the main areas in the approach, and includes a definition I particularly like Self-regulation, or systematic [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2008 by adiemusfree
I just got this through the email today, from Positive Psychology!
We are delighted to announce the founding of a new organization: The International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). The purpose of this organization is to promote the science and practice of positive psychology and to facilitate communication and collaboration among researchers and practitioners around [...]
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Posted on January 13, 2008 by adiemusfree
Supervision has both a good reputation and a not so good - for me it’s been a mixed blessing because I have rarely had effective supervision from an occupational therapist (with the exception of my current occupational therapy supervisor!), and in fact the majority of my clinical supervision has been from psychologists.
I’ve posted much more [...]
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Posted on January 1, 2008 by adiemusfree
If you haven’t popped across to How to Cope with Pain Blog - now’s the time!
The very best of a range of excellent pain-related blogs is showcased on this month’s Carnival, sure to be something there for everyone!
My post from December 18 is included in this Carnival. Enjoy!
How to Cope with Pain is now [...]
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Posted on December 18, 2007 by adiemusfree
I was hoping to post on positive psychology and chronic pain, but have failed to find any specific references using these two headings - I then had a brain-wave and without waiting for someone reading this to locate something for me… I remembered the body of research in contextual cognitive behavioural therapy - mainly by [...]
Filed under: Chronic pain, Clinical reasoning, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Cognitive skills, Coping Skills, Resilience, psychology, therapy | Tagged: activity, choices, Chronic pain, coping, function, Motivation, pain management, positive, psychology, Resilience | 7 Comments »
Posted on December 3, 2007 by adiemusfree
Jeremy has written a piece on three strategies to improve positive feelings - and they’re based on science!
One is to visualise your best possible self - somewhat realistically, not ‘I will be a supermodel’ (huh! like that would happen!!), write out a description of your best possible self, and it has been found to promote [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2007 by adiemusfree
Resilience is the ability to positively adapt to changing circumstances or challenges. In chronic pain, this can be operationalised as having high pain intensity, with low interference in activites, and little emotional burden (Karoly & Ruehlman, 2006).
Strangely, more people than not are resilient - fewer people seek treatment than those who just ‘get on’ with [...]
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