In the brain, positive thoughts have a different frequency from
that of negative thoughts. Similar frequencies attract each other
mutually, which means that if you have positive thoughts,
you "attract" more positive thoughts. It is the same
when you often have negative thoughts - you attract
more negative thoughts. The "law of attraction" is also
based on this theory.
The law of attraction, or law of resonance, states, according to the literature
self-help and life coaching, that the like attract the
similar. It is based on the inner attitude of a person.
This attitude affects external circumstances. This analogy
between the outside world and the inside world is used by trying
to cause an analogous change in said circumstances in the
desired meaning by adjusting one's personal attitude to
certain external circumstances. Therefore, every thought
positive or negative generates certain feelings and "vibrations". That-
these are transferred from the person who generates them - consciously or
unconsciously - to the outside world and cause effects there
correspond. To summarize simply, this principle of analogy
states that positive thoughts and attitudes attract positivity.
Therefore, negative thoughts attract the negative.
Originally, the term "law of attraction" appeared in 1877 in a
book by the occultist Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and has since been taken up and
used by other authors. In 2006, the release of the film and the book "The
Secret" by Rhonda Byrne gave this theory a new
popularity. Today, many success coaching and
life coachings are based on this concept.
THE CRITICISM OF THIS THEORY
However, many critical voices are also rising
against the sometimes radically simplified formula of coaching of
modern success. So you should be aware that your wishes do not
will not all be fully realized if you just
wishing very hard. Taking responsibility and acting on your own is
therefore essential to achieve its objectives. Given that the law of
attraction is about a change of perspective and consciousness
at the start and a change of situation afterwards, this fact alone can
train a lot of positive things in a person. If you
have formulated very precisely what you want, the steps to follow
to achieve your goals are usually clearer to you.
You are automatically more motivated and have your goal
constantly in mind, which is essential to achieve it.
However, the principle of cause and effect does not also apply
easily to the theory of the law of attraction. For example, imagine
that you are about to ask for a raise from your
upper. If you imagine in advance how happy you are
of your approved salary increase, this may have an effect
extremely positive about you and your charisma. You will appear more
confident, open and friendly to your manager. This has an impact on
your counterpart and can allow you to get the raise.
However, there is no way to prove that the law of attraction or
other psychological effects worked in this case. In addition, the law
attraction is not a "law" in the proper sense of the term. You must
so take this term with tweezers.
However, the visualization of the already achieved goal, which is very
important for the law of attraction, can also have the effect
reverse in some situations. According to psychologists, the brain
believes that you have already achieved your goal. Thus, you feel
less motivated to do something to achieve it.
Another problem related to the demonstration of the law of attraction is
that usually no one talks about it when it doesn't work.
The media will not talk about a person who is firmly convinced of
the law of attraction but who has not had success with it until
present. In addition, no one mentions the law of attraction when
tragedies happen. We won't tell a cancer patient that he has
attracted the disease by having too many negative thoughts.
In summary, having a positive attitude before, for example, a
presentation, will help you to be more relaxed and more self-confident. This
will also allow you to have a positive impact on your audience and,
in the end, you will probably be more successful than with an attitude
negative. Positive thinking allows you to face challenges and
believe in their successes and, most importantly, in yourself. Even if people
around you do not believe in the success of a particular project, a
positive attitude will help you to overcome their doubts and to
give the necessary confidence to carry it out However, there is no
no way to prove that it was the law of attraction that helped you to
achieve your goals. It could be detrimental to you to over-
rely on this "law", because it will not do the job for you.
However, your environment reacts to the signals that you
send, consciously or unconsciously, and you can in
take advantage.
In this context, the phenomenon of the "self-fulfilling prophecy
", which has been the subject of psychological and sociological research
in-depth, is explained below.
THE SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY
The concept, or psychological phenomenon, of "self-prophecy-
director" was mentioned by Otto Neurath as early as 1911 and developed
by the sociologist Robert K. Merton in 1948.
A self-fulfilling prophecy means that a prediction leads to
herself her realization. So, when you receive information
about a possible future, that you expect a certain
behavior or result, it exerts a significant influence on the
fact that this expectation will happen.
The counterpart of the self-fulfilling prophecy is the prophecy
self-destructive. This opposite effect occurs when the own
actions of a person cause an event or a result to
does not happen.
When you think about what some people think about
you, it influences the way you act towards them, Your
attitude then, in turn, has an impact on the idea they have of you,
which finally confirms your initial expectation. Your point of view
is then comforted by it. These deeply held convictions are
called "beliefs".
Beliefs are mainly about the image you have of
yourself and that of the outside world They have an influence
considerable on your perception of reality. The interpretation or
the evaluation that you assign to an event depends on your
beliefs. In addition to your thoughts, they also determine your actions.
But in reality they are mainly found in your
subconscious.
That is why it is very important to be aware of your
beliefs and to transform negative beliefs into beliefs
positive.
As this concept is quite abstract, you will first find here-
below are some illustrative examples of the self-fulfilling prophecy
in general.
The Pygmalion effect
The study conducted by American psychologists Robert Rosenthal and
Lenore Jacobson established the so-called "Pygmalion effect".
In the 1960s, Rosenthal and Jacobson carried out this study
in an American elementary school. To this end, they have chosen some
students at random and affirmed in front of the teachers, after a test
of simulated intelligence, that we could expect great
improvements in their performance in the near future, as these
private students were very gifted. A test carried out after one year has
showed that these students had actually increased their
performance significantly compared to the group of
control.
Teachers' expectations influenced their behavior
towards the selected students. Due to congratulations and
more frequent observations and of greater patience to their
however, the students improved their results. Thus, the prophecy of the
it came true.
The risk of accidents in the elderly
As described earlier, the self-fulfilling prophecy can
also lead to negative results, as shown by a
study of the British Medical Journey.
Thus, researchers have found that older people who
were very anxious about a possible fall were many
more likely to suffer such an accident than other people
older people less concerned about such an eventuality.
The financial crisis
When a rumor is circulating that a bank is risking
insolvency, a large number of its clients can withdraw their
money from this bank. This can indeed plunge the bank into a
financial crisis. The more credible the source of the rumor, the more the
customer behavior is likely.
The fear of failure
If you have an important test to take and you approach it with
negative expectations of you, it is very likely that they will
realize. Due to the unconscious influence of this prophecy, the
probability that you will do badly increases significantly,
because your behavior changes accordingly.
The placebo effect and the nocebo effect
The most well-known form of self-fulfilling prophecy is
probably the placebo effect in medicine. The term "placebo"
refers to certain preparations, for example tablets, which are
completely free of any medically effective ingredients. In fact,
if a patient has positive expectations, for example, the relief of the
pain may occur after taking the placebo or the drug
placebo. Placebo drugs are specifically used in the
clinical research to serve as a control substance in the
study. The effectiveness of homeopathy and other medical procedures
this can also be attributed to the placebo effect.
The nocebo effect is analogous to the placebo effect. The knowledge of
possible harmful effects, for example, from drug treatment
which it is believed to follow can actually lead to a worsening of the condition of the
patient. For example, if a person reads the side effects
of a medicine on the package insert and takes this
medication expecting to have to undergo some of these effects
however, it is more likely that this will happen.
The search can also be strongly influenced by the mode
of action of the self-fulfilling prophecy. To counteract this, "
double-blind studies" are usually conducted. These studies
are based on the principle that neither the researchers nor the participants
know who, among the participants, is part of the test group or the
control group. This makes it possible to avoid that behaviors
unconscious do not distort the results of the study.
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