Letting go, creating meaning : The role of acceptance and commitment therapy in helping people confront existential concerns and lead a vital life
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Ciarrochi, Joseph, Hayes, Louise, Quinlan, Gareth, Sahdra, Baljinder, Fraser, Madeleine and Yap, Keong. (2022). Letting go, creating meaning : The role of acceptance and commitment therapy in helping people confront existential concerns and lead a vital life. In In Menzies, Ross G., Menzies, Rachel E. and Dingle, Genevieve A. (Ed.). Existential concerns and cognitive-behavioral procedures : An integrative approach to mental health pp. 283-302 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06932-1_17
Authors | Ciarrochi, Joseph, Hayes, Louise, Quinlan, Gareth, Sahdra, Baljinder, Fraser, Madeleine and Yap, Keong |
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Editors | Menzies, Ross G., Menzies, Rachel E. and Dingle, Genevieve A. |
Abstract | We all must confront existential crises such as sickness, death of loved ones, loss of job, mistreatment from others, and relationship breakdown. These crises can shatter our sense of meaning. How can we face that moment with honesty and courage, embrace the distress, and create new meaning? This chapter provides a theory of how language and self-awareness can lead us into existential crisis and loss of meaning. It then provides an evidence-based account of how the DNA-V model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help people to answer “Yes” to Camus’ most important philosophical question, “Is life worth living?”. ACT can help people recreate coherence after a coherence-shattering event, overcome alienation from the body, overcome inertia, overcome a sense of self that is self-destroying or feels “empty,” and bridge the gulf between self and others and create genuine connection. |
Keywords | existentialism; acceptance and commitment therapy; mindfulness; acceptance; DNA-V |
Page range | 283-302 |
Year | 2022 |
Book title | Existential concerns and cognitive-behavioral procedures : An integrative approach to mental health |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783031069314 |
9783031069321 | |
9783031069345 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06932-1_17 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85159499139 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Aug 2022 |
12 Aug 2022 | |
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Deposited | 19 Sep 2023 |
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