Techniques and Case Studies

According to Seligman et al (2021), some therapeutic techniques used in ACT are as follows:
-   Mindfulness practices (present-moment awareness to support staying centered in the body)
- Psychoeducation

- Metaphor

- Experimental exercises

- Setting Goals according to one's values

- Delusion

- Discourages avoiding activities that were once enjoyable (but now avoided due to fear) and encourages avoiding activities that provide temporary gratification

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Cognitive Defusion Video

By Steven Hayes

Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: A Case Study of an Adult Male With Mixed Depression and Anxiety