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ACT therapy

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Acceptance and commitment therapy A = accept your thoughts and feelings; C = choose a valued direction; T = take action
behaviour therapy interventions derived from conditioning principles
cognitive therapy focus on social learning, language, information processing, cognitive styles
third wave mindfulness and acceptance
mindfulness consciously bringing awareness to NOW
acceptance allowing thoughts and feelings to be as they are whether pleasant or painful
normality in ACT psychological processes of the normal mind naturally lead to suffering/distress
destructive normality ordinary processes can lead to and amplify destructive processes; knowledge includes misery
relational frame theory Humans learn to respond relationally to various stimulus events; everything we say/think has multiple relations
functional contextualism whole event; role of context; pragmatic truth criterion (what is true is what works)
ACT stance no symptom is a problem in and of itself; symptoms become problems only when they get in the way of normal life; control of private experiences = successful living
ACT model of psychopathology psychological rigidity = dominance of past or feared future; lack of values clarity; disorganised activity; attachment to conceptualised self; fusion; experiential avoidance
6 core processes of ACT be here now; values; committed action; self as context; defusion; acceptance
aim of ACT create a rich and meaningful life while accepting the pain that goes with it
creative hopelessness giving up strategies when giving up is what is called for to meet larger goals
cognitive defusion learning to watch what the mind tells us, looking at thoughts for what they are
defusion techniques voices; notice what mind is telling you right now; thank your mind; label your thoughts
self as context observing self; awareness of our awareness
values statements about what we want to be doing with our life (what we stand for); leading principles that guide us through life
action - do what it takes taking larger patterns of action guided by values; adapting flexibly to challenges; using values to develop goals and break down goals into actions
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