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The current theoretical study provides an overview of the contextualfunctional approaches to private events in general and to pain in particular, making use of the recent research in verbal behaviour, behaviour-behaviour relations and derivation of psychological functions.

The aim of this study was to assess the differential effectiveness of two psychological intervention techniques, hypnosis and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), for improving physical performance. Participants were 16 high-level canoeists. All subjects' degree of suggestibility was assessed.

The aim of this study was to assess the differential effectiveness of two psychological intervention techniques, hypnosis and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), for improving physical performance. Participants were 16 high-level canoeists. All subjects' degree of suggestibility was assessed.

Reports the use of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in the case of a 17-yr-old adolescent male with schizophrenic psychosis. S's auditory hallucinations were interpreted as episodes of experiential avoidance. The opportunities provided by ACT in cases of psychotic symptoms are contrasted with the problems of applying it in a context dominated by a medical model of psychotic phenomena.

In recent years, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has gained ground as a radical behaviorist conceptual alternative to cognitive-behavioral models of anxiety disorders, as a theory that considers psychological problems as a set of socio-cultural practices in context. With this in mind, we present a case study illustrating the application of ACT in a male user diagnosed as suffering from panic disorder with agoraphobia.

In recent years, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has gained ground as a radical behaviorist conceptual alternative to cognitive-behavioral models of anxiety disorders, as a theory that considers psychological problems as a set of socio-cultural practices in context. With this in mind, we present a case study illustrating the application of ACT in a male user diagnosed as suffering from panic disorder with agoraphobia.

The authors, researchers at the national Universityof Ireland and Leiden University, based their study on previous research that had shown that training of match-to-sample tasks with AB compounds as samples and unitary C stimuli as comparisons (AB-C) leads to novel tasks with interchangeable stimulus elements: C-AB, AC-B, and BC-A (e.g., Markham & Dougher, 1993).

An ACT-based brief procedure which was centered on values clarification and exposure showed its effectiveness when applied to common fears and worries. Many studies have showed ineffectiveness of thought suppression (Clark et al., 1991; Wegner et al., 1987; Rassin et al., 2000). Ineffectiveness is especially evident in the long run (Beevers et al, 1999; Wenzlaff, 1993; Wegner, 1994).

An ACT-based brief procedure which was centered on values clarification and exposure showed its effectiveness when applied to common fears and worries. Many studies have showed ineffectiveness of thought suppression (Clark et al., 1991; Wegner et al., 1987; Rassin et al., 2000). Ineffectiveness is especially evident in the long run (Beevers et al, 1999; Wenzlaff, 1993; Wegner, 1994).

This paper shows the results of ACT applied to a 46-year-old male breast cancer patient who showed high levels of anxiety and very persistent "obsesive" thoughts about this disease and other related subjects, which fit to the functional diagnostic dimension called "experiential avoidance". The intervention was achieved by two therapists without experience in applying ACT, along 20 sessions including assessment and follow-up.