IntechOpen eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: March 26, 2025
Psychosomatic disorders involve a complex interplay between psychological distress and physical symptoms, often exacerbated by maladaptive cognitive emotional responses. This chapter explores the role of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) self-compassion as effective mind-body interventions for managing these conditions. ACT fosters flexibility, enabling individuals to accept distressing thoughts bodily sensations without avoidance while engaging in values-based actions. Self-compassion, on other hand, helps reduce self-criticism, distress, coping mechanisms promoting self-kindness, mindfulness, sense shared humanity. Empirical research highlights efficacy reducing symptom anxiety, depression, functional impairment with chronic pain psychosomatic disorders. Clinical applications, including group therapy models, online interventions, assessment tools, demonstrate their adaptability across different therapeutic settings. By integrating acceptance, compassion-based strategies, not only alleviate suffering but also enhance overall well-being. synthesizes current research, clinical methodologies, intervention offering comprehensive framework incorporating into treatment approaches The findings emphasize importance shifting from elimination values-driven living, providing holistic sustainable approach mental health.
Language: Английский