Download The Psychology of Enhancing Human Performance The Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment (MAC) Approach

Sinopsis

The development of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment approach to performance enhancement was the result of years of hard work on both of our parts. The stagnation in sport and performance psychology domains, and the fascinating scientifi c developments within clinical psychology primed us to reconsider, reformulate, and fi nally construct a new theoretical and practical approach to enhancing human performance. After developing the MAC protocol, we were struck with how many professionals seemed to just “get it” and frequently asked us for more information on how they could integrate this approach into their own practice with high-performing clientele. We found ourselves inspired, and thus embarked on the creation of this book. We genuinely hope that practitioners will embrace this approach to performance enhancement, and will enjoy the same feeling that we get when we see our clients improve in fundamental, substantial, and sustainable ways. From our personal experiences (and the reported experiences of others), there are not many approaches to performance enhancement that seem to have the same effect on performers’ lives, either in performance or general life domains. We are so eager for your clients to begin their new lives, and we are therefore pleased that you have embarked on this journey.

Content

1. Understanding Functional and Dysfunctional Human Performance: The Integrative Model of Human Performance
2. From Change to Acceptance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment Approach to Performance Enhancement
3. Planning for the MAC
4. MAC Module 1: Preparing the Client With Psychoeducation
5. MAC Module 2: Introducing Mindfulness and Cognitive Defusion
6. MAC Module 3: Introducing Values and Values-Driven Behavior
7. MAC Module 4: Introducing Acceptance
8. MAC Module 5: Enhancing Commitment
9. MAC Module 6: Skill Consolidation and Poise—Combining Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Commitment
10. MAC Module 7: Maintaining and Enhancing Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Commitment
11. Case Study 1: Performance Dysfunction— The Case of Kayla
12. Case Study 2: Performance Development— The Case of Daniel
13. Case Study 3: Considerations in the Group Application of MAC

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