Respiratory sinus arrhythmia predicts perceived therapy process of a group-based acceptance and commitment therapy intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
William H. O'Brien ◽  
Paul Goetz ◽  
Aaron T. O'Brien ◽  
Heather McCarren ◽  
Eileen Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Therapy Process ◽  
Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Community Residents ◽  
Therapy Intervention ◽  
Task Focus

Engagement in psychotherapy is partially contingent on present-moment focus, mindfulness, and emotion regulation skills. These skills can be linked to parasympathetic functioning with theoretical explanations provided by polyvagal and neurovisceral integration theories. The specific aims of this project were to evaluate relationships between a measure of parasympathetic functioning (respiratory sinus arrythmia [RSA]) and measures of client reports of engagement in an experiential and emotionally evocative group-based intervention. Twenty-one community residents received group-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for work stress. RSA was measured 1 week before the intervention. Client ratings of relationship support, task focus, and hindering experiences were assessed after each session. Results indicated that clients perceived the ACT intervention to be supportive, task-focused, and without significant therapy-hindering experiences. Higher levels of RSA were significantly associated with higher levels of relationship support. These results support predictions derived from the polyvagal and neurovisceral integration theories.

scholarly journals Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Patients with a First Psychotic Episode

10.17816/cp97 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Dmitrievna Polyakova ◽  
Marta Vladimirovna Sozinova ◽  
Nikita Vladimirovich Chernov ◽  
Tatiana Valentinovna Moiseeva ◽  
Maria Alexandrovna Belyakova
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Psychotic Episode ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Early Diagnostics ◽  
First Psychotic Episode ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

ABSTRACT The search for the most effective methods of therapy for mental disorders is a priority for modern psychiatry. An approach to the early diagnostics and rehabilitation of patients experiencing a psychotic episode for the first time is proposed in the present article. The proposed approach is based on the combination of drug therapy and, acceptance and commitmenttherapy (ACT) characterized by the development of the patient's psychological flexibility, rather than controlling the disease symptoms. The article describes the main processes of the ACT model: acceptance, cognitive defusion, contact with the present moment, understanding of the inner world, awareness of significant values and the regulation of purposeful behaviour for the implementation of these values. Recommendations for different stages of treatment were also developed by specialists of the First Psychotic Episode Clinic at the Mental-health clinic No.1 named after N.A. Alexeev. The psychological rehabilitation of patients with the use of ACT in the case of psychotic disorders with both negative and productive symptoms was elaborated. The application of acceptance and commitment therapy in the early diagnostics and treatment of patients with a first psychotic episode results in fewer readmissions and improved psychosocial functioning in both inpatient and outpatient care.

The Clinical Applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Clients Who Stutter

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palasik Scott ◽  
Hannan Jaime
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
The Core ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Mindfulness Practices

The field of fluency disorders has used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to help clients who stutter manage their thoughts about stuttering by engaging in cognitive restructuring activities. In the late ‘90s, a new form of cognitive therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emerged, stemming from classic CBT and Relational Frame Theory (RFT). Though there is only one documented study in which ACT is used with clients who stutter, there is tremendous clinical potential to assist clients who stutter of all ages using the six core principles of ACT (contact with the present moment, acceptance, thought defusion, self as a context, defining values, and committed actions). The core principles encourage clients who stutter to live a values‐based life by assisting them in defusing adverse thoughts related to stuttering and choosing committed action behaviors and goals in accordance with their individual values through mindfulness practices. Participating in activities related to the core principles of ACT can help clients who stutter to become more psychologically flexible when managing their perceptions related to stuttering. Using ACT can further lead clients toward acceptance of all thoughts while learning to observe themselves in the present moment and make values‐based choices for future behaviors.

scholarly journals Beyond Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Process-Based Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-648
Author(s):  
Clarissa W. Ong ◽  
Michael E. Levin ◽  
Michael P. Twohig
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Therapy Process ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment
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