CBT and Existential Psychology : Philosophy, Psychology and Therapy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worrell, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2022.

Summary:

CBT and EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY Explore the possibilities and challenges of bringing two highly diverse disciplines--CBT and existential therapy--into dialogue In CBT and Existential Psychology: Philosophy, Psychology and Therapy, distinguished clinical psychologist Dr Michael Worrell delivers a singular exploration of the relationship between diverse forms of contemporary cognitive behaviour therapy and existential phenomenology. Written for both experienced and beginning CBT therapists, as well as therapists who practice from an existential perspective, this book clarifies and discusses the potential and challenges presented when these two different schools of thought and practice are brought into dialogue. The author outlines, in accessible fashion, the implications and possibilities offered by the combination of CBT and existential practice. He also presents a series of discussions with the highly experienced CBT therapists, researchers, and trainers, Tomas Heidenreich and Alexander Noyon, and existential therapy leader Ernesto Spinelli. The book includes a series of "existential reflections" and experiential exercises to allow the reader to develop an understanding of descriptive phenomenological approaches to therapeutic conversations. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to existential philosophy, psychology, and therapy, including the theory and practice of existential therapy Comprehensive discussions of cognitive and behavioural psychotherapies, including Beckian CBT, schema-focused therapies, and constructivist, narrative, and postmodern CBT In-depth explorations of existential challenges and contributions to therapy, including discussions of anxiety, possibility, and uncertainty Enlightening dialogues on CBT and existential psychology with Tomas Heidenreich, Alexander Noyon, and Ernesto Spinelli Perfect for beginning and advanced CBT and existential therapists, CBT and Existential Psychology: Philosophy, Psychology and Therapy will also earn a place in the libraries of trainee clinical and counselling psychologists, as well as integrative and humanistic psychotherapists.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the Author

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Existential Therapy and CBT: An Interrupted and Incomplete Dialogue

Aims of This Book

Structure of This Book

Part 1 Existential Philosophy, Psychology and Therapy

Chapter 2 Existential Philosophy

A Lightning Tour of Existential Philosophy

Precursors

Phenomenological Foundations

Existential Phenomenological Philosophers

Other Contributors

Contemporary Developments

Key Propositions of Existential Phenomenology

Phenomenology

Is Your Coffee the 'Real Thing'?

The Phenomenology of Existence

Relatedness and Being-in-the-World

Being and Being-with-Others

Meaning and Meaninglessness

Freedom and Limitations

Embodiment and Emotion

Existential Anxiety

Existential Guilt

Time

The Ontic and the Ontological

Chapter 3 Existential Psychology

Experimental Existential Psychology

Terror Management Theory (TMT)

Death Anxiety as a Transdiagnostic Phenomena

Existential Uncertainty and Intolerance of Uncertainty

Existential Phenomenological Research Within CBT

The Rule of Reduction

The Rule of Description

The Rule of Equalization

Existential Phenomenological Research Methods in CBT

Chapter 4 Existential Therapies-Theory

Daseinsanalysis

Logotherapy

Existential-Humanistic Therapy

Humanism

Pragmatism

Rollo May and Irving Yalom

Existential Phenomenological Therapy

R.D. Laing and Ontological Insecurity

Emmy van Deurzen

Hans Cohn

Ernesto Spinelli

Chapter 5 Existential Practice

Principles of Existential Phenomenological Therapy

The Principle of Relatedness

The Principle of Uncertainty

The Principle of Anxiety

The Nature of Psychological Problems.

The Aims of Existential Phenomenological Therapy

Authenticity as an Aim in Existential Therapy

The Therapeutic Relationship

Frameworks for Descriptive Exploration

Part 2 Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies

Chapter 6 Beckian Cognitive Therapy

Principles of Cognitive Therapy

The Primacy of Cognition

Schemas and Core Beliefs

Assumptions and 'Rules for Living'

Negative Automatic Thoughts and Images

Cognitive Specificity

Cognitive Mediation

A Focus on the Present

Cognitive Assessment and Cognitive Accessibility

The Continuity Hypothesis

Revision and Expansion of the Generic Cognitive Model

Defining Procedural Aspects of Standard CBT

Therapy as Problem Solving and Psycho-education

Assessment and Formulation

Goal Setting

Socialisation

Structuring

Specific Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention Strategies

Homework Tasks

Some Unresolved Questions

The Status of Cognitive Mediation

Rationalism and Realism

Chapter 7 Schema Therapies-The Depths of Meaning

Young's Schema Therapy

Universal Human Needs

Schema Modes

Limited Reparenting and Empathic Confrontation

Leahy's Emotional Schema Therapy

The Solution Is the Problem

Working with the Therapeutic Relationship and Therapist Schemas

Unresolved Questions

Chapter 8 Constructivist, Narrative and Postmodern CBT

Forms of Constructivism and Constructionism

Safran's Integrative, Interpersonal, Emotion-focussed Perspective

Guidano and Liotti's Developmental-constructivist, Post-rationalist Cognitive Therapy

Narrative CBT

A Postmodern and Post-rationalist CBT?

Chapter 9 Mindfulness, Acceptance and the Third Wave of CBT

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Metacognitive Therapy MCT

Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT)

Behavioural Activation (BA).

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Contextual Behavioural Science

Functional Contextualism

Language and Relational Frame Theory (RFT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and a 'Tragic View of Life'

Psychological Flexibility and the Goals of Therapy

Values and Psychotherapy

ACT and the Therapeutic Relationship

Chapter 10 CBT and Existential Psychology-Convergence and Divergence

Standard CBT-Points of Convergence

Points of Divergence

Schema Therapies-Existential Dimensions of Meaning

Constructivist and Post-rational CBT

Mindfulness, Acceptance and the Third Wave of CBT

Summary

Meaning

Truth, Emotion and Change

Relationship

Values

Part 3 Existential Challenges and Contributions

Chapter 11 The Therapeutic Relationship

Is CBT A 'Non-relational' Form of Therapy?

Doing and Being in the Therapeutic Relationship

Existential Views of the Therapeutic Relationship

'Qualities of Being' and the Aims of Existential Therapy

Acceptance in the Therapeutic Relationship

Chapter 12 Anxiety, Possibility, Uncertainty

CBT Perspectives on the Nature of Anxiety

Existential Perspectives on Anxiety

Possibility and Choice

'Problems' as Attempted Solutions

Chapter 13 Dreaming and Describing

Dreams in CBT

Existential Perspectives on Working with Dreams

Dreams in Supervision

Chapter 14 Towards an Existentially Attuned CBT

Tuning an Existential Ear

Existence Themes and Ultimate Concerns

Temporality and Being Towards Death

Isolation and Being-with-Others

Freedom, Choice and Facticity

Existential Challenges-A Human Science Approach to CBT?

The Question of Therapist Expertise

The Questions of Objectivity and Formulation

Therapy as Dialogue.

Therapy as Education

Part 4 Dialogues on CBT and Existential Psychology

Chapter 15 Thomas Heidenreich and Alexander Noyon

Chapter 16 Ernesto Spinelli

References

Index

EULA.

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ISBN:

1-119-31100-4

1-119-31098-9

1-119-31094-6

OCLC:

1348484854