Existential-behaviour therapy: A possible paradigm?
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Vol. 57 (3) , 265-274
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1984.tb02588.x
Abstract
A comparative discussion is presented of existential and behavioural psychotherapy, indicating where behavioural theory, empirical research and single case studies can be related to the existential emphasis on phenomenology and personal confrontation with death, freedom, isolation and meaninglessness. The conclusions are that: more recent emphasis on cognitive variables in behaviour therapy has brought the two conceptual systems closer together; and there is improvement in the understanding of aetiology and clinical effectiveness when the therapist incorporates existential-behavioural constructs and methods of working.Keywords
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