Exposure Treatment: Approaching Traumatic Memories From an ACT Perspective
Booz Allen
Department of Veterans Affairs
Yale University
University of Nevada, Reno
Key Points
- ACT incorporates exposure exercises with a focus on increasing psychological flexibility and valued living.
- Private experiences and bodily sensations can be approached with willingness rather than avoidance.
- Defusion methods change the response to troubling thoughts, and exposure practices help them move forward.
- Exposure exercises can be any opportunity to practice approaching a situation that’s usually avoided.
- Practicing willingness and defusion broadens the behavioral repertoire.
