Existential Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Moshe Landsman, Bar Ilan University

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

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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.