Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The traditional practice of psychiatry has been focused on reducing or eliminating distressing, unwanted symptoms. But what if the key to health and well-being is not to be symptom free, but rather to…
Specifikacia Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The traditional practice of psychiatry has been focused on reducing or eliminating distressing, unwanted symptoms. But what if the key to health and well-being is not to be symptom free, but rather to function effectively in life even when symptoms are present? What if symptoms serve an adaptive and motivational function, rather than being signals of a latent illness? What if the key to personal health is the ability to accept symptoms for what they are and to do what matters in life at the same time? This is the underlying proposition of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and this book--a collaboration among six clinicians from diverse practice backgrounds--is the first to systematically describe the principles and practices of ACT as they apply to psychiatric assessment, case analysis, and treatment.The guide begins with an in-depth analysis of the ACT model, from its