Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Body Image Dissatisfaction

by Pearson, Adria N., Ph.D.; Heffner, Michelle; Follette, Victoria M.

• ISBN13: 9781572247758
• ISBN10: 1572247754
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

Despite ongoing criticism of strict beauty ideals, cosmetic surgeons and diet pill manufacturers continue of thrive and tolerance for body flaws seems to lessen every day. More and more people have begun to internalize a need for physical perfection. And the psychological distress that accompanies body image dissatisfaction leaves many individuals in a long term struggle.

Author Biography

Adria N. Pearson, Ph.D., is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System and lives in the greater Los Angeles area. Michelle Heffner, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Nevada and coauthor of The Anorexia Workbook. Victoria M. Follette, Ph.D., is Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a clinical scientist specializing in interpersonal violence and body image problems.

Table of Contents

A Letter from the Series Editors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introducing ACT for Body Image Dissatisfaction
Body Image Dissatisfaction: An Introduction	p. 3
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Introduction	p. 17
Using ACT to Treat Body Image Dissatisfaction	p. 37
Applying ACT to Body Image Dissatisfaction
Introducing ACT to Your Client	p. 55
Creative Hopelessness: Openness to Trying Something Different	p. 73
Control as the Problem, Acceptance as the Solution	p. 89
Mindful Acceptance of Thoughts, Emotions, and Physical Sensations	p. 105
Clarifying Values and Denfining Goals	p. 129
Barriers to Values and Commitment to Valued Living	p. 147
Adapting ACT to Group Therapy	p. 167
Afterword: Endings and New Beginnings	p. 179
References	p. 181
Index	p. 195
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