Special Issues
Special Issues
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 MenziesCan we use the extended evolutionary meta-model (EEMM) and process-based therapy (PBT) to build bridges across psychotherapeutic islands? Can we make steps toward a coherent science unified by a common language and set of overarching principles and theory?
This PBT special issue introduces the EEMM as a tool all therapeutic approaches can use to describe the evidence-based procedures and processes within their therapy. It provides a common language and common set of scientifically validated evolutionary processes. The function is to obviate semantic disagreement and emphasize shared efficacious methods for assessment and intervention, keeping clinical psychology focused on doing what works for our clients, rather than the name of treatments.
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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.marissadonahueAttachment, 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.marissadonahueElucidating the process-based emphasis in cognitive behavioral therapy
Elucidating the process-based emphasis in cognitive behavioral therapy ms.marissadonahueThe 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.marissadonahueThrough 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 therapyJournal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)
Special Issue on Process Based Therapy (PBT)
Volume 32, April 2024
Author
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.
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 ArchThis Special Issue consists of commentaries from invited authors on the recent ACBS Taskforce Report by Hayes et al., 2021.
Introduction to the special issue on the ACBS taskforce report
Introduction to the special issue on the ACBS taskforce report ms.marissadonahueThe clinician, the clinician-researcher, and the contextual behavioral science research agenda
The clinician, the clinician-researcher, and the contextual behavioral science research agenda ms.marissadonahueEnsuring 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.marissadonahueThe 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.marissadonahueCommentary: 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.marissadonahueForwarding 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.marissadonahueCommunity 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.marissadonahueImplementing the ACBS task force agenda (Pages 61-64)
Implementing the ACBS task force agenda (Pages 61-64) ms.marissadonahueStrengths, 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.marissadonahueSpecial 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 KareklaGiven 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.
Learn more here about submitting an article to JCBS.
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 CommunityMediators 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 CommunityChoosing 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 CommunityThe 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 CommunityA 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 CommunityCOVID-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 CommunityPsychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19 adversity: Associations with distress
Psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19 adversity: Associations with distress CommunityPsychological 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 CommunityProcess-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.marissadonahueModeling 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.marissadonahuePsychological 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.marissadonahueGrowth 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.marissadonahueCoping 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.marissadonahueThe 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.marissadonahuePsychological 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.marissadonahueOccupational 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.marissadonahueI 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.marissadonahuePredicting 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.marissadonahueDoes 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.marissadonahueBehind 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.marissadonahueSpecial 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 FreneThis Special Issue consists of commentaries on Hayes, L.J. and Fryling, M.J. (2019) and interbehaviorism.
A pragmatic sign theory of truth for the behavioral sciences
A pragmatic sign theory of truth for the behavioral sciences CommunityDescriptive 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) CommunitySeeking to be serviceable some reflections on Hayes and Fryling (2019)
Seeking to be serviceable some reflections on Hayes and Fryling (2019) CommunitySelection by consequence: A response to Hayes and Fryling (2019)
Selection by consequence: A response to Hayes and Fryling (2019) ms.marissadonahueInterbehavior 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.marissadonahueIn support of reacquainting functional contextualism and interbehaviorism
In support of reacquainting functional contextualism and interbehaviorism ms.marissadonahueSpecial 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 DavisScientific 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.
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 CommunityToward 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 CommunityExploring 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 CommunityPsilocybin-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 CommunityPsychedelics 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 CommunityThe 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 CommunityPsychological 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 CommunityThe use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy
The use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy CommunitySpecial Issue on Measurement in JCBS; Edited by Karen Kate Kellum
Special Issue on Measurement in JCBS; Edited by Karen Kate KellumThis Special Issue consists of articles on the topic of measurements through the CBS lens.
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 CommunityClarifying 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. CommunityHow 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 CommunityMarching 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 CommunityWant to see more behavior? Consider institutional-level positive reinforcement
Want to see more behavior? Consider institutional-level positive reinforcement CommunitySpecial 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 FerreiraThis Special Issue consists of articles on the topic of ACT Process Measurement.
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 CommunityA systematic review of values measures in acceptance and commitment therapy research
A systematic review of values measures in acceptance and commitment therapy research CommunityAssessing psychological flexibility: Validation of the Open and Engaged State Questionnaire
Assessing psychological flexibility: Validation of the Open and Engaged State Questionnaire CommunityAssessing 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) CommunityAssessing 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) CommunityAssessing 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 CommunityDevelopment and initial validation of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire
Development and initial validation of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire CommunityFurther 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 CommunityNetwork 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 CommunityPreliminary psychometric properties of the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist
Preliminary psychometric properties of the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist CommunityPreliminary 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 CommunityPsychometric properties of acceptance measures: A systematic review
Psychometric properties of acceptance measures: A systematic review CommunityPsychometric properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire – Youth in Colombia
Psychometric properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire – Youth in Colombia CommunityScaling-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 CommunityThe 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 CommunityThe initial validation of a state version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire
The initial validation of a state version of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire CommunitySpecial 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 GouldThis Special Issue consists of a series of reviews on the use of ACT for Autism and Related Disorders.
Acceptance and Commitment Training for reducing inflexible behaviors in children with autism
Acceptance and Commitment Training for reducing inflexible behaviors in children with autism CommunityEffects 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 CommunityEvaluating 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 CommunityRandomized 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 CommunitySurfing 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 CommunityThe 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 CommunitySpecial Issue on Conceptual Developments in Relational Frame Theory: Research and Practice
Special Issue on Conceptual Developments in Relational Frame Theory: Research and PracticeThis Special Issue consists of articles on innovations and implications of Relational Frame Theory (RFT).
Guest Editors:
Dermot Barnes-Holmes - Ghent University, Belgium
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes - Ghent University, Belgiumv Ian Stewart - National University of Ireland, Ireland
Thomas Parling - Karolinska Institute, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Sweden
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 CommunityCarrying 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 CommunityConceptual 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 CommunityEmpirical advances in studying relational networks
Empirical advances in studying relational networks CommunityEnvironmental 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 CommunityFrom 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 CommunityThe 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 CommunityThe 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 CommunityUsing 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 CommunitySpecial Issue on Ontological and epistemological controversies in contextual behavioral science
Special Issue on Ontological and epistemological controversies in contextual behavioral scienceThis Special Issue consists of commentaries on ontology and epistemological controversies in CBS.
Guest Editor: Louise Hayes - Clinical Psychologist, Australia
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 CommunityBeyond What “Is” and What “Is-Not”
Beyond What “Is” and What “Is-Not” CommunityBreaking the ontology taboo: Reply to Monestès and Villatte
Breaking the ontology taboo: Reply to Monestès and Villatte CommunityContextualism, psychological science, and the question of ontology
Contextualism, psychological science, and the question of ontology CommunityThe 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 CommunityThe language of ontology is the subject matter of behavioral science
The language of ontology is the subject matter of behavioral science CommunitySpecial 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 ScientistsThis Special Issue consists of articles on innovations for single case designs.
Guest Editor: Roger Vilardaga - Duke University School of Medicine, USA