AsiaFlex Dialogues and Exchange Series IV (Event-4)

Abstract:  Advances in Relational Frame Theory suggests that transformation of stimulus function underlies many complex forms of human suffering. Our research aims to push this a little towards actual application by trying to identify the variables that may determine the outcome, when multiple competing transformations occur simultaneously. This is key because the same stimulus may evoke aversive/avoidant or appetitive/approach response and as practitioners, understanding the precise variables that govern this allows us to modify them directly. We will present two experiments focusing on the role of history as one such potential variable and its clinical implications.