ABSTRACT
As we have already seen, ACT makes use of defused language practices that treat the mind (and its products) almost as a separate entity. For instance, ACT therapists routinely ask questions such as, ``And what does your Mind have to say about this?'' or ``Who is in charge hereÐyou, or your Mind?'', and will frequently encourage clients to ``Thank your Mind'' for particular pieces of evaluative chatter. To support defusion, an ACT client might even be invited to give his mind a playful nickname (such as ``Chatterbox'' or ``Grumpy''; Luoma et al., 2007; Zettle, 2007).
