Question 1

Existential therapy groups are particularly helpful for clients working on:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualisation. 
B)  issues of responsibility. 
C)  reducing problematic behaviours. 
D)  exploring family dynamics. 
A)  self-actualisation. 
B)  issues of responsibility. 
C)  reducing problematic behaviours. 
D)  exploring family dynamics.

Question 2

Existential therapy is especially useful in working with culturally diverse populations because of its focus on individuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The therapist's presence is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a condition of therapeutic change. 
B)  a goal of therapeutic change. 
C)  both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change. 
D)  neither a condition nor a goal of therapeutic change. 
A)  a condition of therapeutic change. 
B)  a goal of therapeutic change. 
C)  both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change. 
D)  neither a condition nor a goal of therapeutic change.

Question 4

When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  explore the developmental origins of these feelings. 
B)  develop a specific behavioural plan to help the client get 'unstuck.' 
C)  encourage the client to do a shame-attacking exercise. 
D)  make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck. 
A)  explore the developmental origins of these feelings. 
B)  develop a specific behavioural plan to help the client get 'unstuck.' 
C)  encourage the client to do a shame-attacking exercise. 
D)  make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck.

Question 5

Existential anxiety is the unavoidable result of being confronted with the 'givens of existence.'

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A statement that best illustrates 'bad faith' is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Naturally I'm this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family. 
B)  I will not consider others in the choices I make. 
C)  I must live by commitments I make. 
D)  I am responsible for the choices that I make. 
A)  Naturally I'm this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family. 
B)  I will not consider others in the choices I make. 
C)  I must live by commitments I make. 
D)  I am responsible for the choices that I make.

Question 7

The outcomes of existential therapy have been submitted to strict empirical testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Currently, there is wide-ranging international interest in the existential approach to psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Existential therapists strive to be their authentic selves when working with clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Existential therapy is especially appropriate for clients who are struggling with developmental crises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Existential therapy groups are particularly helpful for clients working on:

Existential therapy is especially useful in working with culturally diverse populations because of its focus on individuality.

The therapist's presence is:

When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely:

Existential anxiety is the unavoidable result of being confronted with the 'givens of existence.'

A statement that best illustrates 'bad faith' is:

The outcomes of existential therapy have been submitted to strict empirical testing.

Currently, there is wide-ranging international interest in the existential approach to psychotherapy.

Existential therapists strive to be their authentic selves when working with clients.

Existential therapy is especially appropriate for clients who are struggling with developmental crises.

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

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Exam 6: Existential Therapy

Existential therapy groups are particularly helpful for clients working on:

Existential therapy is especially useful in working with culturally diverse populations because of its focus on individuality.

The therapist's presence is:

When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely:

Existential anxiety is the unavoidable result of being confronted with the 'givens of existence.'

A statement that best illustrates 'bad faith' is:

The outcomes of existential therapy have been submitted to strict empirical testing.

Currently, there is wide-ranging international interest in the existential approach to psychotherapy.

Existential therapists strive to be their authentic selves when working with clients.

Existential therapy is especially appropriate for clients who are struggling with developmental crises.

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