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Special issue on Process Based Therapy (PBT); Guest Edited by Clarissa One, Joseph Ciarrochi, Stefan Hofmann, Steven Hayes, and Ross Menzies

Special issue on Process Based Therapy (PBT); Guest Edited by Clarissa One, Joseph Ciarrochi, Stefan Hofmann, Steven Hayes, and Ross Menzies

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Applying a process-based therapy approach to compassion focused therapy: A synergetic alliance

Applying a process-based therapy approach to compassion focused therapy: A synergetic alliance ms.marissadonahue

Attachment, emotion, and change: Emotionally focused individual therapy (EFIT) within a process-based therapy (PBT) framework

Attachment, emotion, and change: Emotionally focused individual therapy (EFIT) within a process-based therapy (PBT) framework ms.marissadonahue

The extended evolutionary meta-model and process-based therapy: Contemporary lenses for understanding functional analytic psychotherapy

The extended evolutionary meta-model and process-based therapy: Contemporary lenses for understanding functional analytic psychotherapy ms.marissadonahue

Through the extended evolutionary meta-model, and what ACT found there: ACT as a process-based therapy

Through the extended evolutionary meta-model, and what ACT found there: ACT as a process-based therapy

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)
Special Issue on Process Based Therapy (PBT)
Volume 32, April 2024

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Clarissa W. Ong, Joseph Ciarrochi, Stefan G. Hofmann, Maria Karekla, Steven C. Hayes

Abstract

This article is part of a special issue in the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science devoted to process-based therapy (PBT) or a process-based approach to therapy and the role it plays in harmonizing existing evidence-based treatments. In the present discussion, we focus on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and how it fits into the PBT framework. We describe how viewing ACT through a PBT framework and its organizing rubric—the extended evolutionary meta-model (EEMM)—provides fertile ground to expand the ACT and psychological flexibility models, transforming ACT into a more inclusive and flexible version of itself and giving clinicians wider berth with respect to delivering ACT. The PBT approach allows ACT to incorporate therapeutic elements that are not traditionally part of the framework, including include cognitive reappraisal, interpersonal therapy dynamics, physiological downregulation, and the principle of nonattachment. Importantly, ACT maintains its foundational principles throughout this integration. We provide a case example of how to use PBT methods to conceptualize an ACT case, to illustrate PBT-infused ACT in practice. Finally, we outline possible future directions for ACT as it continues to evolve inside of PBT.

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Special Issue on Invited Commentaries on ACBS Taskforce Report; Guest Edited by Michael P. Twohig, Ian Stewart, and Joanna Arch

Special Issue on Invited Commentaries on ACBS Taskforce Report; Guest Edited by Michael P. Twohig, Ian Stewart, and Joanna Arch ms.marissadonahue

Introduction to the special issue on the ACBS taskforce report

Introduction to the special issue on the ACBS taskforce report ms.marissadonahue

The clinician, the clinician-researcher, and the contextual behavioral science research agenda

The clinician, the clinician-researcher, and the contextual behavioral science research agenda ms.marissadonahue

Ensuring interdisciplinary partnerships and commitment to Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) principles among diverse scholars who serve diverse communities

Ensuring interdisciplinary partnerships and commitment to Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) principles among diverse scholars who serve diverse communities ms.marissadonahue

The importance of idiographic and functionally analytic strategies in the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders

The importance of idiographic and functionally analytic strategies in the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders ms.marissadonahue

Commentary: Person-specific, multivariate, and dynamic analytic approaches to actualize ACBS task force recommendations for contextual behavioral science

Commentary: Person-specific, multivariate, and dynamic analytic approaches to actualize ACBS task force recommendations for contextual behavioral science ms.marissadonahue

Forwarding the ACBS Task Force recommendations: The case for the functional-cognitive framework and out-of-sample prediction

Forwarding the ACBS Task Force recommendations: The case for the functional-cognitive framework and out-of-sample prediction ms.marissadonahue

Community Initiated Care: A blue-print for the practical realization of contextual behavioral science

Community Initiated Care: A blue-print for the practical realization of contextual behavioral science ms.marissadonahue

Implementing the ACBS task force agenda (Pages 61-64)

Implementing the ACBS task force agenda (Pages 61-64) ms.marissadonahue

Strengths, challenges, and opportunities associated with process-based and multi-dimensional CBS research: A commentary on Hayes et al. (2021)

Strengths, challenges, and opportunities associated with process-based and multi-dimensional CBS research: A commentary on Hayes et al. (2021) ms.marissadonahue

Special Issue on CBS Perspectives on COVID-19; Guest Edited by Staci Martin Peron, Ronald Rogge and Maria Karekla

Special Issue on CBS Perspectives on COVID-19; Guest Edited by Staci Martin Peron, Ronald Rogge and Maria Karekla

Given the profound impact that the pandemic is having on people around the world, JCBS published a set of papers characterizing and addressing this impact specifically from a Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) lens. We are interested in innovative applications of CBS as a scientific strategy in the context of this multifaceted public health, social, and economic crisis. We solicited papers including empirical, data-based research, conceptual and theoretical articles, and “in practice” articles geared specifically towards clinicians. We invited submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to COVID-19 in relation to interpersonal connections/social isolation, anxiety/OCD/PTSD, depression/suicidal ideation, addictive behaviors, trauma, chronic pain and other chronic illnesses or health conditions, stigma, nationalism, structural and cultural inequalities, and burnout among professionals.

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A contextual behavioral approach for responding to moral dilemmas in the age of COVID-19

A contextual behavioral approach for responding to moral dilemmas in the age of COVID-19 Community

Mediators of the association between COVID-19-related stressors and parents’ psychological flexibility and inflexibility: The roles of perceived sleep quality and energy

Mediators of the association between COVID-19-related stressors and parents’ psychological flexibility and inflexibility: The roles of perceived sleep quality and energy Community

Choosing not to follow rules that will reduce the spread of COVID-19

Choosing not to follow rules that will reduce the spread of COVID-19 Community

The moderating roles of psychological flexibility and inflexibility on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in Italy

The moderating roles of psychological flexibility and inflexibility on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in Italy Community

A contextual-behavioral perspective on chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic and future times of mandated physical distancing

A contextual-behavioral perspective on chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic and future times of mandated physical distancing Community

COVID-19: Psychological flexibility, coping, mental health, and wellbeing in the UK during the pandemic

COVID-19: Psychological flexibility, coping, mental health, and wellbeing in the UK during the pandemic Community

Psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19 adversity: Associations with distress

Psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19 adversity: Associations with distress Community

Psychological flexibility and inflexibility as sources of resiliency and risk during a pandemic: Modeling the cascade of COVID-19 stress on family systems with a contextual behavioral science lens

Psychological flexibility and inflexibility as sources of resiliency and risk during a pandemic: Modeling the cascade of COVID-19 stress on family systems with a contextual behavioral science lens Community

Process-based functional analysis can help behavioral science step up to novel challenges: COVID - 19 as an example

Process-based functional analysis can help behavioral science step up to novel challenges: COVID - 19 as an example ms.marissadonahue

Modeling suicide risk among parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological inflexibility exacerbates the impact of COVID-19 stressors on interpersonal risk factors for suicide

Modeling suicide risk among parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological inflexibility exacerbates the impact of COVID-19 stressors on interpersonal risk factors for suicide ms.marissadonahue

Psychological inflexibility and intolerance of uncertainty moderate the relationship between social isolation and mental health outcomes during COVID-19

Psychological inflexibility and intolerance of uncertainty moderate the relationship between social isolation and mental health outcomes during COVID-19 ms.marissadonahue

Growth in crisis: A mixed methods study of lessons from our patients with chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic

Growth in crisis: A mixed methods study of lessons from our patients with chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic ms.marissadonahue

Coping with the invisible enemy: The role of emotion regulation and awareness in quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coping with the invisible enemy: The role of emotion regulation and awareness in quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic ms.marissadonahue

The role of psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19: Associations with depression, anxiety, and insomnia

The role of psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19: Associations with depression, anxiety, and insomnia ms.marissadonahue

Psychological inflexibility and mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: A longitudinal study

Psychological inflexibility and mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: A longitudinal study ms.marissadonahue

Occupational stressors, mental health, and sleep difficulty among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating roles of cognitive fusion and cognitive reappraisal

Occupational stressors, mental health, and sleep difficulty among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating roles of cognitive fusion and cognitive reappraisal ms.marissadonahue

I won't comply because it is a hoax: Conspiracy beliefs, lockdown compliance, and the importance of psychological flexibility

I won't comply because it is a hoax: Conspiracy beliefs, lockdown compliance, and the importance of psychological flexibility ms.marissadonahue

Predicting personal protective equipment use, trauma symptoms, and physical symptoms in the USA during the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown (April 9–18, 2020)

Predicting personal protective equipment use, trauma symptoms, and physical symptoms in the USA during the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown (April 9–18, 2020) ms.marissadonahue

Does it help to talk about it? Co-rumination, internalizing symptoms, and committed action during the COVID-19 global pandemic

Does it help to talk about it? Co-rumination, internalizing symptoms, and committed action during the COVID-19 global pandemic ms.marissadonahue

Behind the masks: A cross-sectional study on intolerance of uncertainty, perceived vulnerability to disease and psychological flexibility in relation to state anxiety and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Behind the masks: A cross-sectional study on intolerance of uncertainty, perceived vulnerability to disease and psychological flexibility in relation to state anxiety and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic ms.marissadonahue

Special Issue on Interbehaviorism as Contextualism; Guest Edited by Karen Kate Kellum and Troy Du Frene

Special Issue on Interbehaviorism as Contextualism; Guest Edited by Karen Kate Kellum and Troy Du Frene

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A pragmatic sign theory of truth for the behavioral sciences

A pragmatic sign theory of truth for the behavioral sciences Community

Descriptive Contextualism in service of Functional Contextualistic aims: A practitioner's perspective on Hayes and Fryling (2019)

Descriptive Contextualism in service of Functional Contextualistic aims: A practitioner's perspective on Hayes and Fryling (2019) Community

Seeking to be serviceable some reflections on Hayes and Fryling (2019)

Seeking to be serviceable some reflections on Hayes and Fryling (2019) Community

Selection by consequence: A response to Hayes and Fryling (2019)

Selection by consequence: A response to Hayes and Fryling (2019) ms.marissadonahue

Interbehavior as a Clinical Focus in CBS: A Response to Hayes and Fryling, 2019

Interbehavior as a Clinical Focus in CBS: A Response to Hayes and Fryling, 2019 ms.marissadonahue

In support of reacquainting functional contextualism and interbehaviorism

In support of reacquainting functional contextualism and interbehaviorism ms.marissadonahue

Special Issue on Contextual Behavioral Science and the Psychedelic Renaissance; Guest Edited by Jason Luoma, Lance McCracken, Rosalind Watts and Alan Kooi Davis

Special Issue on Contextual Behavioral Science and the Psychedelic Renaissance; Guest Edited by Jason Luoma, Lance McCracken, Rosalind Watts and Alan Kooi Davis

Scientific research into psychedelic agents is undergoing a renaissance. Decades after clinical research into the therapeutic value of psychedelic compounds was halted, significant clinical research restarted in the 1990s and has been rapidly accelerating in recent years. To date, clinical research has demonstrated preliminary efficacy and safety of psychedelic compounds across a number of clinical presentations, with research currently heading into Phase III trials that will conceivably lead to regulatory changes allowing the prescription of at least some psychedelic compounds.

At least two current clinical trials of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy are using principles derived from Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) to guide therapy implementation. CBS is uniquely suited to understanding psychedelic experience and informing how to strengthen and maintain the often profound acute effects of these compounds. The aim of this special issue is to summarize the current state of the literature relating to psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, introduce how clinical interventions based on CBS could be used in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, and present new and innovative contributions from the CBS that can inform future research on psychedelics.

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Integrating contextual behavioral science with research on psychedelic assisted therapy: Introduction to the special section

Integrating contextual behavioral science with research on psychedelic assisted therapy: Introduction to the special section Community

Toward a contextual psychedelic-assisted therapy: Perspectives from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and contextual behavioral science

Toward a contextual psychedelic-assisted therapy: Perspectives from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and contextual behavioral science Community

Exploring the case for research on incorporating psychedelics within interventions for borderline personality disorder

Exploring the case for research on incorporating psychedelics within interventions for borderline personality disorder Community

Psilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame

Psilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame Community

Psychedelics and psychological flexibility – Results of a prospective web-survey using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II

Psychedelics and psychological flexibility – Results of a prospective web-survey using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II Community

The centrality of sense of self in psychological flexibility processes: What the neurobiological and psychological correlates of psychedelics suggest

The centrality of sense of self in psychological flexibility processes: What the neurobiological and psychological correlates of psychedelics suggest Community

Psychological flexibility mediates the relations between acute psychedelic effects and subjective decreases in depression and anxiety

Psychological flexibility mediates the relations between acute psychedelic effects and subjective decreases in depression and anxiety Community

The use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy

The use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy Community

Special Issue on Measurement in JCBS; Edited by Karen Kate Kellum

Special Issue on Measurement in JCBS; Edited by Karen Kate Kellum

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Tracking measurement behavior and correcting course: Introduction to the special issue on measurement in JCBS

Tracking measurement behavior and correcting course: Introduction to the special issue on measurement in JCBS Community

Clarifying the nature and purpose of behavioral assessment: A response to Newsome et al.

Clarifying the nature and purpose of behavioral assessment: A response to Newsome et al. Community

How contextual behavioral scientists measure and report about behavior: A review of JCBS

How contextual behavioral scientists measure and report about behavior: A review of JCBS Community

Marching our values forward: Progressing contextual behavioral science in line with its core epistemic assumptions

Marching our values forward: Progressing contextual behavioral science in line with its core epistemic assumptions Community

Want to see more behavior? Consider institutional-level positive reinforcement

Want to see more behavior? Consider institutional-level positive reinforcement Community

Special Issue on ACT Process Measurement; Guest Edited by Maria Karekla and Nuno Ferreira

Special Issue on ACT Process Measurement; Guest Edited by Maria Karekla and Nuno Ferreira

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A review of AAQ variants and other context-specific measures of psychological flexibility

A review of AAQ variants and other context-specific measures of psychological flexibility Community

A systematic review of values measures in acceptance and commitment therapy research

A systematic review of values measures in acceptance and commitment therapy research Community

Assessing psychological flexibility: Validation of the Open and Engaged State Questionnaire

Assessing psychological flexibility: Validation of the Open and Engaged State Questionnaire Community

Assessing psychological inflexibility in hoarding: The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Hoarding (AAQH)

Assessing psychological inflexibility in hoarding: The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Hoarding (AAQH) Community

Assessing psychological inflexibility in university students: Development and validation of the acceptance and action questionnaire for university students (AAQ-US)

Assessing psychological inflexibility in university students: Development and validation of the acceptance and action questionnaire for university students (AAQ-US) Community

Assessing the valuing process in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Experts' review of the current status and recommendations for future measure development

Assessing the valuing process in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Experts' review of the current status and recommendations for future measure development Community

Development and initial validation of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire

Development and initial validation of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire Community

Further validation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire for Adolescents in a broader paediatric context

Further validation of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire for Adolescents in a broader paediatric context Community

Network analysis: A new psychometric approach to examine the underlying ACT model components

Network analysis: A new psychometric approach to examine the underlying ACT model components Community

Preliminary psychometric properties of the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist

Preliminary psychometric properties of the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist Community

Preliminary validation and reliability assessment of a 10-item Tacting of Function Scale

Preliminary validation and reliability assessment of a 10-item Tacting of Function Scale Community

Psychometric properties of acceptance measures: A systematic review

Psychometric properties of acceptance measures: A systematic review Community

Psychometric properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire – Youth in Colombia

Psychometric properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire – Youth in Colombia Community

Scaling-up assessment from a contextual behavioral science perspective: Potential uses of technology for analysis of unstructured text data

Scaling-up assessment from a contextual behavioral science perspective: Potential uses of technology for analysis of unstructured text data Community

The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) as a measure of experiential avoidance: Concerns over discriminant validity

The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) as a measure of experiential avoidance: Concerns over discriminant validity Community

The initial validation of a state version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire

The initial validation of a state version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire Community

Special Issue on ACT for Autism and Related Disorders; Guest Edited by Jonathan Tarbox and Evelyn Gould

Special Issue on ACT for Autism and Related Disorders; Guest Edited by Jonathan Tarbox and Evelyn Gould

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Acceptance and Commitment Training for reducing inflexible behaviors in children with autism

Acceptance and Commitment Training for reducing inflexible behaviors in children with autism Community

Effects of a brief mindfulness-infused behavioral parent training for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder

Effects of a brief mindfulness-infused behavioral parent training for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder Community

Evaluating the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training on the overt behavior of parents of children with autism

Evaluating the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training on the overt behavior of parents of children with autism Community

Randomized controlled trial of a brief acceptance and commitment training for parents of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders

Randomized controlled trial of a brief acceptance and commitment training for parents of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders Community

Surfing the Urge: An informal mindfulness practice for the self-management of aggression by adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Surfing the Urge: An informal mindfulness practice for the self-management of aggression by adolescents with autism spectrum disorder Community

The impact of mindfulness skills on interactions between direct care staff and adults with developmental disabilities

The impact of mindfulness skills on interactions between direct care staff and adults with developmental disabilities Community

Special Issue on Conceptual Developments in Relational Frame Theory: Research and Practice; Guest Edited by Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Ian Stewart and Thomas Parling

Special Issue on Conceptual Developments in Relational Frame Theory: Research and Practice; Guest Edited by Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Ian Stewart and Thomas Parling

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Introduction to the special issue on conceptual developments in relational frame theory: Background, content, and the challenge going forward

Introduction to the special issue on conceptual developments in relational frame theory: Background, content, and the challenge going forward Community

Carrying the baton: Evolution science and a contextual behavioral analysis of language and cognition

Carrying the baton: Evolution science and a contextual behavioral analysis of language and cognition Community

Conceptual advances in the cognitive neuroscience of learning: Implications for relational frame theory

Conceptual advances in the cognitive neuroscience of learning: Implications for relational frame theory Community

Empirical advances in studying relational networks

Empirical advances in studying relational networks Community

Environmental regularities as a concept for carving up the realm of learning research: Implications for Relational Frame Theory

Environmental regularities as a concept for carving up the realm of learning research: Implications for Relational Frame Theory Community

From the IRAP and REC model to a multi-dimensional multi-level framework for analyzing the dynamics of arbitrarily applicable relational responding

From the IRAP and REC model to a multi-dimensional multi-level framework for analyzing the dynamics of arbitrarily applicable relational responding Community

The PIIRAP: An alternative scoring algorithm for the IRAP using a probabilistic semiparametric effect size measure

The PIIRAP: An alternative scoring algorithm for the IRAP using a probabilistic semiparametric effect size measure Community

The relationship between derived mutually entailed relations and the function of challenging behavior in children with autism: Comparing the PEAK-E-PA and the QABF

The relationship between derived mutually entailed relations and the function of challenging behavior in children with autism: Comparing the PEAK-E-PA and the QABF Community

Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries

Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries Community

Special Issue on Ontological and epistemological controversies in contextual behavioral science; Edited by Louise Hayes

Special Issue on Ontological and epistemological controversies in contextual behavioral science; Edited by Louise Hayes

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Perspectives on the nature of being, becoming and reality from contextual behavioral science

Perspectives on the nature of being, becoming and reality from contextual behavioral science Community

Beyond What “Is” and What “Is-Not”

Beyond What “Is” and What “Is-Not” Community

Breaking the ontology taboo: Reply to Monestès and Villatte

Breaking the ontology taboo: Reply to Monestès and Villatte Community

Contextualism, psychological science, and the question of ontology

Contextualism, psychological science, and the question of ontology Community

The Functional Contextual a-ontological stance and Bas C. van Fraassen’s Constructive Empiricism

The Functional Contextual a-ontological stance and Bas C. van Fraassen’s Constructive Empiricism Community

The language of ontology is the subject matter of behavioral science

The language of ontology is the subject matter of behavioral science Community

Special Issue on Technical, Practical and Analytic Innovations in Single Case Designs for Contextual Behavioral Scientists

Special Issue on Technical, Practical and Analytic Innovations in Single Case Designs for Contextual Behavioral Scientists Community

Technical, practical and analytic innovations in single case designs for contextual behavioral scientists

Technical, practical and analytic innovations in single case designs for contextual behavioral scientists Community

Randomization tests for single-case experiments: State of the art, state of the science, and state of the application

Randomization tests for single-case experiments: State of the art, state of the science, and state of the application Community

Randomization tests: A new gold standard?

Randomization tests: A new gold standard? Community

Single case designs in clinical practice: A contemporary CBS perspective on why and how to

Single case designs in clinical practice: A contemporary CBS perspective on why and how to Community

The promise of mobile technologies and single case designs for the study of individuals in their natural environment

The promise of mobile technologies and single case designs for the study of individuals in their natural environment Community