Deck 5: Existential Counseling

Question 1

Rollo May was a

A) physician.
B) counselor.
C) teacher.
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Rollo May had a significant existential experience

A) on the banks of the St. Clair River.
B) on Mt. Horiati.
C) when he met Alfred Adler.
D) each time he was forced to move as a child.
E) none of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Existentialists believe

A) each person is greater than the sum of his or her parts.
B) humans' inner world is non-reducible.
C) human existence is dynamic.
D) all of the above.
E) A and B only

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which existential philosopher said, "existence precedes essence"?

A) Kierkegaard
B) Sartre
C) Heidegger
D) Camus
E) Jaspers

Question 5

The idea of the master motive deals with

A) potential.
B) preserving.
C) asserting.
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Question 6

The "givens" of existence

A) are in direct conflict with the master motive.
B) can be mastered and overcome.
C) are consciously perceived by everyone.
D) A and C only
E) all of the above

Question 7

A 27-year-old businessman is getting ready for work in the morning. He notices a grey hair in his reflection in the mirror. He says to himself, "I'm getting old." Which given of life is he confronting?

A) death
B) freedom
C) isolation
D) anxiety
E) meaninglessness

Question 8

You are watching a commercial on television and you notice that you feel touched and get a lump in your throat. This is an example of

A) objective awareness as self-consciousness.
B) subjective awareness as self-consciousness.
C) objective awareness as vigilance.
D) subjective awareness as vigilance.
E) none of the above

Question 9

Existentialists focus primarily on the

A) past.
B) present.
C) future.
D) all of the above
E) B and C only

Question 10

Existential counseling is likely to be most helpful for

A) an adolescent who refuses to take responsibility for his actions.
B) a woman in her mid-thirties who wants help with time-management.
C) a man in his early forties wondering if his life has meant anything.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 11

Match a lettered concept to each of the numbered items (30-35) below. A lettered item may be the correct answer more than once or not at all.
-One cannot be completely understood by someone else.

A) Boundary situation
B) Isolation
C) Freedom
D) Meaninglessness
E) Death

Question 12

Match a lettered concept to each of the numbered items (30-35) below. A lettered item may be the correct answer more than once or not at all.
-One experiences physical and psychological threats, insults, or failing to live up to one's potential.

A) Boundary situation
B) Isolation
C) Freedom
D) Meaninglessness
E) Death

Question 13

Match a lettered concept to each of the numbered items (30-35) below. A lettered item may be the correct answer more than once or not at all.
-One wants and needs structure.

A) Boundary situation
B) Isolation
C) Freedom
D) Meaninglessness
E) Death

Question 14

Match a lettered concept to each of the numbered items (30-35) below. A lettered item may be the correct answer more than once or not at all.
-One excels at one's vocation.

A) Boundary situation
B) Isolation
C) Freedom
D) Meaninglessness
E) Death

Question 15

Match a lettered concept to each of the numbered items (30-35) below. A lettered item may be the correct answer more than once or not at all.
-One creates.

A) Boundary situation
B) Isolation
C) Freedom
D) Meaninglessness
E) Death

Question 16

Match a lettered concept to each of the numbered items (30-35) below. A lettered item may be the correct answer more than once or not at all.
-One refuses to make a choice.

A) Boundary situation
B) Isolation
C) Freedom
D) Meaninglessness
E) Death