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Pros
It is written by the founders of the modality. What’s fabulous about this book is that it isn’t just a collection of techniques cobbled together around a loose philosophy. The enthusiasm comes because people are excited to find a model that applies to... Read More
Is more readable, more polished, in one word, a more'mature' book.
Cons
This 2nd edition reminds me of the infamous sokal affair with all its convoluted language and outdated theories. This book is written in a very pedantic way. Feels like a waste of money.
Act is an unscientific marriage of a good therapy and relational frame theory. Relational frame theory is just pure black box skinnerian behaviorism using context as the skinner box. The idea that language is the basis of human suffering is ridiculous... Read More
It completely disregards any advances made in genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and philosophy of mind made since the 1950s. As more and more second rate graduate programs ( second rate because there is very little real science invloved in their curri... Read More
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I am in love with the act model, and this book is certainly a good text.
I deducted a star because of the confusion with the other similar book.
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I wish hed credit some of the depth psychology predecessors who have already invented some of his interventions particularly gestalt psychology
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While he has grounded the practice in a metapsychology that is more acceptable in contemporary circles the techniques are not ground breaking
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It is for professionals reallyyou need background knowledge of cbt and other approaches in psychology
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First chapter or two are heavy in theory
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Dont get too bogged down in it
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I wanted to understand and incorporate act therapy into my practice
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Look to the harbinger publications website for a complete library by act cofounders hayes strosahl and wilson
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For clinicians a really good choice is mindfulness for two by kelly wilson not a book about couples work but a book that explores the therapistclient dyad ala act
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