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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy examines the therapy’s history and process, evaluates the therapy''s evidence base and effectiveness, and suggests future directions in the therapy’s development.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness processes, and commitment and behavior change processes to produce psychological flexibility. Steven C. Hayes, who helped develop ACT, and co-author Jason Lillis provide an overview of ACT’s main influences and its basic principles.

In this succinct and understandable survey, the authors show how ACT illuminates the ways that language encourages unhelpful skirmishing in clients’ psychic lives, and how to use ACT to help clients accept private experiences, become more mindful of thoughts, develop greater clarity about personal values, and commit to needed behavior change.

Table of Contents

Series Preface

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Preface

  1. Introduction
  2. History
  3. Theory
  4. The Therapy Process
  5. Evaluation
  6. Future Developments
  7. Summary

Glossary of Key Terms

Suggested Readings and Other Materials

References

Index

About the Authors

About the Series Editors

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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      Publisher American Psychological Association
      Published 15 May 2012
      ISBN-13 9781433811531
      978-1433811531
      ISBN-10 1433811537

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Acceptance and Commitment Therapy examines the therapy’s history and process, evaluates the therapy''s evidence base and effectiveness, and suggests future directions in the therapy’s development.

      Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness processes, and commitment and behavior change processes to produce psychological flexibility. Steven C. Hayes, who helped develop ACT, and co-author Jason Lillis provide an overview of ACT’s main influences and its basic principles.

      In this succinct and understandable survey, the authors show how ACT illuminates the ways that language encourages unhelpful skirmishing in clients’ psychic lives, and how to use ACT to help clients accept private experiences, become more mindful of thoughts, develop greater clarity about personal values, and commit to needed behavior change.

      Table of Contents

      Series Preface

      How to Use This Book with APA Psychotherapy Videos

      Preface

      1. Introduction
      2. History
      3. Theory
      4. The Therapy Process
      5. Evaluation
      6. Future Developments
      7. Summary

      Glossary of Key Terms

      Suggested Readings and Other Materials

      References

      Index

      About the Authors

      About the Series Editors

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