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Defusion: a behavior-analytic strategy for addressing private events.

Katie Snyder1, Joseph Lambert, Michael P Twohig

  • 1Utah State University.

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Applied behavior analysts can use Relational Frame Theory (RFT) to understand private events as verbal rules. This approach, using defusion techniques, offers new strategies for addressing client progress barriers.

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  • Behavior Analysis
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Private events can impede client progress in behavior analysis.
  • Existing techniques may be insufficient for addressing these internal barriers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a behavior-analytic framework for understanding private events.
  • To introduce defusion as a technique derived from Relational Frame Theory (RFT) for addressing private events.
  • To review empirical evidence and clinical applications of defusion.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptualizing private events as verbal rules within an RFT framework.
  • Reviewing RFT principles and their implications for private events.
  • Describing the defusion technique and summarizing relevant empirical studies.

Main Results:

  • Relational Frame Theory offers a viable framework for analyzing private events.
  • Defusion is an empirically supported technique for managing private events.
  • The RFT-based approach has practical clinical implications.

Conclusions:

  • Private events can be effectively understood and addressed through a behavior-analytic lens.
  • Defusion, grounded in RFT, provides a novel and effective intervention strategy.
  • Practicing behavior analysts can utilize this framework to enhance client outcomes.