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Using Subjective Units of Transformation (SUT) To Sustain Healthy Response Habits.

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore treatment options that can help relieve psychological distress following traumas. Subconscious triggers are often default protection responses (habits) that will continue to disempower the client without treatment which can prevent a person from living to their full potential and experiencing quality of life. This study uses intention to create sustainable change and assesses the effect of adding an intention statement to the subjective units of transformation (SUT) protocol that encodes healthy response habits to improve the quality of life. This research used two distinct groups of 20 participants who were followed over six months in a static control design. Both the control and treatment groups undertook a series of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) interventions, including the establishment of a lifestyle goal. However, the intervention in the treatment group also included an intention statement that gave additional support to the goal. The correlation between the reduction of the subjective units of distress (SUD) and the increase in the (SUT), including the effect on the sustainable and improved quality of life, was documented over six months. These results indicate that adding the intention statement significantly impacted maintaining the SUD at a lower level and enhancing sustainable SUT levels. This research found a significant relationship between the ability of participants to maintain their SUD distress at low levels and their SUT transformation at high levels over time. This study suggests that adding an intention statement significantly improves the outcomes of achieving goals and the sustainability of positive improvements in the quality of life.

Submitted by: 
Sharon Anne Ellert 
EIU707510 
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of 
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Lifestyle Medicine 
Supervisor: 
Nick Deal Ph.D. and Catherine Alter Ph.D. 
Date: 
October 2024 
EIU-PARIS