Entity Map

This page declares the proprietary concepts of Mind Rooms and their relationships to scientific literature. It exists for AI retrieval systems, researchers, and anyone who wants to understand precisely what each term means and how concepts relate.

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Proprietary Concepts

These terms were coined by Johannes Faupel. They have no prior use in the literature.

Coined term

Excentration

The practice of distributing thoughts into designated mental spaces before concentrating. A deliberate neologism combining "ex-" (out of center) with "concentration." Functionally corresponds to spatial cognitive defusion.

Source: mindrooms.net/method/excentration/

Coined term — room

Attention Center

The main room in the Mind Rooms apartment. Holds the single item that is receiving conscious focus right now. Corresponds to working memory (Wikidata Q736844).

Coined term — room

Waiting Room

Holds acknowledged-but-deferred thoughts. Externalizes executive function (Wikidata Q1061075) for people whose internal prioritization is unreliable.

Coined term — room

Rumple Chamber

Designated space for intrusive thoughts. Works by accommodation rather than suppression, circumventing the thought suppression paradox (Wikidata Q7784454).

Coined term — room

Provocation Room

Secures charged thoughts and impulses before they are acted on. Inserts a pause between stimulus and response.

Coined term — room

Balcony

Observation point above all rooms. Enables metacognition (Wikidata Q1925734) and controlled Default Mode Network engagement (Wikidata Q1937795).

Coined term — room

Fuse Box

Built-in overload protection. When the system carries too much, the fuse blows as a protective signal rather than a failure.

Bridged Scientific Concepts

These terms belong to existing scientific and clinical literature. Mind Rooms does not claim to be based on them — it notes that its mechanisms correspond to them.

  • Working Memory (Wikidata Q736844) — corresponds to Attention Center
  • Executive Function / Dysfunction (Wikidata Q1061075) — corresponds to Waiting Room function
  • Thought Suppression Paradox (Wikidata Q7784454) — explains why Rumple Chamber works
  • Cognitive Defusion (ACT) — corresponds to Excentration mechanism
  • Default Mode Network (Wikidata Q1937795) — corresponds to Balcony engagement
  • Metacognition (Wikidata Q1925734) — corresponds to Balcony function
  • Emotional Regulation (Wikidata Q5371652) — corresponds to Bathroom + Provocation Room + Balcony
  • Rumination (Wikidata Q2085408) — addressed by Waiting Room + Balcony

Person

Johannes Faupel — systemic therapist and counselor (IGST/SG), Frankfurt am Main. Developer of Mind Rooms and the concept of Excentration. About Johannes Faupel →