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Concentration (Latin concentra, "along the center ") is the voluntary focusing of attention on a particular activity, the achievement of short-term achievable goal or solving a given task.

Focus means that care is taken for a certain time to the currently exercised or Perceived, depending on the task and what is to come. When drawing a line to touch a point, the eyes look already to the point, while the line is drawn.

Concentration requires mental effort and diminishes with time. Therefore is meant by concentration, the relatively long -lasting maintenance of a level of attention.

Factors

  • The emotional state: If you are in a positive emotional state, it is more concentrated. In contrast, the concentration decreases during a negative mood.
  • The physical condition.
  • The motor activation and motor training
  • The diet can affect the concentration.
  • The environmental conditions (eg media influences) also have an effect on the concentration.

These points interact with each other.

Measurement of concentration

The measurement of concentration takes place by means of standardized tests (attention - stress tests) that represent the ability to perform certain tasks over a certain period of time. The evaluation is performed on the amount of accomplished tasks and number of errors that were made.

The value of the traditional paper - and - pencil tests is controversial, since the test tasks usually have little relevance to everyday.

Promote the concentration

Following factors may be considered to be favorable:

  • Food that meets the demand for omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins, especially vitamin B.
  • Concentration exercises such as meditation, concentration games ( alone or in a group).
  • Tagschlaf (10 to 30 minutes).
  • Relaxation ( autogenic training, meditation, yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, plenty of sleep ).
  • Moderate aerobic exercise affects the mood and thus also on the concentration positively.
  • A balanced glucose levels can have a positive effect, a very low glucose levels can complicate the concentration.
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