Existential Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Session
Psychology
Description
It is proposed that an existential approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) can make a significant contribution to understanding the whole human being, while giving cognitive and behaviorally based therapy. Up to this time the existential approach has been in the hostile direction towards CBT. I propose the use if Heidegger’s existentials as a framework for conceptualizing the human being in the client and thus organizing CBT intervention. These existentials are six dimentions of human exististance - Temporality, spaciality, atunement and mood, mitsein, bodyhood, and being-towards-death. I will examine both pathological and positive aspects of the existentials and discuss possibilities for professional intervention by way of CBT. Time permitting, case studies will be presented.
Keywords:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, existential approach
Session Chair
Violeta Zefi
Session Co-Chair
Ibrahim Neziri
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-69-1
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
27-10-2018 10:45 AM
End Date
27-10-2018 12:15 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2018.414
Recommended Citation
Landsman, Moshe, "Existential Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" (2018). UBT International Conference. 414.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2018/all-events/414
Existential Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Pristina, Kosovo
It is proposed that an existential approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) can make a significant contribution to understanding the whole human being, while giving cognitive and behaviorally based therapy. Up to this time the existential approach has been in the hostile direction towards CBT. I propose the use if Heidegger’s existentials as a framework for conceptualizing the human being in the client and thus organizing CBT intervention. These existentials are six dimentions of human exististance - Temporality, spaciality, atunement and mood, mitsein, bodyhood, and being-towards-death. I will examine both pathological and positive aspects of the existentials and discuss possibilities for professional intervention by way of CBT. Time permitting, case studies will be presented.
