Ch. 6. Humanistic-Existential & Solution-Focused Approaches - TB

Which person is not associated with the existential movement?

a. Rollo May
b. Victor Frankl
c. Irvin Yalom
d. B. F. Skinner
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Which person is not associated with the existential movement?

a. Rollo May
b. Victor Frankl
c. Irvin Yalom
d. B. F. Skinner
d. B. F. Skinner
The central goal of existential psychotherapy is to:

a. decrease self awareness.
b. increase awareness.
c. help clients reject the responsibility of choosing.
d. keep the client from experiencing authentic existence.
b. increase awareness.
Finding the "courage to be" involves:

a. confronting a specific phobia.
b. learning to be alone.
c. discarding old values.
d. developing a will to move forward in spite of anxiety-producing situations.
d. developing a will to move forward in spite of anxiety producing situations.
The British scholar working to develop training programs in existential therapy is:

a. Roll May.
b. Irvin Yalom.
c. Emmy van Deurzen.
d. J. Michael Russell.
c. Emmy van Deurzen.
Which is not an essential aim of existential-humanistic therapy?

a. To help clients become more present to both themselves and others
b. To assist clients in identifying ways they block themselves from fuller presence
c. To dispute clients' irrational beliefs
d. To challenge clients to assume responsibility for designing their present lives
c. To dispute clients' irrational beliefs
Existential therapy is best considered as:

a. an approach to understand the subjective world of the client.
b. a school of therapy.
c. a system of techniques designed to create authentic humans.
d. a strategy for uncovering dysfunctional behavior.
a. an approach to understand the subjective world of the client.
Which of the following was not part of Stan's work in existential therapy?

a. Challenging his feelings of loneliness
b. Working on his inauthentic relationship with his siblings
c. Confronting his responsibility for his drug and alcohol use
d. Exploring Stan's human potential
b. Working on his inauthentic relationship with his siblings
Philosophically, the existentialists would agree that:

a. the final decisions and choices rest with the therapist.
b. people do not redefine themselves by their choices.
c. a person cannot go beyond early conditioning.
d. making choices can create anxiety.
d. making choices can create anxiety.
The characteristic existential theme includes:

a. freedom and responsibility.
b. resistance.
c. transference.
d. examining irrational beliefs.
a. freedom and responsibility.
According to the existential viewpoint, death:

a. makes life absurd.
b. makes life meaningless and hopeless.
c. gives significance to living.
d. should not be explored in therapy.
c. gives significance to living.
In regards to techniques, existential practitioners believe: a. free association is essential to the growth and healing of the client. b. no set of techniques is considered essential. c. analysis of dysfunctional family patterns is imperative. d. role-playing is the most important technique used.b. no set of techniques is considered essential.In a group based on existential principles, clients learn all of the following, except: a. that there are no ultimate answers for ultimate concerns. b. to view themselves through others' eyes. c. to come to terms with the paradoxes of existence. d. that pain is not a reality of the human experience.d. that pain is not a reality of the human experience.____________ emphasizes the subjective and spiritual dimensions of human existence. a. Existential analysis b. Existential anxiety c. Self-awareness d. Existential guilta. Existential analysisExistential therapy is: a. a deterministic approach to therapy. b. an expansion of the Adlerian school of therapy. c. a phenomenological approach to therapy. d. a structured approach to therapy.c. a phenomenological approach to therapy.Existential therapists prefer to be thought of as: a. an observer-technician. b. philosophical companions, not as people who repair psyches. c. a teacher and coach. d. an advocate for social change.b. philosophical companions, not as people who repair psyches.When is the counseling process at its best from an existential viewpoint? a. When the client feels comfortable enough to engage in shame-attacking exercises outside of counseling sessions b. When the deepest self of the therapist meets the deepest part of the client. c. When the therapist uses his or her influence to convince the client to let go of his or her anxiety. d. When sessions begin with progressive muscle relaxation exercises.b. When the deepest self of the therapist meets the deepest part of the client.Viktor Frankl's approach to existential therapy is known as: a. individual psychology. b. logo therapy. c. reality therapy. d. redecision therapy.b. logo therapy.Which of the following is not true about Rollo May? a. He is most responsible for translating European existentialism into American psychotherapeutic theory and practice. b. He focuses on the subjective dimension of therapy. c. He is a significant spokesman for the existential approach in the United States. d. He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom.d. He believes that we can only escape anxiety by exercising our freedom.In regards to freedom and responsibility, existential therapy embraces three values. Which of the following is not one of these values? a. The freedom to become within the context of natural and self-imposed limitations b. The capacity to reflect on the meaning of our choices c. The capacity to act on the choices we make d. The freedom to choose our past and the choices of our parentsd. The freedom to choose our past and the choices of our parentsUrsula lived in New York City on 9/11. Ever since experiencing the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, she has felt anxiety about going to the upper level floors of tall buildings. As an existentially oriented therapist, you might conclude that: a. Ursula is highly neurotic. b. Ursula's fears are completely unfounded. c. Ursula's anxiety is normal in light of the traumatic experience she had on 9/11. d. Ursula is on the verge of becoming psychotic.c. Ursula's anxiety is normal in light of the traumatic experience she had on 9/11.Who was the Danish philosopher that addressed the role of anxiety and uncertainty in life? a. Medard Boss b. JeanPaul Sartre c. Soren Kierkegaard d. Martin Buberc. Soren KierkegaardExistentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings: a. is a neurotically dependent attachment. b. should be based on our needs and theirs. c. is healthy when we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength. d. is not necessary, since we are basically alone.c. is healthy when we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength.According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of these except: a. discarding old values. b. meaninglessness. c. creating our own value system. d. exploring unfinished business.d. exploring unfinished business.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. a. social microcosm b. "touchy feely"encounter c. living laboratory d. tension-filled encountera. social microcosmThe central theme running through the works of Viktor Frankl is: a. that freedom is a myth. b. the will to meaning. c. self-disclosure as the key to mental health. d. the notion of self-actualization.b. the will to meaning.According to Yalom, the concerns that make up the core of existential psychodynamics include all of the following, except: a. death. b. freedom. c. togetherness. d. meaninglessness.c. togetherness.A statement that best illustrates "bad faith" is: a. Naturally I'm this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family. b. I will not consider others in the choices I make. c. I must live by commitments I make. d. I am responsible for the choices that I make.a. Naturally I'm this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family.For Sartre, existential guilt is what we experience when we: a. do not live by the Ten Commandments. b. fail to think about the welfare of others. c. allow others to define us or to make our choices for us. d. reflect on all that we might have done and failed to do.c. allow others to define us or to make our choices for us.The therapist's presence is: a. a condition of therapeutic change. b. a goal of therapeutic change. c. both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change. d. neither a condition nor a goal of therapeutic change.c. both a condition and a goal of therapeutic change.Which of the following is not an example of how existential therapy is unlike many other therapies? a. It does not have a well-defined set of techniques. b. It stresses the I/Thou encounter in the therapy process. c. It focuses on the use of the specific techniques created for this theory. d. It allows for incorporation of techniques from many other approaches.c. It focuses on the use of the specific techniques created for this theory.Which of the following is not considered a basic dimension of the human condition? a. Capacity for self-awareness b. Striving for acceptance of others c. Establishing meaningful relationships with others d. Freedom and responsibilityb. Striving for acceptance of othersBeing alone is a process by which we do all of the following except: a. learn to tolerate feelings of isolation. b. develop strength and self-reliance. c. develop a deep understanding of ourselves. d. reject the social overtures of others.d. reject the social overtures of others.