PSYC 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Behavioral Activation, Experiential Avoidance, B. F. Skinner
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Behavioral activation + motivational interviewing + mindfulness. Normal language and cognitive processes are at the heart of most suffering. Question: if that is true, why don"t we wall struggle with anxiety, depressed moods, insecurities, fears, etc. Clients are stuck, not broken or sick. The processes that get them stuck are normal, expected side effects of language. If you haven"t been entangled in them yet (unlikely), you probably will be at some point. Even knowing this, you will hand them to your children and your grandchildren. Whatever the client is experiencing is not the enemy, it"s the struggle against it that"s harmful. You can"t rescue clients from the difficulty and challenge of growth. Radical respect for client"s values- the issue is the workability of their lives, not your opinions. Never forget that you are in the same boat. Inability to differentiate self and behavior from private events. Inability to make and keep a commitment to actions consistent with valued life directions.
