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	==Terminology==		==Terminology==

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	Committed action, taking effective psychological and physical action, guided by values.		Committed action, taking effective psychological and physical action, guided by values.
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	ACT is also interesting because it acknowledges the need to take [[Action]]. However, ACT steers clear of saying that we need to be take action in order to heal and connect.		ACT is also interesting because it acknowledges the need to take [[Action]]. However, ACT steers clear of saying that we need to be take action in order to heal and connect.

	ACT covers two points of the LP [[Connection Framework]].		ACT covers two points of the LP [[Connection Framework]], [[Action]] and [[Alignment]].

	ACT normalizes [[Psychic Sepsis]] and [[Psychic Infection\|infection]], saying that the mind has a "natural tendency to beat us up. "The mind likes to pull out a big stick and give us a hiding, to kick us when we're already down." <ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref> It's BS, of course. This is a profound misunderstanding, and putrid normalization, of [[Psychic Infection]].		ACT normalizes [[Psychic Sepsis]] and [[Psychic Infection\|infection]], saying that the mind has a "natural tendency to beat us up. "The mind likes to pull out a big stick and give us a hiding, to kick us when we're already down." <ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref> It's BS, of course. This is a profound misunderstanding, and putrid normalization, of [[Psychic Infection]].

	ACT individualizes complex psycho-social-spiritual problems. "In fact, almost every psychological ~~problems~~ that we know of--anxiety, depression, addiction, you name it--boils down to the basic process: we get hooked by difficult thoughts and feelings..."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>		ACT individualizes complex psycho-social-spiritual problems. "In fact, almost every psychological problem that we know of--anxiety, depression, addiction, you name it--boils down to the basic process: we get hooked by difficult thoughts and feelings..."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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	Choice Point. An effective therapeutic technique designed to "rapidly maps out problems, identifies sources of suffering, and formulates an ACT approach to handling them."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>		Choice Point. An effective therapeutic technique designed to "rapidly maps out problems, identifies sources of suffering, and formulates an ACT approach to handling them."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>

			Workability, the core of the "choice" a client must make. When examining behaviours and thoughts, the client askes is this thought or behaviour "workable," does it lead you towards actualizing the sort of life you want.

	Based on [[Relational Frame Theory]] (RFT)		Based on [[Relational Frame Theory]] (RFT)
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	ACT covers two points of the LP [[Connection Framework]].		ACT covers two points of the LP [[Connection Framework]].

	ACT normalizes [[Psychic Sepsis]] and [[Psychic Infection\|infection]], saying that the		ACT normalizes [[Psychic Sepsis]] and [[Psychic Infection\|infection]], saying that the mind has a "natural tendency to beat us up. "The mind likes to pull out a big stick and give us a hiding, to kick us when we're already down." <ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref> It's BS, of course. This is a profound misunderstanding, and putrid normalization, of [[Psychic Infection]].

			ACT individualizes complex psycho-social-spiritual problems. "In fact, almost every psychological problems that we know of--anxiety, depression, addiction, you name it--boils down to the basic process: we get hooked by difficult thoughts and feelings..."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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	Choice Point. An effective therapeutic technique designed to "rapidly maps out problems, identifies sources of suffering, and formulates an ACT approach to handling them."ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>		Choice Point. An effective therapeutic technique designed to "rapidly maps out problems, identifies sources of suffering, and formulates an ACT approach to handling them."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>

	Based on [[Relational Frame Theory]] (RFT)		Based on [[Relational Frame Theory]] (RFT)

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Acceptance and Commitment Therapy''' is a form of psychological therapy designed to encourage clients to take "action guided by core values."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019. https://amzn.to/2MWqp01</ref> The therapy uses techniques such as the [[Choice Point]] to guide clients to make choices more in line (i.e. more [[Aligned]])) with what they believe and value in life. According to the founder, the aim of ACT is to "increase one's ability for mindful, values-guided action."<ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>
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==Terminology==

Committed action, taking effective psychological and physical action, guided by values.

Cognitive Defusion, the ability to not get entangled in one's thinking process

Fusion, getting "entangled" in one's thinking process.

Acceptance (opening up) to guilt, shame, and unwanted thoughts and experiences, to more easily process and disentangle.

Contact with the present moment (a.k.a. presence).

Choice Point. An effective therapeutic technique designed to "rapidly maps out problems, identifies sources of suffering, and formulates an ACT approach to handling them."ref>Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019.</ref>

Based on [[Relational Frame Theory]] (RFT)

==Notes==

ACT is interesting from an LP perspective because it (vaguely) acknowledges the importance of being in [[Alignment]]. However, ACT steers clear of saying that we need to be in alignment with [[Highest Self]].

ACT is also interesting because it acknowledges the need to take [[Action]]. However, ACT steers clear of saying that we need to be take action in order to heal and connect.

ACT covers two points of the LP [[Connection Framework]].

ACT normalizes [[Psychic Sepsis]] and [[Psychic Infection|infection]], saying that the

==Further Reading==

For an excellent introduction to ACT, see [https://amzn.to/2MWqp01 ACT Made Simple]]

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