PSYC36H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Experiential Avoidance, Cognitive Flexibility, Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
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Developed by hayes not as confrontaional as the other therapies. Can"t cure pain and recommend people not to ight it but to accept they are part of life. Happiness isn"t normal doing things less than pleasant. Learning to be mindful, but not changing the cogniion and symptoms. Having a change in dealing with cogniion. Having clients set, choose and pursue goals. Catharsis: not to deny the negaive feelings and avoiding experience; instead, go through and experience emoions that are posiive and negaive. Mindfully observe and accept rather than ight. Facilitaing private/internal events that interfere with efecive acion things geing in the way of pursuing life goals. No strong efects of superiority; just as efecive as other therapies and beter than no therapy. Dismantling studies breaking down components of psychotherapy; pinpoint exact therapeuic technique that is responsible for a change of symptoms. See if any papers do some aspect of dismantling; or focus on literature research that shows dismantling.
