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Acceptance and commitment therapy : the process and practice of mindful change

Hayes, Steven C

Acceptance and commitment therapy : the process and practice of mindful change - 2nd ed. - New York : Guilford Press, c2012. - xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Previous edition entitled: Acceptance and commitment therapy: an experiential approach to behavior change.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Foundations and the model. The dilemma of human suffering -- The foundations of ACT: taking a functional contextual approach -- Psychology flexibility as a unified model of human functioning -- pt. 2. Functional analysis and approach to intervention. Case formulation: listening with ACT ears, seeing with ACT eyes / with Emily K. Sandoz -- The therapeutic relationship in ACT -- Creating a context for change: mind versus experience -- pt. 3. Core clinical processes. Present-moment awareness / with Emily K. Sandoz -- Dimensions of self -- Defusion -- Acceptance -- Connecting with values -- Committed action -- pt. 4. Building a progressive scientific approach. Contextual behavioral science and the future of ACT.

The definitive statement of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This second edition reflects the advances which have been made since the original edition of this seminal work (1999). Also new to this edition is the focus on psychological flexibility; expanded coverage of mindfulness, the therapeutic relationship, relational learning, and case formulation; and the focus on the moment by moment process of therapy.

9781609189624 (hbk.) : £30.50 1609189620 (hbk.) : £30.50 9781462528943

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Psychotherapy
Mindfulness
Cognitive therapy
Behaviour therapy
Behaviour modification

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