Examining the movie Shrek in the context of acceptance and commitment therapy

Abstract

Shrek is a character who lives alone in his swamp, peacefully, and is considered a monster by society. It is about Donkey's entry into her life, her house being under the raid of fairy tale heroes, and her tasting friendship and true love on the way to save her house. In this study, it is aimed to examine the Shrek movie in the context of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) from the cognitive-behavioral tradition. Psychological flexibility conveys the purpose of the ACT. In the ACT, it is aimed to increase the psychological flexibility formed by accepting ideas, feelings and past events without making changes, realizing the moment and exhibiting behaviors in accordance with values. Psychological flexibility is the opposite of psychological rigidity, and psychological flexibility consists of 6 subheadings. There are six dimensions of these; Acceptance, Dissociation, Being in the Moment, Contextual Self, Values and Behaviors in the Direction of Values. Document analysis technique was used in this research; this technique is included in qualitative research methods. As a result, it is thought that this film, which effectively looks at the concepts of psychological rigidity, experiential avoidance and cognitive unification found in Acceptance and Determination Therapy, will be useful within the framework of the ACT approach in terms of creating a good example of real life with these examples