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Since the original publication of this seminal work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the definitive statement of ACT—from conceptual and empirical foundations to clinical techniques—written by its originators. ACT is based on the idea that psychological rigidity is a root cause of a wide range of clinical problems. The authors describe effective, innovative ways to cultivate psychological flexibility by detecting and targeting six key processes: defusion, acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness, values, and committed action. Sample therapeutic exercises and patient–therapist dialogues are integrated throughout.
New to This Edition
*Reflects tremendous advances in ACT clinical applications, theory building, and research.
*Psychological flexibility is now the central organizing focus.
*Expanded coverage of mindfulness, the therapeutic relationship, relational learning, and case formulation.
*Restructured to be more clinician friendly and accessible; focuses on the moment-by-moment process of therapy.
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I thought that this would be a "classic" re-edition: rearranged chapters, updated research data, a new prologue and epilogue, nothing else.
I was wrong.
This is a second edition, but this is not the same book anymore. Is more readable, more polished, in one word, a more 'mature' book.
For instance, the chapter structure is completely different from the first edition; they're addressing brand new topics like the general strategy(research and practice), for the development of a psychology more adequate to the human condition (namely, the CBS strategy). In addition to the new ones, some topics that in the first book were more implicit now are addressed explicitly, like the therapeutic relationship, case conceptualization and the psychological flexibility model.
The first edition didnt include the always helpful hexaflex model, but this one goes through the six processes chapter-per-chapter, with lots of short clinical dialogues and examples, making it more clear and easy to understand for the clinicians.
ACBS has born and grown spectacularly in the last years, and this books reflects and adds support to that.
In sum, if you are giving your first steps in ACT, try this edition. And if you have read the first edition... well, try this edition too, you wont be disappointed.
By Fabian
Found book very thorough and well presented with material that could be integrated into my psychiatry and psychotherapy practice. Covers all aspects of ACT with good examples and well referenced. I've now read it through several times and always find to idea to integrate into my work.
By RJ Review