Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, First Edition: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change - Hardcover

Hayes, Steven C.; Strosahl, Kirk D.; Wilson, Kelly G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572304812 ISBN 13: 9781572304819

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1999

Synopsis

The prevailing view among both therapists and clients is that a more vital life can be attained by overcoming negative thoughts and feelings. Then why do so many people continue to suffer with behavior disorders, adjustment difficulties, and low life satisfaction? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique psychotherapeutic approach that addresses this question by altering the very ground on which rational change strategies rest. Providing in one volume a scientifically sound theory of psychopathology and a practical treatment model, the book features detailed clinical guidelines as well as numerous case examples demonstrating the approach in action.

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Review

'The pragmatic and reasonable approach described in this book will be of great interest to therapists from any disciplinary background. It will also serve as an excellent text in graduate-level counseling and psychotherapy courses.' -Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP

Synopsis

The prevailing view among both therapists and clients is that a more vital life can be attained by overcoming negative thoughts and feelings. Then why do so many people continue to suffer with behavior disorders, adjustment difficulties, and low life satisfaction? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), covered in this book, is a unique psychotherapeutic approach that addresses this question by altering the very ground on which rational change strategies rest. Within a coherent theoretical and philosophical framework, ACT illuminates the ways that language entangles clients into futile attempts to wage war against their own inner lives. The authors show how interventions based on metaphor, paradox, and experiential exercises can help clients make contact with thoughts, feelings, memories, and physical sensations that have been feared and avoided. Clients learn to recontextualize and accept these private events, develop greater clarity about personal values, and commit to needed behavior change.

Providing in one volume a scientifically sound theory of psychopathology and a practical treatment model, the book features detailed clinical guidelines as well as numerous case examples demonstrating the approach in action.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1572304812
• ISBN 13: 9781572304819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304