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Full Title:
ACT Made Simple
An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Author(s):
Russ Harris
Publishing / Edition:
New Harbinger Publications, 2019
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Table of Contents
of the book
Foreword: Your Choice Point
vii
What's New in Version Two?
ix
How to Use This Book
xi
Part 1 - What Is ACT?
Chapter 1.
The Human Challenge
2
Chapter 2.
Getting Hooked
19
Chapter 3.
"Mindfulness" and Other Dodgy Words
39
Chapter 4.
Get Your Geek On
44
Part 2 - Getting Started
Chapter 5.
Setting Up for Success
52
Chapter 6.
What's the Problem?
61
Chapter 7.
Where Do I Start?
80
Part 3 - The Nitty Gritty Stuff
Chapter 8.
Creative What?!
90
Chapter 9.
Drop the Struggle
101
Chapter 10.
Dropping Anchor
110
Chapter 11.
Notice That Thought
120
Chapter 12.
Deeper into Defusion
131
Chapter 13.
The Defusion Smorgasbord
140
Chapter 14.
Barriers to Defusion
156
Chapter 15.
Leaves, Streams, Clouds, and Sky
170
Chapter 16.
"Technique Overload" and Other Perils
178
Chapter 17.
Being Present
190
Chapter 18.
Hold Yourself Kindly
202
Chapter 19.
Know What Matters
212
Chapter 20.
What If Nothing Matters?
230
Chapter 21.
Do What It Takes
238
Chapter 22.
Fifty Shades of Acceptance
251
Chapter 23.
Emotions as Allies
270
Chapter 24.
What's Stopping You?
276
Chapter 25.
The Noticing Self
289
Chapter 26.
Flexible Exposure
303
Chapter 27.
Cognitive Flexibility
309
Chapter 28.
Shame, Anger, and Other "Problem" Emotions
314
Chapter 29.
Flexible Relationships
325
Part 4 - Wrapping Up
Chapter 30.
I and Thou
336
Chapter 31.
A Quick Guide to Getting Unstuck
341
Chapter 32.
The ACT Therapist's Journey
348
Acknowledgments
351
Appendix A: Resources
352
Appendix B: Further Training
355
Appendix C: Further Reading on ACT and RFT
357
References
359
Index
365
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