Table 1 Overview of the BrainACT treatment programme
Topic | Content |
|---|---|
Values | Value exploration and difference between goals and actions |
Committed action and Mindfulness | Committed action on the long and short term in relation to values, education about mindfulness, and practising contact with the present moment |
Effect of control | Creative hopelessness; the undeniability of human suffering and the long-term consequences of trying to control it |
Acceptance | Introducing acceptance as an alternative to control |
Defusion | Changing the relationship with thoughts, naming the mind |
Self-as-context | Changing the relationship with thoughts about oneself and introducing the constant self |
Defusion and Mindfulness | Review and exercises on defusion and mindfulness |
Psychological flexibility | Review of the different core components, explanation on how these skills together lead to psychological flexibility, and preparation on relapse and setbacks |