FOCUSING

n. concentration of attention on something; act of bringing into focus

v. adjust the focus of; make clear, bring into focus; bring to a focus; concentrate

Focusing is a naturally occurring human process first observed and made teachable by philosopher and psychotherapist Eugene Gendlin. During his 15 years of research, beginning in 1953 at the University of Chicago, Gendlin analyzed what made psychotherapy either successful or unsuccessful. He found that it is not the therapist's technique that determines the success of psychotherapy, but something the patient does during therapy sessions. Though this 'something' is an inner act, it is one which is consistently marked by an observable set of behaviors so that it was possible for Gendlin to see in his research when this inner act was happening, and when it wasn't. Gendlin found that successful patients intuitively focused on a very subtle and vague internal bodily awareness — or "felt sense."
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Noun
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
(synonym) focus, focussing, direction, centering
(hypernym) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
(hyponym) particularism
(derivation) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
2. the act of bringing into focus
(synonym) focalization, focalisation
(hypernym) intensification
(hyponym) refocusing
(derivation) focus

Noun
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
(synonym) focusing, focussing, direction, centering
(hypernym) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
(hyponym) particularism
(derivation) concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise
2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
(hypernym) distinctness, sharpness
(derivation) focalize, focalise, sharpen
3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
(hypernym) clarity, lucidity, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
(derivation) concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise
4. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"
(synonym) focal point, nidus
(hypernym) point
(part-holonym) focal infection
5. special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
(synonym) stress
(hypernym) emphasis, accent
6. a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
(synonym) focal point
(hypernym) point
(derivation) focalize, focalise
7. a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
(hypernym) point
Verb
1. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
(synonym) concentrate, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
(verb-group) rivet
(derivation) focusing, focussing, direction, centering
2. cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
(antonym) blur
(hypernym) sharpen
(hyponym) refocus
(derivation) focal point
3. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
(synonym) concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise
(hypernym) align, aline, line up, adjust
(hyponym) refocus
4. become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"
(synonym) focalize, focalise
(antonym) blur, dim, slur
(hypernym) adjust, conform, adapt
(derivation) focal point
5. put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
(synonym) focalize, focalise, sharpen
(antonym) blur, blear
(hypernym) adjust, set, correct
(hyponym) refocus
(cause) focalize, focalise
(see-also) focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center

"Natural" stepwise system of "personal growth" based on the work of psychology professor Eugene (Gene) T. Gendlin, Ph.D., author of Focusing (1981), Let the Body Interpret Your Dreams (1986), and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy: A Manual of the Experimental Method (Guilford Publications, Inc., 1996). It involves dreamwork and inner child work. The purported effects of Focusing include: direct contact with the "wisdom" of one's body (prenatal "bodily meaning"), which allegedly is palpable; the flowing of "life's energy" in "new ways of being"; discovery of one's "genuine self"; and an increase in personal "whole[ness]."