ACT Mindfulness & Acceptance Processes Flashcards
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In ACT, which mindfulness process involves observing thoughts and feelings without becoming overly attached to them or allowing them to dominate behavior?
Answer: Cognitive defusion
Cognitive defusion is the ACT process of observing thoughts without fusing with them, reducing their influence on behavior.
Which ACT concept refers to the tendency to avoid, suppress, or escape from unwanted internal experiences such as thoughts, feelings, and sensations?
Answer: Experiential avoidance
Experiential avoidance is the ACT term for efforts to escape or suppress unwanted internal experiences, which paradoxically increases suffering.
In ACT, 'contact with the present moment' is best described as:
Answer: Flexible, non-judgmental awareness of here-and-now experiences
Contact with the present moment in ACT means intentionally attending to current experience in a flexible and non-judgmental way.
A client says, 'I am my anxiety.' An ACT consultant would most likely address this with which process?
Answer: Cognitive defusion
Cognitive defusion techniques help clients separate themselves from their thoughts and feelings rather than identifying with them.
Which metaphor is commonly used in ACT to illustrate acceptance of difficult internal experiences?
Answer: Passengers on the bus
The 'passengers on the bus' metaphor in ACT illustrates how clients can be the driver of their life while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings as passengers.
In ACT, mindfulness practice is primarily used to:
Answer: Increase psychological flexibility and contact with the present
ACT uses mindfulness to build psychological flexibility by helping clients contact the present moment openly and without defense.