Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

What is ACT?

• Change disturbing thought patterns that affect behavior and emotions.

• Apply acceptance, mindfulness, commitment, and behavior change to increase psychological flexibility.

• Increase awareness, freedom, and self-direction.

What are the 6 core principles in ACT?

• Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Being Present, Self as Context, Values, Committed Action.

• Acceptance, Being Present, Cognitive Restructing, Behaviour, Values, Genuine.

• Being Present, Self as Context, Values, Committed Action, Experiential Avoidance, Acceptance.

The goal of ACT is to produce greater psychological flexibility: the ability to contact the present moment more fully as a conscious human being, and to either change or persist when doing so serves valued ends.

• False

• True

Which following belongs to psychological suffering in ACT?

• Experiential Avoidance

• Cognitive Fusion

• All of above

Which wave did ACT emerge in the psychotherapy field?

• 2nd

• 1st

• 3rd

What are 2 main processes in ACT intervention?

• Develop acceptance of unwanted experiences beyond control; commit and act towards a valued life.

• Change unhealthy behaviors by reinforcing positives and reducing negatives.

• All of above

What is the definition of Acceptance according to ACT?

• Opening up and making room for unwanted private experiences.

• Flexibly paying attention to our experience in this moment.

• a "safe place" inside of us where we can open up/make room ; perspective or viewpoint from where we can step back and observe thoughts and feelings

What does ‘committed action’ mean in ACT?

• Taking effective action guided by our values.

• learning to “step back” and separate or detach from our thoughts, images, and memories.

• clarifying the important needs that are deep in your heart.

Cognitive Fusion is a technique to increase our awareness and observe the thought without judgment.

• True

• False