Learning RFT

by Torneke, Niklas, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781572249066
• ISBN10: 1572249064
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-01
• Publisher: Context Pr

Summary

Relational frame theory, or RFT, is the little-understood behavioral theory behind a recent development in modern psychology: the shift from the cognitive paradigm underpinning cognitive behavioral therapy to a new understanding of language and cognition. Learning RFT presents a basic yet comprehensive introduction to this fascinating theory, which forms the basis of acceptance and commitment therapy. The book also offers practical guidance for directly applying RFT in clinical work.

Author Biography

Niklas Trneke, MD, is a psychiatrist and licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Kalmar, Sweden. Together with Jonas Ramner, Ph.D., he has previously authored The ABCs of Human Behavior.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the U.S. Edition	p. ix
Foreword to the Swedish Edition	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
A Personal Word of Introduction	p. 1
Background
Radical Behaviorism and Fundamental Behavior Analytic Principles	p. 9
Thinking and Human Language	p. 27
Is the Power of Thinking a Clinically Relevant Issue?	p. 49
Relational Learning
Derived Relational Responding as the Fundamental Element in Human Language	p. 59
Analogies, Metaphors, and Our Experience of Self	p. 91
Relational Framing and Rule-Governed Behavior	p. 113
The Dark Side of Human Languaging	p. 133
Clinical Implications
Learning Theory and Psychological Therapies	p. 155
General Guidelines for Clinical Behavior Analysis	p. 171
Altering the Context with a Focus on Consequences	p. 193
Altering the Context with a Focus on Antecedents	p. 209
Afterword	p. 239
References	p. 243
Index	p. 261
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