La Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso como herramienta para optimizar las intervenciones potenciadoras del envejecimiento activo.

  1. María Márquez-González
  2. Virginia Fernández-Fernández
  3. Rosa Romero-Moreno
  4. Andrés Losada
Revista:
Informació psicològica

ISSN: 0214-347X

Any de publicació: 2013

Número: 105

Pàgines: 42-59

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Informació psicològica

Resum

In this paper, it is proposed a reflection on the great consistency and potential complementarity between the perspective of clinical intervention, especially the progressively more popular Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the theoretical models in which the perspective of active/successful aging is grounded (life span theories). It is suggested that ACT can help optimize the repertoire of tools and strategies available to potentiate the active aging interventions. Theoretical models are briefly reviewed, with an emphasis on analyzing how these models builds upon the constructs of “goal” and “action”, and highlight the main role of self-regulation and flexible goal adjustment for adaptation across the lifespan. Finally, a specific ACT-based intervention program currently in progress and directed to dementia family caregivers is outlined.

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