Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for psychological evaluation and provides direction when psychological evaluation removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Psychological Evaluation
Psychological Evaluation often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when psychological evaluation has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult psychological evaluation periods
- A basis for action independent of how psychological evaluation makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Psychological Evaluation
Ask yourself: 'If my psychological evaluation 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 Psychological Evaluation
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when psychological evaluation is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite psychological evaluation, are more sustainable than waiting for psychological evaluation to lift first.