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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change

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

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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.

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Key concepts: Acceptance and commitment therapy, Dilemma, Experiential learning, Action (physics), Context (archaeology), Psychology, Foundation (evidence), Psychotherapist