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

by Frank L. Gardner PhD, ABPP, Zella E. Moore PsyD

Overview

The MAC approach developed by connecting the more traditional scientific knowledge base on human performance and self-regulation to more contemporary findings to do with meta-cognitive processes, emotion regulation, and acceptance-based behavioral interventions. Written by the originators of the MAC model, this book will provide both the necessary theory, empirical background, and a structured step-by-step, easy-to-use prool for the understanding, assessment, conceptualization, and enhancement of human performance. It is a prool that can be readily adapted for a wide variety of high-performing clientele—from athletes and business people, to sales people, professionals in a variety of fields, and emergency/military personnel. The material can be integrated by practicing clinicians as an adjunctive intervention strategy to help clients with specific performance problems. Numerous case examples, forms, handouts, in- and out-of-session assignments and activities, and verbatim client instructions are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826102607
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/30/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Frank L. Gardner, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology and Program Director of the Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology at La Salle University in Philadelphia.

Zella E. Moore, PsyD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Manhattan College in New York.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations
• Understanding Functional and Dysfunctional Human Performance: The Integrative Model of Human Performance (IMHP)
• From Change to Acceptance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment Approach to Performance Enhancement
• Planning for the MAC
Part II: Strategies and Techniques of the MAC Approach to Performance Enhancement
• MAC Module 1: Preparing the Client with Psychoeducation
• MAC Module 2: Introducing Mindfulness and Cognitive Defusion
• MAC Module 3: Introducing Values and Values-Driven Behavior
• MAC Module 4: Introducing Acceptance
• MAC Module 5: Enhancing Commitment
• MAC Module 6: Skill Consolidation and Poise: Combining Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Commitment
• MAC Module 7: Maintaining and Enhancing Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Commitment
Part III: Case Studies
• Case Study I: Performance Dysfunction: The Case of Kayla
• Case Study II: Performance Development: The Case of Daniel
• Case Study III: Considerations in the Group Application of MAC