Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a treatment approach with 5 phases that helps people experiencing psychological distress. The treatment involves accepting unpleasant thoughts and feelings instead of struggling to control them, choosing valued goals, and committing to action. The first two phases involve realizing previous attempts to control inner experiences have been unsuccessful and have made things worse. The next phases are delineating between the personal self and cognitive/emotional experiences, willingly experiencing previously avoided private events, and committing to behavior change aligned with valued outcomes.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a treatment approach with 5 phases that helps people experiencing psychological distress. The treatment involves accepting unpleasant thoughts and feelings instead of struggling to control them, choosing valued goals, and committing to action. The first two phases involve realizing previous attempts to control inner experiences have been unsuccessful and have made things worse. The next phases are delineating between the personal self and cognitive/emotional experiences, willingly experiencing previously avoided private events, and committing to behavior change aligned with valued outcomes.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a treatment approach with 5 phases that helps people experiencing psychological distress. The treatment involves accepting unpleasant thoughts and feelings instead of struggling to control them, choosing valued goals, and committing to action. The first two phases involve realizing previous attempts to control inner experiences have been unsuccessful and have made things worse. The next phases are delineating between the personal self and cognitive/emotional experiences, willingly experiencing previously avoided private events, and committing to behavior change aligned with valued outcomes.
Fusion with your thoughts Evaluation of experience Avoidance of your experience Reason-giving for your behavior And the healthy alternative is to ACT: Accept your reactions and be present Choose a valued direction Take action
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Five phases of treatment: 1. Realize that previous struggles to control inner experiences have been unsuccessful 2. Realize that struggles have actually made things worse 3. Delineate between personal self and cognitive, emotional, and physiological experiences 4. Willingly experience aversive private events that had previously been avoided 5. Commitment to work toward behavior change that fits with valued outcomes