ACT: Acceptance and Cognitive Defusion

Keith·

Cognitive Skills

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SubjectCognitive Skills

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Make a worksheet for a teen client for ACT exploring Acceptance and Cognitive Defusion/Fusion piece of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

This learning resource focuses on teaching teens about cognitive fusion and cognitive defusion, which are essential skills for managing difficult thoughts. The resource aims to help teens identify when they are fused with negative thoughts, treating them as absolute truths, and contrasts this with defusion, which involves creating distance from these thoughts. Activities include personal reflection on overwhelming thoughts, distinguishing between fused and defused thought examples, and practicing acceptance strategies to reduce the impact of negative thoughts on behavior. The document also contains various exercises and metaphors, such as the 'Thoughts as Clouds' metaphor, to aid understanding and skill development in handling challenging cognitive experiences effectively.