Open, aware, and active: contextual approaches as an emerging trend in the behavioral and cognitive therapies.

@article{Hayes2011OpenAA,
  title={Open, aware, and active: contextual approaches as an emerging trend in the behavioral and cognitive therapies.},
  author={Steven C. Hayes and Matthieu Villatte and Michael E. Levin and Mikaela J. Hildebrandt},
  journal={Annual review of clinical psychology},
  year={2011},
  volume={7},
  pages={
          141-68
        }
}
A wave of new developments has occurred in the behavioral and cognitive therapies that focuses on processes such as acceptance, mindfulness, attention, or values. In this review, we describe some of these developments and the data regarding them, focusing on information about components, moderators, mediators, and processes of change. These "third wave" methods all emphasize the context and function of psychological events more so than their validity, frequency, or form, and for these reasons… 
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