Headspace

PRODUCT

Headspace

Live a healthier, happier, more well-rested life in just a few minutes a day with the Headspace app.

How Headspace changes Mental Health & Self-Care behaviors

Mindfulness

TACTICS

Mindfulness

Mindfulness refers to applying focused attention to certain stimuli, typically in the present moment and in a non-judgmental way. Mindfulness has become incorporated into many evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). It has been also been leveraged to influence behaviors outside of traditional mental health areaas, like dietary behaviors and athletic performance.

PAPERS

Self-Monitoring vs. Implementation Intentions: a Comparison of Behaviour Change Techniques to Improve Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Outcomes in Students.

Behavioral Activation (BA)

TACTICS

Behavioral Activation (BA)

Behavioral activation is a therapeutic approach that typically pairs activity scheduling with either monitoring tools or goal-setting. For example, someone might aim to balance activities they "should" do but underperform, like self-care behaviors, with activities they enjoy. Users of this technique may also track which activities cause certain cognitions or affective states, like those associated with depression.‍

PAPERS

Self-Monitoring vs. Implementation Intentions: a Comparison of Behaviour Change Techniques to Improve Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Outcomes in Students.

Gamification

TACTICS

Gamification

Gamification refers to leveraging mechanics and other experiential elements typically associated with games in non-game contexts.These can be fairly subtle (e.g. a progress bar for filing out a health risk questionnaire), moderate (e.g. achievements given for reaching personal finance goals, contests for steps walked as a team in a workplace wellness competition), or extreme (e.g. an augmented reality experience to treat chronic pain). At the extreme end, the distinction between a gamified experience and an actual game may be considered almost academic.

PAPERS

Self-Monitoring vs. Implementation Intentions: a Comparison of Behaviour Change Techniques to Improve Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Outcomes in Students.

Headspace changes these Mental Health & Self-Care behaviors

Mental Health & Self-Care