ACT
ACT stands for
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The process of stepping away from your thoughts and objectively observing them without judgement or attachment.
What is Defusion?
What the D stands for in DNA-V for trying new things and being flexible
What is the discover?
The opposite of acceptance
What is experiential avoidance?
These can represent passing thoughts as if on a stream.
What are leaves?
ACT aims to increase this.
What is psychological flexibility?
The opposite of defusion.
What is fusion?
This is the N in DNA V.
What is the noticer?
He is a key pioneer of RFT & ACT, also a student of BF Skinner.
Who is Steven Hayes?
Instead of continuing the mental tug of war, do this.
What is "Drop the Rope."
This is behavior science of human language and cognition.
What is RFT or Relational Frame Theory?
Trying to get rid of a feeling, sensation, urge, feeling and/or memory
What is experiential avoidance
The four quadrant graphic to understand toward and away behaviors.
What is the ACT Matrix?
These represent the meaningful stuff that acts a compass to guide toward behaviors.
What are values?
Don't let these entities drive your bus.
What are passengers?
This is the 6 sided infographic representing psychological flexibility.
What is the HexaFlex
The A from DNA-V.
What is the Advisor?
This is scientifically proven to increase grey matter in the brain.
What is meditation?
This is another way to put your money where your mouth is.
What is committed action?
Fusing self with content.
What is putting yourself in a box?
These are the six processes of ACT
What is Acceptance, Defusion, Present Moment Awareness, Self-as-Context, Committed Action and Values
While human rumination is an away behavior, this mammal's rumination is productive.
What is a cow?
This is known as the Victory Breath.
What is Ujaii Pranayama?
This means "Be here, not there."
What is present moment awareness?
You are experiencing this when your emotions take over.
What is an amygdala hijack?