Existential Quiz

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The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to

help clients reject the responsibility of choosing.

keep the client from experiencing authentic existence.

increase awareness. (correct)

decrease self-awareness.

Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy?

To challenge clients to assume responsibility for designing their present lives

To dispute clients' irrational beliefs (correct)

To assist clients in identifying ways they block themselves from fuller presence

To help clients become more present to both themselves and others

Existential therapy is best considered as

a strategy for uncovering dysfunctional behavior.

a system of techniques designed to create authentic humans.

a school of therapy.

an approach to understand the subjective world of the client. (correct)

Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:

making choices can create anxiety. Signup and view all the answers

_________ emphasizes the subjective and spiritual dimensions of human existence.

Existential analysis Signup and view all the answers

Existential therapy is:

a phenomenological approach to therapy. Signup and view all the answers

When is the counseling process at its best from an existential viewpoint?

When the deepest self of the therapist meets the deepest part of the client. Signup and view all the answers

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

is healthy when we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength. Signup and view all the answers

According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of the following except

exploring unfinished business. Signup and view all the answers

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.

social microcosm Signup and view all the answers

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

Striving for acceptance of others Signup and view all the answers

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

make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck. Signup and view all the answers

Time-limited existential treatments

can serve as a catalyst for clients to become actively and fully involved in each therapy session. Signup and view all the answers

Existential therapy can best be considered as a system of highly developed techniques designed to foster

authenticity. Signup and view all the answers

Finding the “courage to be” involves:

developing a will to move forward in spite of anxiety-producing situations. Signup and view all the answers

The characteristic existential theme includes:

freedom and responsibility. Signup and view all the answers

According to the existential viewpoint, death:

gives significance to living. Signup and view all the answers

In regards to techniques, existential practitioners believe:

no set of techniques is considered essential. Signup and view all the answers

Viktor Frankl's approach to existential therapy is known as:

logotherapy. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not true about Rollo May?

He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom. Signup and view all the answers

Who was the Danish philosopher that addressed the role of anxiety and uncertainty in life?

Soren Kierkegaard Signup and view all the answers

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

togetherness. Signup and view all the answers

For Sartre, existential guilt is what we experience when we:

allow others to define us or to make our choices for us. Signup and view all the answers

The therapist's presence is:

both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change. Signup and view all the answers

Being alone is a process by which we do all of the following except:

reject the social overtures of others. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Existential Psychotherapy Study Notes

Question 1: Existential psychotherapy aims to increase self-awareness and help clients take responsibility for their choices and experience authentic existence.
Question 2: Helping clients become more present to themselves and others, and identifying ways they block themselves from fuller presence are essential aims of existential-humanistic therapy.
Question 3: Existential therapy is considered an approach to understanding the subjective world of the client.
Question 4: Existentialists believe that individuals are responsible for their choices and can create anxiety through these choices.
Question 5: Existential analysis, existential anxiety, self-awareness, and existential guilt are emphasized in existential therapy.
Question 6: This question is not answered in the text.
Question 7: Existential therapy works best when the client feels comfortable to engage in shame-attacking exercises and the therapist connects with the client's deepest self. The text doesn't imply that therapists should try to convince clients to get rid of their anxiety.
Question 8: Existentialists believe relatedness to others is healthy when individuals develop self-reliance and stand alone.
Question 9: The text lists creating our own value system, exploring unfinished business, discarding older values, and meaninglessness as things involved in the search for meaning. It does not include social interest.
Question 10: Existential therapy views the therapy relationship as a microcosm of interpersonal and existential issues faced within the real world.
Question 11: The capacity for self-awareness, striving for acceptance of others, and establishing meaningful relationships with others are fundamental dimensions of the human condition. Freedom and responsibility are also mentioned as core aspects of a person.
Question 12: In existential therapy, working with a restricted existence client would likely involve exploring the developmental origins of those feelings.
Question 13: Time-limited existential treatments can catalyze client engagement and participation, and the text suggests this is a hallmark of this form of therapy. This is different than lacking in depth or richness, or not having a defined structure.
Question 14: Existential therapy utilizes highly developed techniques to foster authenticity.
Question 15: Finding the "courage to be" involves confronting a phobia, learning to be alone, as well as developing one's own value system.
Question 16: The characteristics of existential theme include freedom, responsibility, and examining irrational beliefs, as well as situations that produce anxiety.
Question 17: Existentialists view death as contributing to the significance of living.
Question 18: Existential practitioners prioritize free association and regard therapy as more about no defined set of techniques, than a structured one.
Question 19: This question asks about Viktor Frankl's approach to existential therapy, which the provided text refers to as logotherapy.
Question 20: One of the characteristics mentioned about Rollo May is that he is a spokesperson for the existential approach in the United States. He also translated European existentialism into American psychotherapeutic theory and practice.
Question 21: The Danish philosopher associated with anxiety and uncertainty in life is Soren Kierkegaard.
Question 22: According to Yalom, existential concerns include death and freedom.
Question 23: Existential guilt for Sartre occurs with actions that do not align with a personally developed value system, or when we allow others to dictate our choices.
Question 24: A therapist's presence as a condition for change is a key element in existential therapy. This presence involves meeting with the client to address their experience in life.
Question 25: Being alone is a part of developing strength and self-reliance; it is not about rejecting connections with others.

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Explore the key concepts of existential psychotherapy through this quiz. Understand how self-awareness, responsibility, and authenticity play vital roles in therapy. Test your knowledge on existential analysis and related therapeutic techniques.