Relational Behavior and ACT: A Dynamic Relationship

Belisle, Jordan; Dixon, Mark R.

doi:10.1007/s40617-021-00599-z

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“…People can work on ‘committed actions’ (i.e., value‐oriented actions) in different areas of their lives 29,30 and create a ‘life compass’ that can used to orient their actions toward a value‐impregnated life 31 . According to the ‘hexaflex’ presentation (see Figure 1), the main aim of the treatment is to encourage psychological flexibility by fostering committed action, presence in the moment, seeing the self as context, cognitive defusion, acceptance and values 33 . The aim is to help the patient move toward internal coherence, building a pragmatic and integrative world conceptualization 34 .…”

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“…31 According to the 'hexaflex' presentation (see Figure 1), the main aim of the treatment is to encourage psychological flexibility by fostering committed action, presence in the moment, seeing the self as context, cognitive defusion, † acceptance and values. 33 The aim is to help the patient move toward internal coherence, building a pragmatic and integrative world conceptualization. 34 The patient will then be able to orient themselves and direct their actions toward a value-based life that brings meaning to experience and inhibits the patient's avoidance tendencies.…”

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Using values in cognitive and behavioral therapy: A bridge back to philosophy

Martin

2023

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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Ancient therapeutic practices have influenced the development of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) theories such as Albert Ellis's rational emotive behavior therapy and Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy. By drawing inspiration from Socratic questioning, the importance of philosophy in evidence‐based practices in human mental health can be acknowledged. Stoicism has also informed CBT, notably its emphasis on establishing psychological distance from emotions. Cognition and emotion are two aspects of mental processes, and irrational demands are processed through rational deliberation. Using mental imaging techniques and acceptance strategies (to accept oneself and the world as imperfect), avoiding catastrophic interpretations and acknowledging emotions are also included among such practices.MethodsWe will explore the use of values across CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and radically open dialectical behavioral therapy (RO DBT) to clarify their use of values.ResultsIn this framework, values are conceptualized as life‐orienting principles and are now widely used across CBTs, such as acceptance and commitment therapy and radically open dialectical behavioral therapy. In recent years, the development of CBT has involved a renewed relationship with philosophy through the use of values, interest in dialectics and development of self‐questioning practices reminiscent of classical Socratic principles. This movement from applied clinical psychology toward philosophical skills has also encouraged the recent emergence of philosophical health considerations. The opposition between psychological and philosophical health can be questioned, and the fundamental issue of philosophical skills implemented in psychiatric treatment (and not solely as practices of enhancement for the sane) needs to be considered.

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