Question 1

The therapeutic stance of the existential therapist is as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   role model.
B)   fellow traveler.
C)   analytical transcriber.
D)   reflective mirror. B

Question 2

What is the most powerful tool we have in our efforts to connect with other people and permits one to experience, at a deep level, what someone else is feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)   Empathy
B)   Attachment
C)   Hospitality
D)   Concord A

Question 3

Which of the following approaches to human distress would be incompatible with an existential approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   Behavioral
B)   Cognitive
C)   Psychopharmacological
D)   None, all are potentially compatible D

Question 4

Tolstoy's character Ivan Illych offers an apt example of belief in personal __________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tolstoy's character Ivan Illych offers an apt...

Question 5

Existentialism is most largely influenced by the field of

Accepted Answer

A)   astronomy.
B)   engineering.
C)   computer science.
D)   philosophy.

Question 6

Who points out that all relationships are poised on the poles of being a part of and apart from the twin perils of merger and isolation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ivan Illych
B)   Bugenthal
C)   Irvin Yalom
D)   Arnold Lazarus

Question 7

In the preamble read at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, it states that the program works for those who are ready to live in a rigorously honest manner. How might existential approaches help an individual confront alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the preamble read at Alcoholics Anonymous...

Question 8

The existential concept of freedom refers to the fact that we

Accepted Answer

A)   are born with a sense of purpose.
B)   can never truly obtain independence.
C)   displace our responsibilities onto others.
D)   are the authors of our own world.

Question 9

An experience that forces an individual to confront an existential issue is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)   boundary situation.
B)   moment of insight.
C)   therapeutic confrontation.
D)   personal revelation.

Question 10

According to existentialists, when an individual recognizes his or her uniqueness and is remaining true to the self, he or she is being

Accepted Answer

A)   authentic.
B)   self-centered.
C)   neurotic.
D)   rational.

Question 11

To cope with ultimate concerns regarding death, individuals will often use the defense mechanism of

Accepted Answer

A)   accepting vulnerability.
B)   avoiding a sense of uniqueness.
C)   creating an ultimate rescuer.
D)   focusing on the uniqueness of others.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of Yalom's identified ultimate concerns?

Accepted Answer

A)   Death
B)   Meaninglessness
C)   Freedom
D)   Integrity

Question 13

Yalom indicated that there are four ultimate concerns, which include _______, _______, _______, and _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Yalom indicated that there are four ultimate...

Question 14

Yalom defines four categories that encompass fundamental challenges of the human condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)   despair.
B)   isolation.
C)   existential dilemma.
D)   ultimate concerns.

Question 15

Normal anxiety is seen as proportionate to the situation involved. When the anxiety exceeds the situation present, it is considered _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Normal anxiety is seen as proportionate to...

Question 16

Existential psychologists would advocate viewing the person

Accepted Answer

A)   in anti-intellectual terms.
B)   both subjectively and objectively.
C)   entirely objectively.
D)   completely subjectively.

Question 17

In existential terms, the conflicts individuals experience are regarding

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural and interpersonal environment.
B)   interactions with parental figures.
C)   the givens of existence.
D)   innate instinctual forces.

Question 18

The first comprehensive textbook on existential psychotherapy, titled Existential Psychotherapy, was written by

Accepted Answer

A)   Rollo May.
B)   Irvin Yalom.
C)   Ernest Angel.
D)   Viktor Frankl.

Question 19

The therapy that practices an empathetic attitude toward human suffering, has no manual, and asks deep questions about the nature of the human being and the nature of anxiety is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior therapy.
B)   existential psychotherapy.
C)   humanistic therapy.
D)   holistic therapy.

Question 20

Existential psychotherapy (ET) primarily focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)   childhood experiences.
B)   irrational thoughts.
C)   the here and now.
D)   maladaptive behaviors.

Exam 8: Existential Psychotherapy Irvin D Yalom and Ruthellen Josselson