Intro to ACT

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Across
  1. 2. Worrying about what hasn't happened yet. One of the things we are trying to combat with contact with the present moment.
  2. 3. The T in ACT stands for Therapy as well as ___________.
  3. 9. The A in ACT stands for Acceptance as well as _____________.
  4. 12. A helpful six-sided tool to remember the core processes of ACT.
  5. 14. Another step in unpacking the acceptance of emotions. Recognizing that it's natural to have painful/uncomfortable emotions.
  6. 15. Connecting with what is happening right now and engaging in whatever you are experiencing.
  7. 16. Acceptance does not mean you have to like or approve of a thought or feeling, but it is the act of _______________ it to be there.
  8. 17. The part of you that plans, judges, compares, creates, and daydreams.
Down
  1. 1. Another name for the Noticing self.
  2. 4. The part of you that is aware of what you're thinking, feeling, sensing, or doing in any moment.
  3. 5. Practice of building awareness of self and ability to watch your thoughts. The main takeaway skill in contact with the present moment.
  4. 6. What we are trying to reach with the core processes of ACT.
  5. 7. Another name for contact with the present moment. This is the ongoing process of noticing our experience.
  6. 8. One of the steps to unpacking the acceptance of emotions. Being kind and caring toward yourself, allowing you to not be so hard on yourself.
  7. 10. Any thought, feeling, emotion, memory, judgement, dream, etc. In ACT, we do not want to be caught up in these, rather we just want to be aware and curious about them.
  8. 11. The C in ACT stands for Commitment as well as ___________.
  9. 13. Process of opening up and making room for even the uncomfortable and painful parts of life.