The four types of self-talk are labled by functional designations and are as follows: 
- self-critical (assessment of negative events)
- self-reinforcing (the assessment of positive events)
- self-managing (general self-regulation behavior)
- social assessing (the assessment of social interactions)

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Self-talk is comprised of statements, regardless
of whether they are covert or overt, to the self, not to others. Content of self-talk impacts intrapersonal communication and has a tangible effect on the speaker. 

Definition of Self Talk

Grzybowski, Jocelyn. Self-Talk and Mindfulness: A Correlational Analysis, Middle Tennessee State University, Ann Arbor, 2021. ProQuest, http://proxy.library.nyu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fdissertations-theses%2Fself-talk-mindfulness-correlational-analysis%2Fdocview%2F2563673421%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D12768.

Self-Talk and Mindfulness: A Correlational Analysis


Four types of Self Talk

- Increased life span
- Lower rates of depression
- Lower levels of distress
- Greater resistance to the common cold
- Better psychological and physical well-being
- Better cardiovascular health and reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease
- Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress

Health benefits of positive self talk

Mindfulness-based interventions commonly include training
in emotional regulation skills and psychologists have theorized that self-regulation could be a conditional variable for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based treatment. 

Self Talk and Mindfulness

Self-talk is the way one speaks of and to themself, whether it be to other people or within oneself. Negative self-talk both reflects negative internal energy and further feeds into it. 

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