ACT Mindfulness & Acceptance Practices Flashcards

Which of the following is NOT one of the six core processes of the ACT Hexaflex?

Answer: Cognitive restructuring

Cognitive restructuring is a CBT technique, not one of the six ACT Hexaflex processes, which include defusion, acceptance, present-moment awareness, self-as-context, values, and committed action.

In ACT, 'cognitive fusion' is problematic because it:

Answer: Causes clients to treat thoughts as literal, indisputable truths governing behavior

Cognitive fusion occurs when clients become entangled with their thoughts, treating them as absolute facts and allowing them to dictate behavior, which reduces psychological flexibility.

A therapist practicing ACT asks a client to 'notice the noticing' during a session. This intervention targets which process?

Answer: Self-as-context

'Notice the noticing' is a classic self-as-context exercise that helps clients access the transcendent observer perspective distinct from the content of their experiences.

Which of the following statements best reflects the ACT stance on negative emotions?

Answer: Negative emotions are normal human experiences that can be held without excessive struggle

ACT holds that negative emotions are a normal part of human experience and that psychological health involves relating to them with openness rather than avoidance or elimination.

The ACT technique of 'expansion' is most directly related to which core process?

Answer: Acceptance

Expansion techniques in ACT help clients open up and make room for difficult feelings—directly operationalizing the acceptance process.

When guiding a client through a body scan in ACT, the primary therapeutic aim is to:

Answer: Develop non-judgmental awareness of present-moment physical sensations

In ACT, body scan practices develop present-moment, non-judgmental awareness of sensations, supporting the mindfulness and acceptance processes rather than promoting relaxation per se.