The call for papers is out there for the 2005 Association for Behavior Analysis conference in Chicago. For the uninitiated, ABA is the most fun of any of the...
Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D.
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Sep 1, 2004 2:39 pm
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Finally, my part. Slow but sure wins (prolongs) the race -- Guilt and Self-loathing (not in Las Vegas, not Hunter Thompson) Guilt = "I'm bad" is a stance that...
So, does guilt have any function any, use for the human being--or is it completely unneccessary? How do other ACT people view guilt? Jason ... From: Mike...
Jason Gosnell
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Sep 1, 2004 4:52 pm
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Definitions quickly become an issue, so it depends. I can't see any positive value from buying into "I'm bad." I can see lots of value for acknowledging and...
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This is not really in disagreement with Steve but a slight twist. I think that guilt as it commonly exists and is considered is not useful in that it does ...
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Sep 1, 2004 6:21 pm
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I tend to use pain as a metaphore for guilt in that it serves a useful purpose in notifying us that there is a problem, but that either too much or too little...
I want to summarize to be clear: So an ACT way of addressing guilt is to accept the present moment experience and look into it? I don't mean fixate or fuse--it...
Jason Gosnell
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Sep 1, 2004 9:36 pm
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I think often the problem is not guilt, but the effort to control or be excused from guilt that gets people trapped in negative cycles that are hard to change....
john.billig@...
Sep 1, 2004 9:44 pm
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Steve & Jason, Your very interesting postings reminded me of an essay by the philosopher Martin Buber which has stayed with me for a long time. Buber gave a...
Great post--Reminds me of reading Buber's "I and thou", which I'd recommend to anyone. Great reference for those of us who like to connect to the real person...
"It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is," to quote Bill Clinton. If "guilt" means "I did wrong and 'feel bad' about doing wrong" then "guilt" definately can...
Interesting discussion on guilt. The function of guilt can be a productive enquiry. I might ask a client if we could look at some of the ideas about why guilt...
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MARK WEBSTER (BRANKSO...
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Sep 2, 2004 9:53 am
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I think i am a bit more confused than when I started (I started it?) this thread. Thinking back to the example (in the section -Guilt and Self-Loathing), I see...
Another question on this part of the book (BTW why is this subject called "body dysmorphic disorder?): the end of the empty chair exercise p. 258: "Also ask...
De Groot, Francis
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Sep 2, 2004 1:59 pm
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That's interesting Scott--thanks for the info. Also, this reminds me of the Zen master Bernie Glassman's statement about atonement. He breaks it down into...
Jason Gosnell
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Sep 2, 2004 3:32 pm
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Perhaps naturally we don't want to feel negative mood states. They are cues that something may be wrong. Rather than use that "wrong" feeling as a call to...
Jason Gosnell
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Sep 2, 2004 3:54 pm
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I am trying to be simple--the last post didn't help I'm guessing. I think that fusion is avoidance in some way--I fuse with it--create a story out of it--now I...
Jason Gosnell
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Sep 2, 2004 4:31 pm
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OK. I'm off into pontification mode (uh oh ... "I'm bad!") Whether he shares w/ the family or not is not the big issue and not the first issue. If sharing is...
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Dawnn McWatters, M.S.
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Sep 2, 2004 8:26 pm
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Muddy Road Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a...
Bastien, Jim
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Sep 2, 2004 9:28 pm
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Along these lines, there is a very interesting Zen exercise on www.bigmind.org <http://www.bigmind.org> . I think that's the right one. It has Genpo...
Jason Gosnell
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Sep 2, 2004 9:36 pm
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Yes, like Craig and Steve (09/02 post), I recognise and suggest to clients that the pain of guilt, like any painful emotion, is just information or feedback...
Simon Dymond posted this in response--definitely worthwhile if you are submitting. It's also a good idea to consider offering BACB Continuing Education (CE)...
Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D.
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Sep 3, 2004 1:22 am
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Julian said "What I would 'hear' in the professions of guilt of some offenders I used to work with was something like, "Hey! Waddya mean I have to ask for...
patty bach
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Sep 3, 2004 4:27 am
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And another thing.re "For many clients rather than changing behaviors that make them 'feel guilty', they benefit from changing their evaluations of which...
patty bach
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Sep 3, 2004 5:00 am
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Hello, you acceptance group! my name is seok chan bang, a clinical psychologist, seoul, korea. now I'm interested in insomnia treatment based on acceptance. I...
Hi beginners, Mike did his thing this week and triggered several discussions. Roger promised to send his summary early next week, and Joanne volunteered for ...
De Groot, Francis
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Sep 3, 2004 2:31 pm
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We will soon be developing a fidelity and perhaps process coding schemes for ACT therapy sessions that are part of an ACT vs CBT trial. I'm hoping we won't...