Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is simple and nuanced. It’s a personal journey, but a walk with others to help guide and support us through that journey. As we enter the second half of this six-stage philosophy, we will shift to the concept of “Self as Context.” At this […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
ACT Part (III)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi In our small series on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we discuss therapeutic ways to deal with past experiences (acceptance) and the resulting continual dysfunctional thoughts (cognitive diffusion) that keep us in a state of distress. After we capture and reframe the negative and/or untrue subconscious thoughts, we […]
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ACT (Part II)
Having begun to accept the reality of pain and frustration, we then amplify it with cognitive diffusion, starting with being more observant.
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ACT (Part 1)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Psychology is not a pure science. The diagnoses that medical professionals created through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR) are flawed at best. With each revision, it brings major changes to the psychological landscape. I try to explain to potential patients, the diagnosis […]