Perspective-taking and Theory of Mind: A relational frame account.

A Relational Frame Theory Account of Empathy

The current paper proposes a Relational Frame Theory (RFT, Hayes, Barnes-Holmes, & Roche, 2001a) conceptualization of empathy and perspective taking that follows previous literature outlining a relationship between those phenomena and general functioning. Deictic framing, a relational operant investigated by RFT researchers, constitutes the behavioral core of perspective taking and empathic con...

A Relational Frame Account

Cognitive perspective-taking has attracted considerable attention in the mainstream developmental literature, and is most commonly studied under the rubric of Theory of Mind. The current article reviews the levels of understanding of informational states that are believed to underlie cognitive perspective-taking from this conceptual framework. An alternative approach to perspective-taking from ...

Clinical Neuropsychiatry (2016) 13, 2, 17-23 The relaTionship beTween Theory of Mind and relaTional fraMe Theory: ConvergenCe of perspeCTive-Taking Measures

Objective: Perspective-taking difficulties have been demonstrated in autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, among other clinical presentations, and are traditionally examined from a Theory of Mind (ToM) point of view. Relational Frame Theory (RFT) offers a behavioural and contextual interpretation of perspective-taking, proposing that this ability can be studied in more detail by examinin...

Application of a relational frame theory account of psychological flexibility in young children.

BACKGROUND Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a contextual behavior therapy based on relational frame theory (RFT), a functional-contextual approach to human language and cognition. The main aim of ACT is to promote psychological flexibility, which has been defined in middle-level terms. The current study proposes that a recently developed RFT account of psychological flexibility might ...

Running head : SYSTEMS FOR THEORY - OF - MIND 1 SYSTEMS FOR THEORY - OF - MIND : TAKING THE SECOND - PERSON PERSPECTIVE