Existential Quiz PDF
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This document contains a set of questions and answers related to existential therapy. It covers various aspects of the technique. The questions are likely part of a study-practice session.
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Session 10 Study/Practice Questions - Results Retaken Attempt 2 of Unlimited Written Nov 10, 2024 9:51 PM - Nov 10, 2024 9:52 PM Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Attempt Score 25 / 25 - A Overal...
Session 10 Study/Practice Questions - Results Retaken Attempt 2 of Unlimited Written Nov 10, 2024 9:51 PM - Nov 10, 2024 9:52 PM Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Attempt Score 25 / 25 - A Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) 25 / 25 - A Show All Questions Question 1(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to decrease self-awareness. increase awareness. help clients reject the responsibility of choosing. keep the client from experiencing authentic existence. Question 2(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy? To help clients become more present to both themselves and others To assist clients in identifying ways they block themselves from fuller presence To dispute clients' irrational beliefs To challenge clients to assume responsibility for designing their present lives Question 3(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Existential therapy is best considered as an approach to understand the subjective world of the client. a school of therapy. a system of techniques designed to create authentic humans. a strategy for uncovering dysfunctional behavior. Question 4(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that: the final decisions and choices rest with the therapist. people do not redefine themselves by their choices. a person cannot go beyond early conditioning. making choices can create anxiety. Question 5(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point __________ emphasizes the subjective and spiritual dimensions of human existence. Existential analysis Existential anxiety Self-awareness Existential guilt Question 6(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Existential therapy is: a deterministic approach to therapy. an expansion of the Adlerian school of therapy. a phenomenological approach to therapy. a structured approach to therapy. Question 7(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point When is the counseling process at its best from an existential viewpoint? When the client feels comfortable enough to engage in shame- attacking exercises outside of counseling sessions. When the deepest self of the therapist meets the deepest part of the client. When the therapist uses his or her influence to convince the client to let go of his or her anxiety. When sessions begin with progressive muscle relaxation exercises. Question 8(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Existentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings: is a neurotically dependent attachment. should be based on our needs and theirs. is healthy when we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength. is not necessary, since we are basically alone. Question 9(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of the following except discarding old values. meaninglessness. creating our own value system. exploring unfinished business. Question 10(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point 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 "touchy feely" encounter living laboratory tension-filled encounter Question 11(Mandatory) Retaken 1 / 1 point Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition? Capacity for self-awareness Striving for acceptance of others Establishing meaningful relationships with others Freedom and responsibility Question 12(Mandatory) Retaken 1 / 1 point When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely explore the developmental origins of these feelings. develop a specific behavioral plan to help the client get "un-stuck." encourage the client to do a shame-attacking exercise. make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck. Question 13(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Time-limited existential treatments can serve as a catalyst for clients to become actively and fully involved in each therapy session. are by definition, lacking in depth and richness. lack structure and clear goals. are well studied and shown to be effective. Question 14(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Existential therapy can best be considered as a system of highly developed techniques designed to foster social interest. authenticity. anxiety. dependency. Question 15(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Finding the "courage to be" involves: confronting a specific phobia. learning to be alone. discarding old values. eveloping a will to move forward in spite of anxiety-producing d situations. Question 16(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point The characteristic existential theme includes: freedom and responsibility. resistance. transference. examining irrational beliefs. Question 17(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point According to the existential viewpoint, death: makes life absurd. makes life meaningless and hopeless. gives significance to living. should not be explored in therapy. Question 18(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point In regards to techniques, existential practitioners believe: free association is essential to the growth and healing of the client. no set of techniques is considered essential. analysis of dysfunctional family patterns is imperative. role playing is the most important technique used. Question 19(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Viktor Frankl's approach to existential therapy is known as: individual psychology. logotherapy. reality therapy. redecision therapy. Question 20(Mandatory) Retaken 1 / 1 point Which of the following is not true about Rollo May? He is most responsible for translating European existentialism into American psychotherapeutic theory and practice. He focuses on the subjective dimension of therapy. He is a significant spokesman for the existential approach in the United States. He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom. Question 21(Mandatory) Retaken 1 / 1 point Who was the Danish philosopher that addressed the role of anxiety and uncertainty in life? Medard Boss Jean-Paul Sartre Soren Kierkegaard Martin Buber Question 22(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point According to Yalom, the concerns that make up the core of existential psychodynamics include all of the following, except: death. freedom. togetherness. meaninglessness. Question 23(Mandatory) Retaken 1 / 1 point For Sartre, existential guilt is what we experience when we: do not live by the Ten Commandments. fail to think about the welfare of others. allow others to define us or to make our choices for us. reflect on all that we might have done and failed to do. Question 24(Mandatory) Retaken 1 / 1 point The therapist's presence is: a condition of therapeutic change. a goal of therapeutic change. both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change. neither a condition nor a goal of therapeutic change. Question 25(Mandatory) Correct on previous attempt(s) 1 / 1 point Being alone is a process by which we do all of the following except: learn to tolerate feelings of isolation. develop strength and self-reliance. develop a deep understanding of ourselves. reject the social overtures of others. Done