"Focus Phrase" is a term used in cognitive-therapy and awareness-management discussions to describe elicitor statements that evoke a desired refocusing of attention. Psychologically related terms are ''elicitor phrase'' or ''statement of intent''.
Definition
"Focus phrase" is defined as "a specially-constructed short sentence or phrase that states a person's inner intent to refocus his or her attention immediately in a new pre-ordained direction".
The term Focus Phrase has been studied academically as a part of a Semantics dissertation.
See also
* mindfulness (psychology), Mindfulness Therapy
* Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, typically pronounced as the word "act") is a form of psychotherapy, as well as a branch of clinical behavior analysis. It is an empirically-based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfu ...
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