The Big Book of ACT Metaphors by Stoddard, Jill A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents Foreword

Metaphors and Human Liberation

Acknowledgments Introduction

What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Metaphors and Exercises in ACT How This Book Came About Who This Book Is For What You Can Expect in This Book

Overview of ACT

Language and Suffering ACT’s Six Core Therapeutic Processes Psychological Flexibility

Bypassing the Traps of Language with Experiential Practice

Different Kinds of Experiential Practice Metaphor as an Example of the Experiential Use of Language Relation of Relations Highlighting the Function of Behavior Through Metaphor Building a Therapeutic Metaphor Delivering Experiential Metaphors Clinical Examples Summary

Acceptance and Willingness

Control as the Problem The Problem with Problem Solving Acceptance and Willingness: Enhancing Behavioral Flexibility Acceptance and Willingness for the Therapist Strategies to Support Acceptance and Willingness Summary Metaphors and Exercises Targeting Acceptance, Willingness, and Control as the Problem

Cognitive Defusion

The Function of Defusion in ACT Defusion Exercises for Stepping Back and Observing Defusion Exercises for Deliteralizing Language Defusion Metaphors Summary Metaphors and Exercises Targeting Cognitive Defusion

Present-Moment Awareness

Defining Mindfulness Mindfulness and Present-Moment Awareness in ACT Introducing Mindfulness Present-Moment Awareness Exercises Summary Exercises Targeting Present-Moment Awareness

Self-as-Context and Perspective Taking

The Conceptualized Self or Self-as-Content The Observing Self, or Self-as-Context Self-as-Context Exercises Self-as-Context Metaphors Summary Metaphors and Exercises Targeting Self-as-Context and Perspective Taking

Values

What Values Are Not The Function of Values in ACT Values Exercises Discussion Script Mindfulness Script Values Metaphors Summary Metaphors and Exercises Targeting Values

Committed Action

Distinctions Between Committed Action in ACT and Other Therapies Goals and Action Plans Barriers to Committed Action Distinguishing Forms and Functions of Action Building Larger Patterns of Action Exercises to Support Committed Action Committed Action Metaphors Summary Metaphors and Exercises Targeting Committed Action

Bringing It All Together

The Role of Metaphors and Exercises in ACT General Guidelines for Use of Metaphors and Exercises in ACT Addressing Multiple ACT Processes Other Resources Conclusion

Mindfulness Diary ACT Thought Record Music Mindfulness and Defusion Handout Values Words The Heroes Exercise Worksheet Writing Your Autobiography Worksheet Values and Committed Action Worksheet The Classroom Professor Graphics and Worksheet

Ping-Pong Balls Small Rocks Sand

The Bubble Exercise Graphics and Worksheet

The Bubble Exercise Worksheet

Selected List of Additional Exercises and Metaphors Published Elsewhere Rights and Permissions Resources

Foundational Texts Resources for Beginning Clinicians Resources for All Clinicians Self-Help Texts for Clients

References