acceptance
Let an agent discuss acceptance as a psychological concept neutrally, with sources, and route people in distress to support services, without acting as a therapist.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent discuss acceptance as a psychological concept neutrally, with sources, and route people in distress to support services, without acting as a therapist.
An emotional and cognitive process of recognising and coming to terms with a reality, such as a loss, a condition or oneself (self-acceptance), without necessarily approving of it; distinct from resignation or defeatism.
What it is for: Coping, wellbeing and psychological therapies.
It can be explain acceptance and related concepts; describe acceptance-based therapies in general terms; distinguish acceptance from resignation; route people in distress to support.
Distinguishing features
Acknowledging reality
Not the same as approval
Used in several therapies
Part of grief models
What it looks like
Not physical; seen in attitudes and behaviour.
How it is recognised
Self-acceptance and acceptance of events
Acceptance in therapies such as ACT
Acceptance of an offer in contract law is a different sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is used in - therapy
is contrasted with - related concept
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
self-acceptance
acceptance of loss
acceptance of illness
acceptance in mindfulness and ACT
social acceptance
Standards and regulation
Clinical guidelines for psychological therapies
Failure modes and hazards
Agents acting as therapists
Encouraging acceptance of abuse
Missing signs of crisis
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept Meaning.
Meaning must be clear.
Definition
What it is.
Definition
Definition.
- What does acceptance mean in this context? definition
- How does it differ from approval or resignation? definition
Research
Evidence.
Research
Research.
- What does research say about acceptance and wellbeing? provenance
- How strong is the evidence? boundary
Support Distress.
People in distress need help.
Crisis
Urgent help.
Crisis
Crisis support.
- Is the person in crisis or thinking of self-harm? boundary
- Which crisis line or emergency number applies here? action
Harm
Abuse.
Harm
Abuse situations.
- Is someone being encouraged to accept abuse or danger? boundary
- Which support service can help? action
Therapy Approaches.
Professionals deliver therapy.
Approaches
ACT and mindfulness.
Approaches
Therapeutic approaches.
- How do acceptance-based therapies work, in general terms? definition
- Which guidelines recommend them? provenance
Access
Finding help.
Access
Finding a therapist.
- How can someone find a qualified therapist? action
- Which professional registers exist? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.
Acceptance has other senses.
Legal
Contract acceptance.
Legal
Legal sense.
- Is acceptance of an offer in contract law meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Testing
Acceptance testing.
Testing
Engineering sense.
- Is acceptance testing in engineering meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should self-acceptance be a separate entry?
- How should therapy evidence be summarised?
- How should the legal sense be split off?