Author: Peter Lenkefi
Memory is a large component of good mental health. Without it,
we’d forget phone numbers, people’s names, or freeze up on a
test. Of course, many of us do this anyway - I know I do quite
frequently. So how can someone improve their mental health
through memory? Here are some great ideas and exercises to get
you started:
Mental Health: Repetition The easiest and probably most well
known way of memorizing someone’s name is to repeat it several
times during a conversation. For instance, when meeting or
leaving someone, use their name casually. By saying someone’s
name out loud several times, while having that person right in
front of you, your brain will connect the name with the person,
and cement the information.
Mental Health: Visualization Creating images in your head that
use the item that you are trying to remember is another mental
health technique. Take someone’s name that you don’t want to
forget, and imagine it being written in neon lights across that
person’s forehead. The more outrageous the idea, the better!
Mental Health: Associations Make a mental association to
remember someone’s name. For instance, if your friend Lou has
long hair, you could say her name over and over again in your
head as “Lou with the long hair”. I find that picturing people
doing something that they’ve discussed they enjoy helps, too.
So, Bob the violinist, Sarah the gardener, or chef Alex are all
good ways to try and remember someone.
Mental Health: Pictures When attending large functions with a
great number of people, take pictures, and make a note of
everyone’s name. Then, once the pictures are developed, you can
refer back to the evidence as required for your own personal
mental health.
Mental Health: Mnemonic Devices Mnemonic devices are a mental
health game that allows the user to remember names, speeches,
test information, or other items that need to be remembered. The
most common of the mnemonic devices are acronyms. Acronyms are
words that are created by using the first letter of a series of
words. For instance, MADD equals Mothers Against Drunk Driving,
and USA equals the United States of America. Both are acronyms.
Make up your own to use to help with mental health memory.
Mental Health: Acrostics Acrostics are quite similar to acronyms
in the mental health memory game, but instead they use the first
letters in a sentence, such as “Every good boy does fine”, which
is used to remember the letters in the treble clef in music.
People with a bad memory can create their own acrostics to
remember items they would normally forget.
All of these methods can be used regardless of the situation -
at work, home, business or school. The mental health skill of
being able to recall places, things, people or events is a
strong precursor to personal strength and intelligence.
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