ACT Processes: Self-as-Context and Values
Key Points
- Self-as-context is the experience of being aware that we are the ones who contain and look at our private experience.
- It’s a freeing experience for people with OCD.
- Values are freely chosen patterns of behavior that are intrinsically reinforcing.
- All humans are capable of living meaningful lives.
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Transcript
This module has covered the two ACT processes of self-as-context and values.
Self-as-context is being aware that we are the ones who contain and look at our private experience. Self-as-context allows individuals to connect with the constant aspects of themselves that is separate from the internal experiences and concepts they hold.
And in particular, self-as-context can be a freeing experience for those with OCD as they often hold the belief that the content of their thoughts and simply having their thoughts is a reflection of themselves. This allows them to detach from that idea even further.