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What does the A in ACT mean?
Acceptance
Suffering
True or false: Acceptance means you have to like the emotions or thoughts.
False.
Acceptance is about making room for emotions and thoughts, not approving or liking.
What does ACT mean?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
True or false: values are dictated solely by society.
False
What does the C in ACT mean?
Commitment
True or false: We can avoid suffering and painful experiences.
False.
True or false: The ability to open up to people and talk about your thoughts, emotions, and ideas can reduce our chances of emotional outbursts (like anger, anxiety)
True.
This increases when someone is engaging in experiential avoidance.
Suffering
True or false: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy branched off of Relational Frame Theory.
True
What does the T in ACT mean?
Therapy
Mindfulness/present moment
What is the opposite of experiential avoidance?
Acceptance
What is it called when we have pity or feel bad for someone?
Sympathy
This is understanding and feeling what others are feeling.
Empathy.
What is the purpose of ACT?
To live a meaningful, values-driven life.
What is the term to describe objectively looking at your thoughts instead of being caught up in them?
Defusion
This is the ability to be in the present moment with full awareness and openness to our experiences, and to take action guided by our values.
Psychological flexibility
Who developed ACT?
Dr. Steve Hayes
These are your heart's deepest desires for how you want to behave as a human?
Values
What is the hexagonal shape that represents psychological flexibility?
Hexaflex
What are four of the six core components of ACT?
Acceptance
Mindfulness/present moment
Values
Committed Action
Cognitive Defusion
Self-as-context
Fill in the blank: Psychological _______ is a goal in ACT.
Psychological flexibility
What are two of the "Four A's" in ACT?
Acknowledge
Allow
Accommodate
Appreciate
Name 6 values.
Examples:
Love
Health
Family
Freedom
Resilience
Growth