Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

The Process and Practice of Mindful Change

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

• Editore: The Guilford Press
• Anno: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781609189648
• Edizione: 2
• Argomento: Psychology
• Categoria: Clinical Psychology

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. New to This Edition
*Reflects tremendous advances in ACT clinical applications, theory building, and research.
*Psychological flexibility is now the central organizing focus.
*Expanded coverage of mindfulness, the therapeutic relationship, relational learning, and case formulation.
*Restructured to be more clinician friendly and accessible; focuses on the moment-by-moment process of therapy. See also Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists, by Dennis Tirch, Laura R. Silberstein-Tirch, R. Trent Codd III, Martin J. Brock, and M. Joann Wright.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• About the Authors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• PART I: FOUNDATIONS AND THE MODEL
• PART II: FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND APPROACH TO INTERVENTION with Emily K. Sandoz
• PART III: CORE CLINICAL PROCESSES
• PART IV: BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
• References
• Index
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