Question 1

The goals of existential therapy include all of the following except:

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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)   helping clients to eliminate anxiety in their lives.
D)   to encourage clients to choose more expanded ways of being in their daily lives.

Question 2

Martin Buber stressed the importance of presence, which allows for the creation of I/Thou relationships in therapy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The existential approach is particularly well-suited to clients who:

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A)   are dealing with grief and loss.
B)   are victims of oppression.
C)   have limited intellectual capacities.
D)   suffer from severe mental illness.

Question 5

Freedom implies that we are responsible for the lives of others around us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In regards to freedom and responsibility, existential therapy embraces three values. Which of the following is not one of these values?

Accepted Answer

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 parents

Question 7

From the existential viewpoint, anxiety is seen as neurotic; thus the aim of therapy is to eliminate anxiety so clients can live comfortably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

In the existential framework, inaction is a decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

Finding the 'courage to be' involves:

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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.

Question 10

Rollo May has been instrumental in translating some concepts drawn from existential philosophy and applying them to psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 11

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

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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.

Question 12

The characteristic existential theme includes:

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A)   freedom and responsibility.
B)   resistance.
C)   transference.
D)   examining irrational beliefs.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of these except:

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A)   discarding old values.
B)   meaninglessness.
C)   creating our own value system.
D)   exploring unfinished business.

Question 15

In regards to techniques, existential practitioners believe:

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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.

Question 16

Existentialists claim that the use of specific techniques is the cornerstone of the approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Existential therapy is rarely used for group treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Existential therapy is best considered as:

Accepted Answer

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 behaviour.

Question 19

According to the existential viewpoint, death:

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A)   makes life absurd.
B)   makes life meaningless and hopeless.
C)   gives significance to living.
D)   should not be explored in therapy.

Question 20

An existential therapist prefers to be thought of as:

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A)   an observer-technician.
B)   a philosophical companion, not as someone who repairs psyches.
C)   a teacher and coach.
D)   an advocate for social change.

Exam 6: Existential Therapy

The goals of existential therapy include all of the following except:

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Martin Buber stressed the importance of presence, which allows for the creation of I/Thou relationships in therapy.

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

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The existential approach is particularly well-suited to clients who:

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Freedom implies that we are responsible for the lives of others around us.

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In regards to freedom and responsibility, existential therapy embraces three values. Which of the following is not one of these values?

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From the existential viewpoint, anxiety is seen as neurotic; thus the aim of therapy is to eliminate anxiety so clients can live comfortably.

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In the existential framework, inaction is a decision.

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Finding the 'courage to be' involves:

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Rollo May has been instrumental in translating some concepts drawn from existential philosophy and applying them to psychotherapy.

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

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The characteristic existential theme includes:

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

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According to existentialists, our search for meaning involves all of these except:

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In regards to techniques, existential practitioners believe:

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Existentialists claim that the use of specific techniques is the cornerstone of the approach.

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Existential therapy is rarely used for group treatment.

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Existential therapy is best considered as:

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According to the existential viewpoint, death:

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An existential therapist prefers to be thought of as:

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