Question 1

May claimed that,to the extent that anxiety and guilt arise from our being-in-the-world,they are

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A)  ontological.
B)  neurotic.
C)  intentional.
D)  teleological.

Question 2

According to May,Eigenwelt refers to our relationship to

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A)  our self.
B)  others.
C)  our body.
D)  the natural world.

Question 3

Existential therapists must

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A)  participate fully in the human encounter with the patient.
B)  teach the patient a guiding philosophy of life.
C)  master the specialized techniques and methods of existential psychotherapy.
D)  maintain a dispassionate,attitude toward the patient.

Question 4

May said that neurotic anxiety is experienced when

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A)  our values are threatened.
B)  our existence is threatened.
C)  our values are transformed into dogma.
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 5

Basically,existentialists believe that theories

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A)  are essential for understanding people.
B)  render individuals into objects.
C)  increase the authenticity of the individual's experience.
D)  All the above are correct.

Question 6

According to May,the essential unity of the person and environment is called

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A)  Dasein.
B)  Umwelt.
C)  Mitwelt.
D)  Eigenwelt.

Question 7

For May,the most obvious avenue of nonbeing is

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A)  unconsciousness.
B)  sleep.
C)  death.
D)  self-consciousness.
E)  boredom.

Question 8

May recognized three forms of ontological guilt,each of which corresponds to the three

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A)  modes of Dasein.
B)  forms of anxiety.
C)  aspects of nonbeing.
D)  forms of love.

Question 9

According to May,freedom comes from understanding our

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A)  destiny.
B)  intentionality.
C)  ontology.
D)  essence.

Question 10

May contended that Western civilization

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A)  currently has too many nonscientific myths.
B)  has an urgent need for myths.
C)  is a myth.
D)  has evolved beyond the need for a myth.

Question 11

Kierkegaard emphasized an equilibrium between

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A)  action and nonaction.
B)  fear and courage.
C)  love and hate.
D)  freedom and responsibility.

Question 12

Existentialists adopt a ______ approach to understanding humanity.

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A)  historical
B)  scientific
C)  phenomenological
D)  religious
E)  common-sense

Question 13

According to May,drug addiction,alcohol abuse,promiscuous sexual behavior,and other compulsive behaviors can be manifestations of

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A)  nonbeing.
B)  destiny.
C)  fate.
D)  intentionality.

Question 14

For May,the purpose of therapy is to

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A)  teach the patient the existential approach to life.
B)  relieve the patient of the burden of freedom.
C)  decrease the patient's guilt and anxiety.
D)  treat specific neurotic symptoms of the patient.
E)  set patients free to make their own choices.

Question 15

List several common assumptions found among most existentialists.

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A.The basic assumption of existentialism...

Question 16

According to May,in North American society,sex is frequently confused with

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A)  care.
B)  eros.
C)  pleasure.
D)  philia.

Question 17

May was influenced by Søren Kierkegaard's view of anxiety as a struggle against

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A)  nonbeing.
B)  destiny.
C)  fate.
D)  intentionality.

Question 18

Two basic concepts of existentialism are

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A)  being-in-the-world and nonbeing.
B)  normal and neurotic anxiety.
C)  subject and object.
D)  reality and illusion.

Question 19

According to May,people's being-in-the-world is characterized by

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A)  Umwelt.
B)  Mitwelt.
C)  Eigenwelt.
D)  All the above are correct.

Question 20

May said that eros

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A)  is the salivation of sex.
B)  is built on the foundation of agape.
C)  is the wish to establish a lasting union.
D)  emerges during midlife.

Exam 11: May: Existential Psychology

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