Symbol-Based Mental Balance Method Using Visual Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for achieving mental balance, such as those using binaural beats, primarily target the auditory sense and do not effectively address the balance of the mind through visual or symbolic representation.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a set of symbols, including specific geometric shapes and their mirror images, to represent contrasting concepts, allowing the examinee to understand and resolve conflicts between conscious and unconscious thoughts and blind spots, thereby achieving mental balance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If binaural beat signals are used to induce states of consciousness, then auditory stimulation can modify brain wave patterns, but the method only works on the auditory sense and does not effectively address the balance of the mind through visual or symbolic representation
Solution Approach 1:
The method segments the mind into distinct components represented by different symbols: conscious thoughts (second symbol), unconsciousness (fourth symbol), blind spots (fifth symbol), and objects of thought (third symbol). This segmentation allows each component to be addressed separately through specific symbolic operations, expanding sensory modality coverage from purely auditory to visual-symbolic representation while maintaining methodical simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
Symbols serve as intermediaries between the examinee's internal mental states and the external counseling process. The set of symbols (second through seventh symbols) acts as a visual mediator that represents abstract psychological concepts, allowing the counselor to work with the examinee's mind balance through visual-symbolic manipulation rather than relying solely on auditory stimulation.
2Measurement precision
If symbols are applied to represent conscious and unconscious elements, then visual representation can expose blind spots and unconsciousness, but the examinee must understand a complex recognition system
Solution Approach 1:
The method transitions from one-dimensional auditory stimulation to two-dimensional visual-symbolic representation. The symbols are arranged in a spatial configuration (second symbol obliquely below first, third symbol as mirror image, fourth symbol obliquely below second, fifth symbol as mirror image of fourth) that adds dimensional structure to the counseling process, enabling more precise identification of mental state relationships while providing visual intuition to aid understanding.
Solution Approach 2:
The recognition system uses asymmetric symbol placement and contrasting shapes to represent opposing psychological concepts. The second symbol (conscious thought) and third symbol (object of thought) have contrasting shapes, as do the fourth symbol (unconsciousness) and fifth symbol (blind spot). This asymmetric design creates clear visual distinctions between different mental components, improving identification accuracy while the systematic arrangement helps the examinee understand the relationships.
3Loss of information
If the recognition system explains contrasting concepts between symbols, then the examinee can understand the relationship between conscious and unconscious elements, but the explanation process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The counselor performs preliminary actions by showing the complete set of symbols (second through seventh symbols) and their spatial relationships before diving into detailed explanations. The symbols are pre-configured in a specific arrangement that visually encodes the relationships between conscious and unconscious elements. This preliminary visual presentation provides a framework that accelerates subsequent understanding, reducing both information loss and explanation time by establishing the recognition system structure in advance.
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AI summary
This invention relates to a method for achieving the balance of the mind of an examinee, the method comprising a first step of showing a set of symbols to an examinee; a second step of applying the symbols to a feeling of the examinee and a state of the examinee's mind; a third step of making the examinee understand a recognition system represented by the set; and a fourth step of resolving a conflict in the examinee's mind to achieve the balance of the examinee's mind; the set including a first to seventh symbols 1 to 7.