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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Flaxman, Paul E., Blackledge, J.T., Bond, Frank W.·2010·Routledge eBooks

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What are the distinctive theoretical and practical features of acceptance and commitment therapy? Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a modern behaviour therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness interventions alongside commitment and behaviour change strategies to enhance psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility refers to the ability to contact the present moment and change or persist in behaviour that serves one’s personally chosen values. Divided into two sections, The Distinctive Theoretical Features of ACT and The Distinctive Practical Features of ACT, this book summarises the key features of ACT in 30 concise points and explains how this approach differs from traditional cognitive behaviour therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy provides an excellent guide to ACT. Its straightforward format will appeal to those who are new to the field and provide a handy reference tool for more experienced clinicians.

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  • ACT focuses on acceptance techniques for dealing with maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (such as suppression) and encourages patients to accept pain instead of changing or removing unwanted thoughts and emotions such as anxiety and guilt.

    “Furthermore, ACT focuses on acceptance techniques for dealing with maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (such as suppression). In this fashion, it encourages patients to accept the pain instead of changing or removing unwanted thoughts and emotions such as anxiety and guilt (20).”

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Authors
Flaxman, P. E., Blackledge, J. T., & Bond, F. W.
Affiliations
City, University of London (GB)
Venue
Routledge eBooks
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2010-11-16
OpenAlex
W4210550602
Cited by
122
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0
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2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4
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0.29
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book
Language
en
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closed
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Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
acceptance and commitment therapy, psychological flexibility, values-based action, behavior therapy

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