Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy

Acceptance-Based Behavioral TherapyStudent’s NameDepartment, Institutional AffiliationCourse Code: Course NameInstructor’s NameDue DateAcceptance-Based Behavioral TherapyGlick, D. M., & Orsillo, S. M. (2015). An Investigation of the Efficacy of Acceptance-based Behavioral Therapy for Academic Procrastination. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 144(2)Glick and Orsilo (2015) delve into the issue of academic procrastination in college, citing that it is a prevalent problem that has serious health and academic implications. There is no universal solution to the problem and according to the authors; psychological inflexibility is to blame for the persistent problem. There have been numerous psychological interventions which have been proposed to deal with the problem, including mindfulness training and acceptance models that are designed to enhance psychological flexibility. The researchers cite the fact that college students engage in procrastination between 30% and 60% of their time, a reason why it is regarded as a pertinent problem that needs to be addressed by an incessant focus on the psychological causes which could be remedied through behavioral interventions. While defining the problem, the researchers assert that academic procrastination happens whenever