Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for precision psychiatry and provides direction when precision psychiatry removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Precision Psychiatry
Precision Psychiatry often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when precision psychiatry has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult precision psychiatry periods
- A basis for action independent of how precision psychiatry makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Precision Psychiatry
Ask yourself: 'If my precision psychiatry were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Precision Psychiatry
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when precision psychiatry is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite precision psychiatry, are more sustainable than waiting for precision psychiatry to lift first.