1. Acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy(ACT)wasoriginallydevelopedintheearly1980s.Whoisprimarilycreditedwithdevelopingthisapproach?
   1. Steven C.Hayes
   2. MichaelWhite
   3. Steve deShazer
   4. DonaldMeichenbaum

Your response:

2 BrieflyoutlinethemaindifferencebetweenACTandothercognitivebehaviouralapproaches traditionallyusedincounselling.(Yourresponseshouldbeapproximately80words)

3 TheACTmodelsuggeststhatcognitivefusionandexperientialavoidancearetwoprocesses thatareresponsibleforemotionaldistressandpsychologicaldisorders.Brieflyexplainwhy cognitivefusionandexperientialavoidanceareconsideredtobeproblematic.(Yourresponseshouldbeapproximately100words)

4 TherearesixcoretherapeuticprocesseswithinACTthatareusedtohelpclientsincrease theirpsychologicalflexibility.Foreachofthesetherapeuticprocessesyoumustbriefly outlinethegoalofthisprocessandwhyACTpractitionersbelievethisprocessisimportant toincreasingpsychologicalflexibility.(Eachresponseshouldbeapproximately50words)

4 a Cognitivedefusion.

4b Acceptance.

4c Contactwiththepresentmoment.

4d Values.

4E Committedaction.

4F Self-as-context.

5 SelectwhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.

5 A AccordingtotheACTmodel,whenanindividualisfusedwiththeirthoughtprocesses, theyaremorelikelytolivearichandmeaningfullife.

True False

5 B AccordingtotheACTmodel,beingawareofthe'observingself'helpsmakeindividuals more psychologicallyflexible.

True False

5 C ACT counsellors often employ behavioural interventions to assist clients to create committedaction.

True False

6. Asimplewayofexplainingandrememberingtheessenceofpsychologicalflexibilityinthe ACTapproachistodescribeitastheabilityto:

1. Acceptyourthoughts,openup,andmakeadifference.
2. Bepresent,openup,anddowhatmatters.
3. Bemindful,staycalm,andtakeaction.
4. Bepresent,takevaluedactions,andliveameaningfullife.

Your response:

7 Imagine that you are an ACT counsellor working with a new client who does notknow anythingabouttheACTmodel.Inthespacebelow,writewhatyouwouldsaytobriefly explain the core aim and process of the ACT approach. (Your response should be approximately 150words)

8 WhichofthefollowingisNOTatoolortechniquethatACTpractitionerstypicallyuseto promote clientchange?

1. Mindfulnessexercises.
2. Homework.
3. Metaphors.
4. Worksheets.
5. Hypnosis.

Your response:

9 Many ACT counsellors begin the counselling process by highlighting the costs and ineffectivenessofexperientialavoidance.Thisisoftenreferredtoa"CreativeHopelessness"or"ConfrontingtheAgenda".

9 A Brieflyoutlinewhattheprocessof'creativehopelessness'entails.(Yourresponseshouldbeapproximately40words)

9 B ExplainhowanACTpractitionercanusethe'JointheDOTStechnique'tohelphighlight the costs and ineffectiveness of experiential avoidance. (Your response shouldbe approximately 200words)

9 C Listthree(3)othertechniquesthatACTcounsellorsmayusetohighlightthecostsand ineffectiveness of experiential avoidance. (Your response should be approximately 50words)

10. ACTcounsellorsarealsointerestedinhelpingclientstoestablishpsychologicalacceptanceanddefusionskillsandencouragefullcontactwithdifficultpsychologicalcontent.One techniquethatACTcounsellorsusetofacilitatetheseprocessesistoencourageclientstouse languagesuchas"I'mhavingthethoughtthat " rather than saying "I am". Why doACTcounsellorsencouragethistypeoflanguage?Whatimpactisitexpectedtohaveon theclient?

11. ImaginethatyouareanACTcounsellorworkingwithJulian,whohassoughtoutcounsellingduetoissuesoflowself-esteem.Juliantellsyouthatwheneverheisaskedtodosomething, thefirstthoughtthatcomesintohismindis"Iamstupid,Iamnotgoingtodoitwell".Briefly outlineoneappropriatetechniquethatyoucouldusetohelpJuliandefusefromhisnegativethoughtofbeing"stupid".

12. Mindfulness exercises also widely used in ACT to establish psychological acceptance and defusionskillsandencouragefullcontactwithdifficultpsychologicalcontent.Considerwhat youlearnedaboutthe'LeavesontheStream'exercise.WhatisthepurposeofthistechniqueandwhatdoACTcounsellorshopetoachievebyusingthistechniquewithaclient?

13 SelectwhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.

1. The'StruggleSwitch'metaphorprimarilyfocusesonhelpingtheclientunderstandthe importanceoftheirvalues.

True False

2The'GettingHooked'worksheetisoftenusedtofacilitatethedefusionprocess.True False

3 The'Strugglingvs.OpeningUp'worksheetisoftenusedtofacilitatetheacceptance process.

True False

14 Brieflyoutlinethecorecomponentsofthe'ContinuousYou'exerciseandhowthiscanbe used to help a client develop their sense of self-in-context.

15. Brieflyoutlinethecorecomponentsofthe'MindfullyEatingaRaisin'exerciseandhowthis canbeusedtopromotecontactwithpresent-momentawareness.

16. Briefly outline two (2) techniques that ACT counsellors can use to increase a client's awarenessoftheir values.

17. WhatisaHARDworksheetandhowcanitbeusedtohelpclientscreatecommittedaction?

18. SelectwhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.

1. InACT,thecounsellorisconsideredtobethe'expert'whoshouldtelltheclientwhatto do.

True False

2. Whenappropriate,ACTcounsellorsremindstheirclientsthatthey,liketheclient,arealso strugglingwithlife'schallenges.

True False

3. ACT counsellors respect each client's inherent ability to move from unworkable to workableresponses.

True False

4. ItisnotappropriateforcounsellorstoalterthemetaphorsandexercisesusedintheACT process.

True False

19 Brieflyoutlinetheclient'sroleintheACTcounsellingprocess.