Psychological Flexibility Assessment (ACT Hexaflex)
A private, in-depth ACT assessment tool. Visualize your mental flexibility across the 6 Hexaflex pillars and receive tailored mindfulness exercises.
This assessment measures your psychological flexibility across 6 core dimensions. It consists of 24 questions and takes approximately 4 minutes.
- 🔒 Private: Data never leaves this device.
- 📊 Visual: Get a detailed radar chart of your mind.
- 🎯 Actionable: Receive specific exercises for your growth areas.
About
This tool is based on the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Unlike traditional assessments that label you with a diagnosis, this framework measures your Psychological Flexibility: the ability to contact the present moment more fully as a conscious human being, and to change or persist in behavior when doing so serves valued ends.
Accuracy is critical here. A high score in one area (e.g., Values) can be undermined by a low score in another (e.g., Action). This assessment deconstructs your psychological profile into six distinct processes, known as the Hexaflex. The results provide a visual map of your current mental stance, highlighting exactly where you are rigid and where you are open.
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Formulas
The Total Flexibility Score (Stotal) is calculated by aggregating the normalized values of the six Hexaflex vectors. Let vi represent the score for pillar i.
However, the shape of the polygon formed by the vectors v is more diagnostic than the mean. A balanced shape indicates resilience, whereas a collapsed axis (e.g., vacceptance < 30%) represents a specific psychological bottleneck requiring intervention.
Reference Data
| ACT Pillar | Definition | Signs of Rigidity (Low Score) | Signs of Flexibility (High Score) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance | Opening up to unwanted private experiences (feelings, memories) without struggle. | Avoidance, suppression, numbing, distraction. | Willingness to feel, making room for pain. |
| Cognitive Defusion | Seeing thoughts as thoughts, not as literal truths. | Fused with thoughts, taking mind-chatter literally, analyzing excessively. | Noticing thoughts come and go, detachment. |
| Contact with Present Moment | Being psychologically present now. | Living in the past/future, auto-pilot, distractibility. | Groundedness, focus, engagement with the here-and-now. |
| Self-as-Context | The observing self; the perspective from which experience is noticed. | Attached to a conceptualized self (labels like "I am broken"). | Sense of self as a container for experiences, not the content. |
| Values | Desired qualities of ongoing action. | Unclear what matters, following others' rules, apathy. | Clear internal compass, knowing what is important. |
| Committed Action | Taking effective action guided by values. | Procrastination, impulsivity, inaction due to fear. | Persistence, goal-directed behavior, acting despite discomfort. |