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| Fun Fact: These lovelies are actually called Schtroumpfs not Smurfs! |
The direction of my project has stayed pretty constant so far (hopefully this will not change) and I am still doing a lot of reading and sorting. I have not faced any significant challenged, although it is often said that "the pen is mightier than the sword," something which I can attest to after combing through countless papers to see whether they contain enough relevant material to contribute to my systematic review. Also, that last sentence was really long and might be a run-on (but I don't think so?) so sorry about that!
As promised, I took pictures this week:
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| This is the front of the Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building |
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| This is the beautiful and comfortable lobby |
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| This is me using my badge to use the elevator (it also allows me to open the stairwell doors) |
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| This is another angle of the front of the Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building |
Furthermore, I am almost done with gathering papers so if my posts so far have seemed somewhat redundant, I hope you enjoy the changes to be seen in my post for Week 4. However, for this week's post, I will discuss my time spent assembling studies a wee bit further. [Insert smooth transition] On Monday, Patherica and I discussed my project, surrounded by silence and nothingness (all the other desks were empty because of President's Day), making sure that we were on the same page. I then proceeded to scour the Mayo server for more studies to possibly include. I was expecting to find a plethora of appropriate studies so was surprised when I realized that most of the ones identified by my search terms* were not adequate. Although it must be noted that while many of the texts found did speak plenty about ACT, many of the texts were manuals or books and did not focus specifically on ACT but rather on a variety of therapies, briefly outlining them and explaining different aspects of each. Instead of this, I am looking for papers which discuss specific aspects of ACT such as its origins, its ability to remold neural pathways, and the neural pathways of brains pre-treatment. Also that last sentence was not even close to being parallel so I'm sorry.
P.S. Sorry for the quality of the pictures...and for the gif included below
*If anyone is interested, I have been primarily using two searches:
"acceptance and commitment therapy" "neurobiology" "pathways"
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"acceptance and commitment therapy" "mindfulness training"
Hey Dani! Sounds like your project is going well and I'm glad you provided images because that definitely gave a better picture of what you are doing at your site. Hope that you do not exhaust the myriad studies on the specific aspects of ACT because it certainly appears you are scouring databases for answers to your central question. Also keep the gifs coming!
ReplyDeleteHey Kayvon! Thanks for the support and yep I'll keep the gifs coming.
DeleteHey Dani!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could tell you if it was a run on sentence ( English isn't my strong suit ).What other therapies does ACT overlap with, if any? Also, have you found how how it remolds neural pathways, and in this, affect ones mindset? Can't wait for your next post!
Hey Layla! It is very similar to Relational Frame Theory, which isn't a therapy but I believe there is a therapy based off of the therapy (I'm not 100% sure though)! And not yet but I soon will. See you :)
DeleteHi Danielle! I love the pictures you took while you were there this past week! While you are looking through these papers, will you discuss any other therapies in your upcoming posts, or just primarily focus on ACT?
ReplyDeleteHi Kailee! Thanks. I will primarily focus on ACT.
DeleteHi Danielle! I like your picture, it is nice to hear your research to be smooth so far. For your research what particular aspects of ACT do you want to go in detail that would be in relation to neural pathways? Nice job on your work so far... can't wait for you next post!
ReplyDeleteHi Sruthi! Thanks. I will go into how it has the ability to remold neural pathways. See you.
DeleteHi Danielle! So far your research is going well, i like the pictures it gives the feel of the environment whether it is safe or not. What some of the other types of therapies and their special description?
ReplyDeleteHi Ritika! Yes the Mayo Clinic is very safe...as the pictures wonderfully show :) there are many therapies.
DeleteHi Dani! I love reading your blog posts because they are so interesting! I find the part about remolding neural pathways really interesting. Are there any other treatments that can do this?
ReplyDeleteHi Dhanya! Thanks. Yes.
DeleteHey Dani! I know it may be frustrating to feel like all you're going through is papers, but you make it sound a little more exciting than it must have been. I am glad you were able to find information though that was outside of what you expected. That is always the beauty of science is finding the unexpected. Can't wait until next week's post.
ReplyDeleteHey Bella! Thanks! See you :)
Deletehello Dani. I just started reading your blog because i got transferred , but it sound very interesting. keep up the good work
ReplyDeletehello Dylan. Thanks I can't wait to hear from you next week.
DeleteHi Dani! Glad your research is going well. Funny we both only got around to posting pictures on week 3...
ReplyDeleteHi Gillian! Thanks. Wow it must be because our blogs are so interesting without pictures and we forgot to sprice (that's probably a word?) it up a bit before ;P
DeleteHey Danielle! Great post, I really enjoyed the gif at the end.. I love that you included visuals of your internship, it really puts me there.
ReplyDeleteHey Frida! Thanks. Wow that's really cool.
DeleteHi Dani. Nice post! Thank you for posting pictures of the building, it's really cool to see. What parts of ACT therapy are you studying right now?
ReplyDeleteHi Nash. Thanks! I know right. Well during week 4 I mostly worked on writing my paper's introduction as you will read this weekend.
DeleteMayo looks like an awesome building to work in, Dani! I hope you are enjoying learning more about ACT. You caught my attention with your line about ACT's ability to rewire neural networks - this is one of my favorite aspects of psychology! Every new piece of information we learn or new experience we encounter essentially reconfigures these networks so we are constantly altering our brains on a neurological level. Even by simply reading your blog posts each week, I have rewired my brain. Keep rewiring yours as you continue research at Mayo!
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