Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is the third wave of behaviour therapy (Öst, 2008; Hayes, 2004), which has some different focal points from traditional behaviour therapy and cognitive behaviour therapy. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on discussing and changing an individual’s thoughts and the focal points also include the function of problematic cognition rather than the content of private experiences; whereas, traditional behaviour therapy focuses on observable and measurable behaviour and interacts with the behaviour directly and not focusing considerably on individual private events (Webster, 2011). However, ACT focuses on the relationship between each person and their thoughts (Fletcher, & Hayes, 2005). ACT is a modern
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the ACT is RFT- based treatment); a modern behavioural perspective which deals with human language and cognition, process of thinking and identifies how people can solve problems (Blackledge, 2003). The main importance of RFT is that how people learn to relate event in the unintentional contextual control without actual object or limited form (Fletcher, & Hayes, 2005; Hayes, 2004). Hayes, (2004) mentioned that ACT is based on the basic experimental analysis in the area of human language and cognition i.e. RFT (as mentioned above). RFT illustrates cognitive fusion with these processes; along with internal experiences, destructive self-descriptions and created separate moments to their own thoughts. The effect of these processes is psychological inflexibility in order to inefficiency change behaviours according to their values (Fletcher, & Hayes, …show more content…
The processes of ACT and mindfulness work together to gather more information about an individual’s thoughts or feeling. It is a beneficial process to foster individual’s psychological well-being of the current moment. ACT and mindfulness put many techniques to use in clinical work in order to change individuals ' relationship to thoughts and feelings and do not focus on the change of experiences form (Lillis, & Hayes, 2007). Moreover, in application settings, people can use ACT and mindfulness to increase productivity of work or enhance emotional control and intelligence. Moreover, because of the combination of mindfulness and traditional behaviour therapy, ACT can help people to adapt themselves in every unstable situation and balance their needs or desires in order to behave according to their true
the ACT is RFT- based treatment); a modern behavioural perspective which deals with human language and cognition, process of thinking and identifies how people can solve problems (Blackledge, 2003). The main importance of RFT is that how people learn to relate event in the unintentional contextual control without actual object or limited form (Fletcher, & Hayes, 2005; Hayes, 2004). Hayes, (2004) mentioned that ACT is based on the basic experimental analysis in the area of human language and cognition i.e. RFT (as mentioned above). RFT illustrates cognitive fusion with these processes; along with internal experiences, destructive self-descriptions and created separate moments to their own thoughts. The effect of these processes is psychological inflexibility in order to inefficiency change behaviours according to their values (Fletcher, & Hayes, …show more content…
The processes of ACT and mindfulness work together to gather more information about an individual’s thoughts or feeling. It is a beneficial process to foster individual’s psychological well-being of the current moment. ACT and mindfulness put many techniques to use in clinical work in order to change individuals ' relationship to thoughts and feelings and do not focus on the change of experiences form (Lillis, & Hayes, 2007). Moreover, in application settings, people can use ACT and mindfulness to increase productivity of work or enhance emotional control and intelligence. Moreover, because of the combination of mindfulness and traditional behaviour therapy, ACT can help people to adapt themselves in every unstable situation and balance their needs or desires in order to behave according to their true