mental conditioning
Psychological habit formation
Mental conditioning is the process of training the mind to respond in desired ways—building habits of thought, emotional control, or psychological resilience through repetition and practice.
Athletes use mental conditioning to perform under pressure; Her mental conditioning helped her stay calm during the crisis.
The term can also describe manipulation or indoctrination: Years of mental conditioning made him distrust outsiders.
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- mind controlDirecting another's thoughts
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- desensitizationReduced response over time
breaking point · propaganda · visualization · peak performance · self-discipline · thought reform · autosuggestion · neuroplasticity · subliminal messaging · emotional regulation · attention control · metacognition · affirmations · adaptive learning · habit formation · rewiring · thought patterns · mindfulness
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- indoctrinationbrainwashing, mind control, indoctrination, thought control, reeducation
- vasanasimpression, tendency, inclination, memory trace
- habitshabit, habits, bad habit, study habits, rituals
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, inspire, encouragement
- baseball skillsbatting, pitching, catching, fielding, throwing
mental conditioningphysical conditioning
Structured exercise for bodily improvement
physical exercise · physical training · athletic training · body conditioning · strength training