Mind-Lines: Conversational Reframing Flashcards

Flashcards covering the foundational concepts, formulas, and terminology of Conversational Reframing and Neuro-Semantics from the Mind-Lines text.

Who are the authors of the book 'Mind-Lines: Lines For Changing Minds'?

L. Michael Hall, Ph.D. and Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min.

According to the foreword by Joseph O'Connor, what is the relationship between words and meaning?

Words have no meaning without a frame to put them in; isolated from a meaningful context, meaning cannot be understood.

What is the 'magical formula box' referred to in the Introduction?

The human mind/brain, where humans construct their perceptions of 'heavens' or 'hells' through semantic logic.

What is the core formula used in Mind-Lines to represent the structure of a belief?

$EB = IS$ (External Behavior = Internal State/Significance).

In neuro-linguistics, what does the term 'VAK' stand for?

The sensory representational systems: Visual (sights), Auditory (sounds), and Kinesthetic (sensations).

What is the distinction made between 'neuro-linguistic' and 'neuro-semantic'?

Neuro-linguistic refers to the primary level of sensory-based descriptions, while neuro-semantic refers to higher-level evaluations, appraisals, and thoughts-about-thoughts.

What are the seven basic directions for directionalizing consciousness in the Mind-Lines Model?

1. Deframing, 2. Content Reframing, 3. Counter Reframing, 4. Pre-Framing, 5. Post-Framing, 6. Outframing, 7. Analogous Framing.

What is 'Deframing'?

Moving to 'chunk-down' the meaning equation by pulling apart the component pieces of the VAK and Auditory-digital ($A_{d}$) representations.

What is 'Outframing'?

Moving to 'chunk-up' to higher logical levels of concept, setting a frame-of-reference over everything underneath it.

What phrase did Alfred Korzybski use to describe the internal consequences of our neuro-semantic psycho-logics?

'Logical fate.'

What is the 'Meta-Model' in Neuro-Linguistic Programming?

A linguistic tool of 12 distinctions used to identify and challenge ill-formedness in mental mapping caused by deletions, generalizations, and distortions.

What does 'Reflexively Apply to Self' mean in the context of Mind-Lines?

Applying the meaning or criteria of a belief statement back to the speaker who uttered it.

What is a 'Counter-Example' reframe?

Identifying specific cases, times, or events where the formula $EB = IS$ does not apply to invalidate the generalization.

What is 'E-Prime'?

A version of English that excludes all forms of the 'to be' verb (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been) to avoid false identifications and static mappings.

What is 'Positive Prior Intentional Framing'?

A reframe based on the NLP presupposition that every behavior seeks to accomplish something useful or positive in some context.

What is 'Eternity Framing'?

An outframing move that shifts a person's perspective to the end of their life to look back on a current belief with hindsight.

What does 'Isomorphism' mean in story reframing?

Similarity of structure; the characters and events in a story relate and correspond to similar formats in the listener's life.

How does the text define 'Nominalization'?

The linguistic process of turning a verb (a process) into a noun (a static thing), such as turning 'relating' into 'relationship.'

What are the two major factors in the neuro-semantic creation of meaning?

1. External component (Events/External Behaviors) and 2. Internal component (A nervous system taking cognizance via sensory systems).

What is 'Abduction' according to Gregory Bateson?

Thinking 'on the side' or laterally, using story, metaphor, analogy, or parables to describe one object or sequence in terms of another.