Deck 5: Existential Therapy

Question 1

The essence of existential being is one of the following phrases

A)I am.
B)I am a woman.
C)I am an African-American woman.
D)I am an African-American woman whose husband was murdered.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

To relate to people as objects is to relate to the

A)Dasein.
B)Eigenwelt.
C)Mitwelt.
D)Umwelt.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Awareness of dealing with the torment and dread of life was a major concern of

A)Buber.
B)Kierkegaard.
C)Boss.
D)Rogers.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In May's stages of existential development, the adult stage is

A)the genital stage.
B)consciousness of oneself as an individual.
C)initiative vs.guilt.
D)generativity vs.stagnation.

Question 5

If you are injured in an auto accident, and disregard your own pain to help others, you may be experiencing

A)authenticity.
B)kairos.
C)self-transcendence.
D)the thrown world.

Question 6

To be aware of the way that one perceives the world is to be in the

A)Eigenwelt.
B)Überwelt.
C)thrown world.
D)Umwelt.

Question 7

Martin Buber's concept of "I- thou" fits most closely with the concept of

A)Eigenwelt.
B)Mitwelt.
C)Überwelt.
D)Umwelt.

Question 8

When writing about how individuals relate to the world, Medard Boss examined how they related to

A)the environment.
B)their parents.
C)society.
D)time and space

Question 9

In listening to a dream of a patient being alone on a deserted island, an existential therapist might address issues of

A)kairos.
B)separation and individuation.
C)isolation and loving.(188
D)transference.

Question 10

The positive aspects of "will to power" were emphasized by

A)Hegel.
B)Kierkegaard.
C)Nietzsche.
D)Sartre.

Question 11

The idea that individuals are condemned to be free is associated with

A)Buber.
B)Kierkegaard.
C)Nietzsche.
D)Sartre.

Question 12

The American existential psychotherapist that has written the most books on existential themes is

A)Carl Rogers.
B)James Bugental.
C)R.D.Laing.
D)Rollo May.

Question 13

Minkowski viewed his patient who ate the clock from an existential perspective, as being

A)argumentative.
B)disoriented towards time.
C)authentic.
D)existing in the Eigenwelt.

Question 14

For existentialists, freedom carries with it the need to act

A)creatively.
B)responsibly.
C)spontaneously.
D)as one pleases.

Question 15

If Carly is anxious about feeling that her life is not meaningful to her, she is experiencing

A)existential or normal anxiety.
B)neurotic anxiety.
C)borderline anxiety.
D)cognitive or behavioral anxiety.

Question 16

Martin Heidegger contributed this important idea to existential therapy.

A)authenticity
B)bibliotherapy
C)search for meaning
D)the study of the unconscious

Question 17

Two of the leading European existential psychotherapists were Medard Boss and

A)James Bugental.
B)Ludwig Binswanger.
C)Rollo May.
D)Sidney Jourard.

Question 18

While other people ignore a crying child, you go out of your way to help the child find her parents.You may experience

A)existential isolation.
B)creativity
C)kairos
D)self transcendence

Question 19

Deborah is experiencing a feeling of being separate from everything in the universe.According to Yalom, she is experiencing

A)existential isolation.
B)intrapersonal isolation.
C)interpersonal isolation.
D)universal isolation.

Question 20

For Frankl and Yalom, the awareness of death can lead to

A)creativity and living fully.
B)dread and fear.
C)neurotic anxiety.
D)separation anxiety.

Question 21

Throughout the therapy session, existential therapists try to maintain a(an)

A)awareness of themselves and their relationship with their client.
B)collegial relationship with their client.
C)focus on issues related to existential anxiety.
D)focus on the individuation process of the client.

Question 22

Frankl's logotherapy deals most with issues of

A)choice.
B)dying.
C)meaning.
D)separation

Question 23

In existential therapy, freedom refers to the freedom to

A)change one's life.
B)confront one's shadow.
C)behave irresponsibly.
D)free associate at any time.

Question 24

Socratic dialogue is sometimes used in existential therapy.When used it is most likely to be used by a therapist following the approach developed by

A)Buber.
B)Frankl.
C)May.
D)Yalom.

Question 25

Existential therapists are most likely to attend to ___________ when assessing client problems.

A)diagnostic categorization
B)issues such as responsibility and isolation
C)specific behaviors
D)transference and countertransference issues

Question 26

When Yalom implies that cancer can lead to or finding meaning in the lives of individuals, he means

A)one disease can cure another.
B)individuals may start to develop a broader perspective on their lives.
C)truly authentic individuals can use prayer to cure their illness.
D)when a person is dead there are neither psychological nor physical illnesses.

Question 27

Brief existential therapy differs from standard existential therapy because brief existential therapy

A)focuses on being.
B)has a limited focus.
C)only focuses on living and dying.
D)only focuses on the therapeutic relationship.

Question 28

Many existential writers feel that existential therapy is relevant to most cultures because

A)existential themes are universal.
B)existential therapists have been trained in many different countries.
C)existential therapists have studied a wide variety of cultures.
D)techniques of therapy are not prescribed.

Question 29

If Don complains about having few friends, the existential therapist would

A)challenge his belief that he must have friends.
B)explore his feelings of anger about others.
C)explore issues that deal with loneliness.
D)reflect his sadness about not being with other people.

Question 30

The goal of existential therapy for an individual who compulsively washes her hands, is to

A)become more fully alive and experience her being.
B)decrease the time spent hand washing.
C)eliminate the anxiety that comes with hand washing.
D)live fully in the present.

Question 31

For Frankl, the technique of dereflection refers to

A)changing client concerns to healthy ones.
B)empathizing with the client's loneliness.
C)focusing away from current problems.
D)returning to the central theme in therapy.

Question 32

In existential therapy, projective and objective assessment tests

A)assess transference and countertransference.
B)play a major role in therapy.
C)are mainly used for research purposes.
D)are never used in therapy.

Question 33

An authentic person when faced with an armed robber may experience

A)existential anxiety.
B)existential transference.
C)neurotic anxiety.
D)very little anxiety.

Question 34

Existential therapists attend to the patient's

A)behaviors.
B)life themes.
C)symptoms.
D)unconscious processes.

Question 35

For existential therapists, resistance occurs when clients

A)do not take responsibility for their own lives.
B)fail to follow the therapist's instructions.
C)have unconscious feelings of anger towards the therapist.
D)repress memories of traumatic childhood events.

Question 36

Although research on existential therapy is difficult to do, there is evidence suggesting changes in existential themes that comes from research on existential

A)couples therapy.
B)family therapy.
C)group therapy.
D)individual therapy.

Question 37

Frankl's approach to therapy tends to

A)be brief and active.
B)be highly confrontive.
C)focus only on themes, not techniques.
D)be similar in focus to psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Question 38

If a high school student complains about his parents' insistence that he be home by midnight, the existential counselor would

A)empathize with the student's frustration.
B)explore the family relationship.
C)help the student become more assertive.
D)help the student examine his choices.

Question 39

Edgar is continually obsessed with increasing his sales figures at work.He worries about how he is doing compared to the other sales workers.An existential therapist would focus on

A)feelings or desires for self improvement.
B)increasing the volume of his sales.
C)issues of dying and intimacy.
D)repetitive thoughts of achievement.

Question 40

Unlike most existential therapists, Frankl used Socratic dialogue to help clients

A)make choices in their lives.
B)guide individuals to find meaning in their lives.
C)help client to develop their adult Self archetype.
D)guide individuals through the process of desensitization.

Question 41

The idea of the therapist as truly caring for the client is associated with

A)Adlerian therapy.
B)existential therapy.
C)Jungian therapy.
D)psychoanalytic therapies.

Question 42

When a client observes that the death of her aunt has given her a new view of her own mortality, she is most likely participating in this type of therapy:

A)Adlerian.
B)existential.
C)person-centered.
D)psychoanalytic.

Question 43

Which of the following therapist statements fits most closely with existential group therapy?

A)Can you exaggerate that head nod that I just saw?
B)Have you decided what you want to do, but not followed through with the decision?
C)Why must Ann like you?
D)You seem to be feeling angry at what Ann said to Steve