Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) For Generalized Anxiety Disorder

[...]avoidance of anxiety along with flexibility in response to it and other forms of emotional discomfort provides an situation for individuals that actuate them in the direction of chosen life aims even when unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations are present (1, 2). [...]ACT helped t...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2015-05, Vol.44 (5), p.718-719
Main Authors: Hasheminasab, Mohsen, Babapour Kheiroddin, Jalil, Mahmood Aliloo, Majid, Fakhari, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Letter to the Editor
Patients
Quality of life
Teaching
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Summary:[...]avoidance of anxiety along with flexibility in response to it and other forms of emotional discomfort provides an situation for individuals that actuate them in the direction of chosen life aims even when unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations are present (1, 2). [...]ACT helped the patient to introduce the sense that struggle and control may actually interfere with the patient's everyday functioning and life-aim attainment, and then explore that notion briefly in terms of patients' life experiences.
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093