APA Citation:
García Higuera, J. A. (2006). La terapia de aceptación y compromiso (ACT) como desarrollo de la terapia cognitivo conductual. [Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Development]. Revista de Psicología y Pedagogía. Edupsyké, 5(2), 287-304.
Type of Publication:
ACT: Conceptual
Abstract:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy presents itself as a natural development of CBT through the practical application of Relational Frame Theory (RFT). However CBT label involves different approaches and ACT may be a natural expansion for more behavioral trends, but may present serious contradictions with the more cognitive ones. Present paper exposes, through the discussion of actual cases, those changes a psychologist may introduce in his therapeutical practice when incorporates in it most relevant characteristics of ACT. Also it describes problems that arise in the possible convergence with cognitive therapy. Conclusions imply that it is very useful for cognitive behavioral psychologists to incorporate ACT to daily practice, but the demonstration that ACT is something new and useful must come from empirical studies that complete available and encouraging existing data.
Comments:
Available in http://www.psicoterapeutas.com/pacientes/act/ACTdesarrolloCognitivoConductual.pdf