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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change

By Kirk D. Strosahl , Kelly G. Wilson , Steven C. Hayes

Book information

Publisher
The Guilford Press
Year
2011
ISBN
1609189620, 9781609189624
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3434944 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
402\417
Time added
2014-09-26 08:02:16

Description

Since the original publication of this seminal work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the definitive statement of ACT—from conceptual and empirical foundations to clinical techniques—written by its originators. ACT is based on the idea that psychological rigidity is a root cause of a wide range of clinical problems. The authors describe effective, innovative ways to cultivate psychological flexibility by detecting and targeting six key processes: defusion, acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness, values, and committed action. Sample therapeutic exercises and patient–therapist dialogues are integrated throughout.

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