Question 1

Failure to move through anxiety results in neurotic anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease self-awareness. 
B)  increase awareness. 
C)  help clients reject the responsibility of choosing. 
D)  keep the client from experiencing authentic existence. 
A)  decrease self-awareness. 
B)  increase awareness. 
C)  help clients reject the responsibility of choosing. 
D)  keep the client from experiencing authentic existence.

Question 3

Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the final decisions and choices rest with the therapist. 
B)  people do not redefine themselves by their choices. 
C)  a person cannot go beyond early conditioning. 
D)  making choices can create anxiety. 
A)  the final decisions and choices rest with the therapist. 
B)  people do not redefine themselves by their choices. 
C)  a person cannot go beyond early conditioning. 
D)  making choices can create anxiety.

Question 4

A central existential concept is that although we long for freedom we often try to escape from our freedom by defining ourselves as a fixed or static entity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a group based on existential principles, clients learn all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  that there are no ultimate answers for ultimate concerns. 
B)  to view themselves through others' eyes. 
C)  to come to terms with the paradoxes of existence. 
D)  that pain is not a reality of the human experience. 
A)  that there are no ultimate answers for ultimate concerns. 
B)  to view themselves through others' eyes. 
C)  to come to terms with the paradoxes of existence. 
D)  that pain is not a reality of the human experience.

Question 6

Existential guilt is being aware of having evaded a commitment, or having chosen not to choose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not true about Rollo May?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is most responsible for translating European existentialism into American psychotherapeutic theory and practice. 
B)  He focuses on the subjective dimension of therapy. 
C)  He is a significant spokesman for the existential approach in the USA. 
D)  He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom. 
A)  He is most responsible for translating European existentialism into American psychotherapeutic theory and practice. 
B)  He focuses on the subjective dimension of therapy. 
C)  He is a significant spokesman for the existential approach in the USA. 
D)  He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom.

Question 8

Existential therapy grew out of a reaction to the limitations of both the psychoanalytic and deterministic stance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The existential vacuum represents a place of reflection and comfort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Therapy is viewed as a in the sense that the interpersonal and existential problems of the client will become apparent in the here and now of the therapy relationship.

Accepted Answer

A)  social microcosm 
B)  'touchy feely' encounter 
C)  living laboratory 
D)  tension-filled encounter 
A)  social microcosm 
B)  'touchy feely' encounter 
C)  living laboratory 
D)  tension-filled encounter

Question 11

In the book Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death (2008), develops the idea that confronting death enables us to live in a more compassionate way.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Justin Bieber 
C)  Irvin Yalom 
D)  Stephen King 
A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Justin Bieber 
C)  Irvin Yalom 
D)  Stephen King

Question 12

Existentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a neurotically dependent attachment. 
B)  should be based on our needs and theirs. 
C)  is healthy when we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength. 
D)  is not necessary, since we are basically alone. 
A)  is a neurotically dependent attachment. 
B)  should be based on our needs and theirs. 
C)  is healthy when we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength. 
D)  is not necessary, since we are basically alone.

Question 13

Existentially, humans both long for and wish to escape from their freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The central theme running through the works of Viktor Frankl is:

Accepted Answer

A)  that freedom is a myth. 
B)  the will to meaning. 
C)  self-disclosure as the key to mental health. 
D)  the notion of self-actualisation. 
A)  that freedom is a myth. 
B)  the will to meaning. 
C)  self-disclosure as the key to mental health. 
D)  the notion of self-actualisation.

Question 15

Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity for self-awareness 
B)  Striving for acceptance of others 
C)  Establishing meaningful relationships with others 
D)  Freedom and responsibility 
A)  Capacity for self-awareness 
B)  Striving for acceptance of others 
C)  Establishing meaningful relationships with others 
D)  Freedom and responsibility

Question 16

The British scholar working to develop training programs in existential therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roll May. 
B)  Irvin Yalom. 
C)  Emmy van Deurzen. 
D)  J. Michael Russell. 
A)  Roll May. 
B)  Irvin Yalom. 
C)  Emmy van Deurzen. 
D)  J. Michael Russell.

Question 17

According to Yalom, the concerns that make up the core of existential psychotherapy include all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  death. 
B)  freedom. 
C)  togetherness. 
D)  meaninglessness. 
A)  death. 
B)  freedom. 
C)  togetherness. 
D)  meaninglessness.

Question 18

According to existential thinking, effective therapy does not stop with awareness, because clients are challenged to take action based on their insights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

This approach puts emphasis on the human quality of the therapeutic relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which person is not associated with the existential movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rollo May 
B)  Victor Frankl 
C)  Irvin Yalom 
D)  B. F. Skinner 
A)  Rollo May 
B)  Victor Frankl 
C)  Irvin Yalom 
D)  B. F. Skinner

Failure to move through anxiety results in neurotic anxiety.

The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to:

Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:

A central existential concept is that although we long for freedom we often try to escape from our freedom by defining ourselves as a fixed or static entity.

In a group based on existential principles, clients learn all of the following, except:

Existential guilt is being aware of having evaded a commitment, or having chosen not to choose.

Which of the following is not true about Rollo May?

Existential therapy grew out of a reaction to the limitations of both the psychoanalytic and deterministic stance.

The existential vacuum represents a place of reflection and comfort.

Therapy is viewed as a in the sense that the interpersonal and existential problems of the client will become apparent in the here and now of the therapy relationship.

In the book Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death (2008), develops the idea that confronting death enables us to live in a more compassionate way.

Existentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings:

Existentially, humans both long for and wish to escape from their freedom.

The central theme running through the works of Viktor Frankl is:

Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition?

The British scholar working to develop training programs in existential therapy is:

According to Yalom, the concerns that make up the core of existential psychotherapy include all of the following, except:

According to existential thinking, effective therapy does not stop with awareness, because clients are challenged to take action based on their insights.

This approach puts emphasis on the human quality of the therapeutic relationship.

Which person is not associated with the existential movement?

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

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Exam 6: Existential Therapy

Failure to move through anxiety results in neurotic anxiety.

The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to:

Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:

A central existential concept is that although we long for freedom we often try to escape from our freedom by defining ourselves as a fixed or static entity.

In a group based on existential principles, clients learn all of the following, except:

Existential guilt is being aware of having evaded a commitment, or having chosen not to choose.

Which of the following is not true about Rollo May?

Existential therapy grew out of a reaction to the limitations of both the psychoanalytic and deterministic stance.

The existential vacuum represents a place of reflection and comfort.

Therapy is viewed as a in the sense that the interpersonal and existential problems of the client will become apparent in the here and now of the therapy relationship.

In the book Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death (2008), develops the idea that confronting death enables us to live in a more compassionate way.

Existentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings:

Existentially, humans both long for and wish to escape from their freedom.

The central theme running through the works of Viktor Frankl is:

Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition?

The British scholar working to develop training programs in existential therapy is:

According to Yalom, the concerns that make up the core of existential psychotherapy include all of the following, except:

According to existential thinking, effective therapy does not stop with awareness, because clients are challenged to take action based on their insights.

This approach puts emphasis on the human quality of the therapeutic relationship.

Which person is not associated with the existential movement?

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters