Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change

Steven C. Hayes; Kirk D. Strosahl; Kelly G. Wilson

Abstract

Part I: The Problem and the Approach. The Dilemma of Human Suffering. The Philosophical and Theoretical Foundation of ACT. The ACT Model of Psychopathology and Human Suffering. Part II: Clinical Methods. Creative Hopelessness: Challenging the Normal Change Agenda. Control is the Problem, Not the Solution. Building Acceptance by Defusing Language. Discovering Self, Defusing Self. Valuing. Willingness and Commitment: Putting ACT into Action. Part III: Using ACT. The Effective ACT. Therapeutic Relationship. ACT in Context.

Keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapyDilemmaExperiential learningAction (physics)Context (archaeology)PsychologyFoundation (evidence)PsychotherapistPsychopathologyExperiential avoidanceSocial psychologyPolitical scienceEpistemologyLawClinical psychologyPedagogyPsychiatryAnxietyIntervention (counseling)

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University of Nevada, Reno US

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Year: 1999
Type: book
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                                    Steven C. Hayes, 
                                
                                    Kirk D. Strosahl, 
                                
                                    Kelly G. Wilson
                                
                            (1999). 
                            Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change. 
                            
                            .