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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789113703321

Titolo

The ACT matrix : a new approach to building psychological flexibility across settings & populations / / edited by Kevin L. Polk, PhD, Benjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc ; foreword by Kelly G. Wilson, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, CA : , : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4619-5732-X

1-60882-924-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PolkKevin L. <1955->

SchoendorffBenjamin

Disciplina

616.89/1425

Soggetti

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Mental illness - Psychological aspects

Adaptability (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Understanding the matrix -- part 2. Populations and settings -- part 3. The matrix outside the box.

Sommario/riassunto

Edited by clinical psychologists and popular ACT workshop leaders Kevin Polk and Benjamin Schoendorff, The ACT Matrix fuses the six core principles of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) into a simplified, easy-to-apply approach. This essential book shows professionals and general readers how this approach can be used to treat a variety of disorders-such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, and eating disorders-in a variety of settings and contexts. Professionals will also learn how to work more effectively with difficult clients and increase clients' psychological