Riding the waves: A functional‐cognitive perspective on the relations among behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. (28th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Houwer, Jan; Barnes‐Holmes, Yvonne; Barnes‐Holmes, Dermot
• Is Part Of: International journal of psychology. Volume 51:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2015-05-28
• Subjects: Psychotherapy -- Behaviour therapy -- Cognitive behaviour therapy -- Acceptance and commitment therapy; Psychology -- Periodicals; Psychologie -- Périodiques; 150.5
• DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12176
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7594

Abstract

Abstract : Different types of therapy explain psychopathology and the effects of psychotherapy differently. Different explanations are, however, not necessarily mutually exclusive. Based on the idea that functional and cognitive explanations are situated at different levels, we argue that functional therapies such as traditional Behaviour Therapy (BT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are not necessarily incompatible with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Whether a functional and a cognitive therapy actually align depends on whether they highlight the same type of environmental causes. This functional‐cognitive perspective reveals various differences and communalities among BT, CBT and ACT.