ACT Intervention Techniques & Strategies 3

Question 1

A client completes a values clarification exercise but then says, 'Those values feel too far away to matter right now.' The best ACT response is to:

Accepted Answer

Use an acceptance exercise to hold the discouragement while connecting small actions to values

Answer

ACT holds discouragement with acceptance while identifying micro-committed actions that align with values, bridging the gap.

Question 2

The ACT technique of 'leaves on a stream' is best categorized as an exercise in:

Accepted Answer

Present-moment awareness and defusion

Answer

Leaves on a stream trains the client to observe thoughts floating by without attachment, combining mindfulness and defusion.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes 'committed action' in ACT?

Accepted Answer

Engaging in values-consistent behavior even in the presence of difficult private events

Answer

Committed action means taking values-guided steps while willingly experiencing whatever internal barriers arise.

Question 4

A therapist uses a matrix diagram with a client, placing 'toward moves' and 'away moves' on opposite axes. This tool primarily targets which hexaflex process?

Accepted Answer

Values-based committed action and psychological flexibility broadly

Answer

The ACT Matrix maps away-from (avoidance) versus toward (values-based) behaviors, promoting overall psychological flexibility.

Question 5

In ACT for OCD, which intervention approach is most consistent with the model?

Accepted Answer

Use defusion and acceptance to hold obsessions while preventing rituals

Answer

ACT-based ERP combines defusion from obsessional content and willingness to experience anxiety, preventing compulsive rituals.

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ACT Intervention Techniques & Strategies 3