Question 1

An example of a boundary situation is

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A)  a funeral. 
B)  a birthday party. 
C)  having to make a difficult decision. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only 
A)  a funeral. 
B)  a birthday party. 
C)  having to make a difficult decision. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only D

Question 2

Yalom conceptualized four givens of life. Which of the following is not one of them?

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A)  Anxiety 
B)  Freedom 
C)  Death 
D)  Isolation 
E)  Meaninglessness 
A)  Anxiety 
B)  Freedom 
C)  Death 
D)  Isolation 
E)  Meaninglessness A

Question 3

A person's way of being includes

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A)  awareness. 
B)  anxiety. 
C)  defense mechanisms. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  awareness. 
B)  anxiety. 
C)  defense mechanisms. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only D

Question 4

When conceptualizing an individual's psyche, existentialists include two key elements. They are

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A)  degree of consciousness and life goals. 
B)  structure and function of being. 
C)  life priority and neurobiology. 
D)  physical and emotional being. 
E)  anxiety and death 
A)  degree of consciousness and life goals. 
B)  structure and function of being. 
C)  life priority and neurobiology. 
D)  physical and emotional being. 
E)  anxiety and death

Question 5

Existentialists view unhealthy functioning as

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A)  being anxious. 
B)  denying the givens of existence. 
C)  being overly preoccupied with the givens of existence. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  being anxious. 
B)  denying the givens of existence. 
C)  being overly preoccupied with the givens of existence. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 6

The most important tool an existential counselor employs is

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A)  the counselor-client relationship. 
B)  silence. 
C)  illuminating, open-ended questions. 
D)  interpretation. 
E)  authenticity assessments. 
A)  the counselor-client relationship. 
B)  silence. 
C)  illuminating, open-ended questions. 
D)  interpretation. 
E)  authenticity assessments.

Question 7

Existentialists call each person's way of being

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A)  Freedom 
B)  Umwelt 
C)  Dasein 
D)  Actualization 
E)  Das Mind 
A)  Freedom 
B)  Umwelt 
C)  Dasein 
D)  Actualization 
E)  Das Mind

Question 8

The text authors stated

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A)  May's counseling was influenced by Alfred Adler. 
B)  Paul Tillich served as a mentor to May in philosophy. 
C)  May borrowed some ideas from self psychology. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  May's counseling was influenced by Alfred Adler. 
B)  Paul Tillich served as a mentor to May in philosophy. 
C)  May borrowed some ideas from self psychology. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only

Question 9

Existential counseling arose as a reaction to

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A)  the determinism of psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  a society that emphasized compartmentalization. 
C)  a culture that focused on social obligation rather than self awareness 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  the determinism of psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  a society that emphasized compartmentalization. 
C)  a culture that focused on social obligation rather than self awareness 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 10

If you believe in the philosophy of phenomenology, you believe in

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A)  no reality. 
B)  subjective perception. 
C)  innumerable points of view. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  no reality. 
B)  subjective perception. 
C)  innumerable points of view. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 11

Existential guilt arises from

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A)  excessive use of defense mechanisms. 
B)  failing to realize one's full potential. 
C)  feeling anxious. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  excessive use of defense mechanisms. 
B)  failing to realize one's full potential. 
C)  feeling anxious. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only

Question 12

Existentialists would say that prisoners of war have a choice or choices in captivity because

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A)  they could have chosen not to go to war. 
B)  they are given certain rights under the rules of war. 
C)  they have the capacity to choose their attitudes and behaviors. 
D)  choosing is about believing. 
E)  Existentialists would say that prisoners of war do not have freedom of choice. 
A)  they could have chosen not to go to war. 
B)  they are given certain rights under the rules of war. 
C)  they have the capacity to choose their attitudes and behaviors. 
D)  choosing is about believing. 
E)  Existentialists would say that prisoners of war do not have freedom of choice.

Question 13

In existential theory, being mentally healthy involves

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A)  authenticity. 
B)  courage. 
C)  minimal use of defense mechanisms. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  authenticity. 
B)  courage. 
C)  minimal use of defense mechanisms. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Existentialists believe

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A)  individuals can choose to transcend limitations. 
B)  limitations impede freedom. 
C)  individuals can change limitations caused by cosmic destiny. 
D)  in no limitations. 
E)  individuals cannot challenge limitations. 
A)  individuals can choose to transcend limitations. 
B)  limitations impede freedom. 
C)  individuals can change limitations caused by cosmic destiny. 
D)  in no limitations. 
E)  individuals cannot challenge limitations.

Question 15

Ontology refers to

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A)  the study of anxiety. 
B)  the study of being. 
C)  the study of meaning. 
D)  the study of freedom. 
E)  the study of perception. 
A)  the study of anxiety. 
B)  the study of being. 
C)  the study of meaning. 
D)  the study of freedom. 
E)  the study of perception.

Question 16

According to the text, the concept of responsibility encompasses

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A)  taking ownership of one's choices 
B)  duty to others. 
C)  accountability for one's way of being. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only 
A)  taking ownership of one's choices 
B)  duty to others. 
C)  accountability for one's way of being. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only

Question 17

In existential counseling, the goals of counseling include the client

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A)  being free of anxiety 
B)  confronting the givens of existence. 
C)  avoiding death 
D)  developing healthy relationships with one's parents 
E)  finding a ""good"" job 
A)  being free of anxiety 
B)  confronting the givens of existence. 
C)  avoiding death 
D)  developing healthy relationships with one's parents 
E)  finding a ""good"" job

Question 18

A person is born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) This falls under which dimension of the environment?

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A)  Uberwelt 
B)  Eigenwelt 
C)  Umwelt 
D)  Mitwelt 
E)  Daswelt 
A)  Uberwelt 
B)  Eigenwelt 
C)  Umwelt 
D)  Mitwelt 
E)  Daswelt

Question 19

In terms of spirituality,

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A)  some existentialists were/are religious. 
B)  existentialists are interested in how the individual perceives the spiritual world. 
C)  many existentialists were/are atheist. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  some existentialists were/are religious. 
B)  existentialists are interested in how the individual perceives the spiritual world. 
C)  many existentialists were/are atheist. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Existentialists view anxiety as

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A)  unhealthy 
B)  healthy 
C)  potentially both healthy or unhealthy 
D)  not an important concept 
E)  primarily stemming from conflict with parental figures 
A)  unhealthy 
B)  healthy 
C)  potentially both healthy or unhealthy 
D)  not an important concept 
E)  primarily stemming from conflict with parental figures

An example of a boundary situation is

Yalom conceptualized four givens of life. Which of the following is not one of them?

A person's way of being includes

When conceptualizing an individual's psyche, existentialists include two key elements. They are

Existentialists view unhealthy functioning as

The most important tool an existential counselor employs is

Existentialists call each person's way of being

The text authors stated

Existential counseling arose as a reaction to

If you believe in the philosophy of phenomenology, you believe in

Existential guilt arises from

Existentialists would say that prisoners of war have a choice or choices in captivity because

In existential theory, being mentally healthy involves

Existentialists believe

Ontology refers to

According to the text, the concept of responsibility encompasses

In existential counseling, the goals of counseling include the client

A person is born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) This falls under which dimension of the environment?

In terms of spirituality,

Existentialists view anxiety as

Introduction

Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

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Exam 5: Existential Counseling

An example of a boundary situation is

Yalom conceptualized four givens of life. Which of the following is not one of them?

A person's way of being includes

When conceptualizing an individual's psyche, existentialists include two key elements. They are

Existentialists view unhealthy functioning as

The most important tool an existential counselor employs is

Existentialists call each person's way of being

The text authors stated

Existential counseling arose as a reaction to

If you believe in the philosophy of phenomenology, you believe in

Existential guilt arises from

Existentialists would say that prisoners of war have a choice or choices in captivity because

In existential theory, being mentally healthy involves

Existentialists believe

Ontology refers to

According to the text, the concept of responsibility encompasses

In existential counseling, the goals of counseling include the client

A person is born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) This falls under which dimension of the environment?

In terms of spirituality,

Existentialists view anxiety as

Introduction

Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Constructivist Approaches

Systems Approaches

Ntegral Counseling: The Prepersonal, Personal, and Transpersonal in Self, Culture, and Nature Author Index Subject Index

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