Deck 5: Existential Counseling

Question 1

Existential counseling arose as a reaction to

A) the determinism of psychoanalytic theory.
B) a society that emphasized compartmentalization.
C) a culture that focused on social obligation rather than self awareness
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Existentialists view unhealthy functioning as

A) being anxious.
B) denying the givens of existence.
C) being overly preoccupied with the givens of existence.
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The most important tool an existential counselor employs is

A) the counselor-client relationship.
B) silence.
C) illuminating, open-ended questions.
D) interpretation.
E) authenticity assessments.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In existential counseling, the goals of counseling include the client

A) being free of anxiety
B) confronting the givens of existence.
C) avoiding death
D) developing healthy relationships with one's parents
E) finding a ""good"" job

Question 5

In existential theory, being mentally healthy involves

A) authenticity.
B) courage.
C) minimal use of defense mechanisms.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 6

A person is born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) This falls under which dimension of the environment?

A) Uberwelt
B) Eigenwelt
C) Umwelt
D) Mitwelt
E) Daswelt

Question 7

Existentialists view anxiety as

A) unhealthy
B) healthy
C) potentially both healthy or unhealthy
D) not an important concept
E) primarily stemming from conflict with parental figures

Question 8

Existentialists believe

A) individuals can choose to transcend limitations.
B) limitations impede freedom.
C) individuals can change limitations caused by cosmic destiny.
D) in no limitations.
E) individuals cannot challenge limitations.

Question 9

In terms of spirituality,

A) some existentialists were/are religious.
B) existentialists are interested in how the individual perceives the spiritual world.
C) many existentialists were/are atheist.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 10

Existential guilt arises from

A) excessive use of defense mechanisms.
B) failing to realize one's full potential.
C) feeling anxious.
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 11

A person's way of being includes

A) awareness.
B) anxiety.
C) defense mechanisms.
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 12

The text authors stated

A) May's counseling was influenced by Alfred Adler.
B) Paul Tillich served as a mentor to May in philosophy.
C) May borrowed some ideas from self psychology.
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 13

Ontology refers to

A) the study of anxiety.
B) the study of being.
C) the study of meaning.
D) the study of freedom.
E) the study of perception.

Question 14

If you believe in the philosophy of phenomenology, you believe in

A) no reality.
B) subjective perception.
C) innumerable points of view.
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Question 15

According to the text, the concept of responsibility encompasses

A) taking ownership of one's choices
B) duty to others.
C) accountability for one's way of being.
D) all of the above
E) A and C only

Question 16

Yalom conceptualized four givens of life. Which of the following is not one of them?

A) Anxiety
B) Freedom
C) Death
D) Isolation
E) Meaninglessness

Question 17

Existentialists call each person's way of being

A) Freedom
B) Umwelt
C) Dasein
D) Actualization
E) Das Mind

Question 18

When conceptualizing an individual's psyche, existentialists include two key elements. They are

A) degree of consciousness and life goals.
B) structure and function of being.
C) life priority and neurobiology.
D) physical and emotional being.
E) anxiety and death

Question 19

Existentialists would say that prisoners of war have a choice or choices in captivity because

A) they could have chosen not to go to war.
B) they are given certain rights under the rules of war.
C) they have the capacity to choose their attitudes and behaviors.
D) choosing is about believing.
E) Existentialists would say that prisoners of war do not have freedom of choice.

Question 20

An example of a boundary situation is

A) a funeral.
B) a birthday party.
C) having to make a difficult decision.
D) all of the above
E) A and C only