ACT for Trauma: Experiential Avoidance and PTSD
Booz Allen
Department of Veterans Affairs
Yale University
University of Nevada, Reno
Key Points
- Experiential avoidance is a process, key to the development and maintenance of PTSD and other posttraumatic problems.
- Fusion with problematic thoughts about self and others can lead to rigid behaviors.
- Avoidance and fusion can lead the individual to engage in behaviors not consistent with their values.
