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KMID : 0870520210250010003
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2021 Volume.25 No. 1 p.3 ~ p.8
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Addiction
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Na Eui-Hyeon
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Abstract
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the most well-known third wave cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) based on relational frame theory (RFT) and functional contextualism. From an ACT perspective, human suffering and psychopathology result from psychological inflexibility, which is driven by experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion. Within the context, addiction is conceived as a component of the learned repertoire of behavior driven by psychological flexibility. Addictive behaviors are remarkably effective, over the short term, for people to avoid their unwanted private events such as negative thoughts, affects, and physical sensations but also to make coherent consequences in line with their verbal rules about behaviors and themselves. However, addictive behaviors can cause great difficulties with their values and disconnect from their life areas in the long term. ACT can help people with addiction by fostering psychological flexibility and moving in the direction of a valued life. This review aims to introduce the pathology of addiction from the perspective of ACT and to discuss the possibility of use of ACT as a novel therapeutic approach to treating addiction with its key features of addiction treatment processes in clinical settings.
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KEYWORD
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Acceptance and commitment therapy, Third wave cognitive behavioral therapy, Addiction, Addictive Behavior, Psychological flexibility
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