The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy

ISBN-13: 9780367219147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 252 str.

Donald J. Robertson

Opis

This exciting new edition demonstrates how techniques and concepts from Socratic philosophy, especially Stoicism, can be integrated into the practice of CBT and other forms of psychotherapy, covering the growth in third wave CBT, including mindfulness and acceptance-based therapies.

Spis treści

Foreword to the first edition;  Introduction: philosophy and psychotherapy;  Part I: Philosophy and cognitive-behavioural therapy;  1. The "philosophical origins" of CBT;  2. The beginning of modern cognitive therapy;  3. A brief history of philosophical therapy;  4. Stoic philosophy and psychology;  5. Rational emotion in Stoicism and CBT;   6. Stoicism and Ellis’ rational therapy (REBT);  Part II: The Stoic armamentarium;  7. Contemplation of the ideal sage;  8. Stoic mindfulness of the "here and now";  9. Self-analysis and disputation;  10. Autosuggestion, premeditation, and retrospection;  11. Praemeditatio malorum and mental rehearsal;  12. Stoic fatalism, determinism, and acceptance;  13. The View from Above and Stoic metaphysics;  14. Stoicism and third-wave CBT;  Conclusion: fate guides the willing;  References;  Appendix I: An example of Stoic therapeutic regime;  Appendix II: The "View from Above" script;  Index

O autorze

Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist, writer, and trainer. He specializes in the treatment of anxiety and in the relationship between ancient philosophy and modern psychotherapy. He is the author of six books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis (2013).