Terapia de aceitação e compromisso como mecanismo de enfrentamento do medo no processo de adultecer

Abstract

The relationship between young people and fear involves broad discussions, since this transition process to adulthood is full of commitments and high expectations for good academic and social performance. The theme was chosen due to the need to identify how acceptance and commitment therapy, based on the principles adopted by the approach, facilitates the transition between adolescence and adulthood. The aim was to answer “How can Acceptance and Commitment Therapy contribute to coping with fear in the process of becoming an adult?”. The general objective was to identify the contribution of ACT to the emotional processes that exist in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. A bibliographic review was used through a qualitative approach, having a basic nature, and as for the objectives, descriptive. It was carried out based on scientific articles and books based on the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach, anxiety and transition to adulthood. According to Santos et al. (2015), acceptance and commitment therapy aims to increase psychological flexibility and involves relating individual experiences and issues in an open and flexible way based on the present moment, which favors the choice of actions in light of one's values ​​and their importance. ACT therefore has the role of helping individuals identify the importance of their values ​​and helps them deal with decisions and fear during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This shows that ACT does not eliminate fear and other emotional processes during this change, but allows for the association of acceptance and redefinition of these issues during the transition process.