Functional Contextualism

What is Functional Contextualism?

Functional Contextualism is a way to understanding human behaviour.

What are the main assumptions of Functional Contextualism?

The main assumptions of Functional Contextualism are:

• Behaviour depends on the context which is the environmental factors, what happened before the behaviour and the possible consequences that influence behaviour.
• It is more important to understand the function of a behaviour which is why a person engages in a behaviour in one particular context over to analyse what is the observable behaviour.
• It is more important the effectiveness of a intervention rather to adhering to theories.
• An idea is said to be true when it leads to the achievement of a goal, not in how well it is describe reality.

Is sufficiently sustained by empirical evidences?

The empirical evidences that support Functional Contextualism are derived from researches conducted in the field of behavioural science, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Relational Frame Theory.