ERIC Number: EJ801192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
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Values as Leading Principles in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Robb, Hank
International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, v3 n1 p118-122 2007
In this paper the definition of values as verbally constructed global desired life consequences is examined. It agrees that values, or Leading Principles, are the products of arbitrarily applicable relational responding and holds that what is "global" about them is their ready availability across many circumstances. It holds that the "desired" are not so much desired as approved, and what is approved is not so much the consequences of a pursuit as the pursuit itself of which certain consequences, if they arrive, are simply a part. It suggests seeing psychological flexibility as being valuable only in so far as it is in the service of chosen values.
Joseph Cautilli, Ph.D. & The Behavior Analyst Online Organization. 535 Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-3220. Tel: 215-462-6737; Web site: http://www.baojournal.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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