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  • Psychological flexibility
  • Clinical psychology

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  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Relational Frame Theory (RFT) are gaining traction in behavior analysis.
  • Traditional RFT approaches can be extended to inform ACT strategies for practitioners.
  • Existing research highlights the need for dynamic, relational perspectives in therapy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend traditional Relational Frame Theory (RFT) by conceptualizing relational framing as a dynamic behavioral pattern.
  • To integrate affective dynamics and relational density theory into RFT for practical ACT applications.
  • To apply relational dynamics to the ACT Hexaflex to enhance psychological flexibility and well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Extending traditional RFT by emphasizing relational framing as a dynamic behavior.
  • Borrowing from affective dynamics, relational density theory, and the hyper-dimensional multilevel model.
  • Applying relational dynamics to the six core processes of the ACT Hexaflex.

Main Results:

  • Developed immediate considerations for practitioners integrating RFT and ACT.
  • Demonstrated how relational dynamics can influence negative affective patterns.
  • Proposed a framework to enhance psychological flexibility and well-being through ACT's core processes.

Conclusions:

  • Relational framing is a dynamic behavior with significant implications for ACT.
  • Integrating relational dynamics offers a novel approach to enhancing ACT interventions.
  • The field of behavior analysis needs greater flexibility in engaging with its own science to benefit clients.