HexaFlex
Franklin wants his nervousness to go away.
What is experiential avoidance?
Nervousness, sleep struggles, sadness and anger.
What are things that Franklin can work on accepting?
Psychological flexibility
What is the main goal of ACT?
Informal and flexible, guided by the hexaflex.
What does assessment in ACT look like?
Warmth and genuineness
What core conditions are important in ACT?
Franklin knows what matters to him.
What are values?
A tool to help Franklin increase his tolerance for feeling nervous.
Founder of ACT
Who is Stephen C. Hayes?
Deliberately paying attention to your experiences in the present moment and accepting them.
What is mindfulness?
Franklin and his counsellor work together to address his challenges.
What is an equal relationship?
Franklin thinks he is unwanted, unloved, and broken.
What is conceptualized self/self as content?
Franklin chooses to focus on building strong and supportive relationships.
What is values-based action?
To function properly we must be in contact with what's going on around us, not mentally time travelling.
What is cultivating presence?
Using this technique, clients can help to recognize that they are not their thoughts.
What is the chessboard metaphor?
Franklin's counsellor makes sure that he is following through with the actions he committed to.
What is accountability?
Franklin has learned to take his worries about money less seriously.
What is cognitive defusion?
Franklin views himself as popular & always worrying about money because of his past experiences.
What is a self as content?
ACT does not follow a symptom reduction model, instead it asks the client "what does a meaningful life look like?"
What is a value-driven model?
A technique used to remove the meaning associated with a thought/word.
What is "Milk, milk, milk"?
Franklin's counsellor shares about their own tendency to worry about money.
What is self-disclosure?
Franklin is living life the way he wants to, even when it is uncomfortable.
What is committed action?
Because it considers Franklin's cultural context in interpreting the meaning of events & setting consistent goals.
Why is ACT well-suited to diverse populations?
Being willing to experience and let go of our experiences, does not necessarily mean we want them to happen.
What is acceptance?
An exercise to help Franklin understand what matters most to him.
What is "values shopping mall"?
If Franklin isn't making progress, his counsellor adjusts the approach.
What is a flexible approach and counsellor awareness of fusion?