Question 1

From an existential perspective,people acquire freedom of action

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A)  through expanding their self-awareness.
B)  by assuming responsibility for their actions.
C)  by minimizing the anxiety associated with their actions.
D)  All the above are correct.
E)  Only a and b are correct.

Question 2

Unlike Carl Rogers,Rollo May was likely to

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A)  scientifically investigate psychotherapy outcomes.
B)  recognize the growth-facilitating benefits of therapy for both therapist and patient.
C)  emphasize the importance of an I-thou relationship.
D)  offer interpretations to a patient or client.

Question 3

Define and explain being-in-the-world and nonbeing

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A.The basic unity of person and environm...

Question 4

______ anxiety "is proportionate to the threat,does not involve repression,and can be confronted constructively on a conscious level",according to May.

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A)  Basic
B)  Ontological
C)  Existential
D)  Neurotic
E)  Normal

Question 5

According to May,healthy people

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A)  challenge their destiny.
B)  cherish their freedom.
C)  deny the inevitability of death.
D)  All the above are correct.
E)  Only a and b are correct.

Question 6

Existentialists believe that most people in modern societies experience alienation due to a separation of

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A)  body from soul.
B)  child from mother.
C)  self from the world.
D)  body from mind.

Question 7

For May,neurotic symptoms

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A)  represent a failure in adjustment.
B)  preserve one's Dasein.
C)  decrease ontological guilt.
D)  lead to agape.

Question 8

May was critical of

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A)  the antiscientific views of some existentialists.
B)  attempts to dilute existential psychology into a painless method of psychological self-help.
C)  Carl Rogers's views on the nature of human evil.
D)  All the above are correct.

Question 9

Most existentialists believe that

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A)  existence takes precedence over essence.
B)  nonbeing takes precedence over being.
C)  subject and object must not be divided.
D)  life has no meaning other than pleasure.

Question 10

May believed that ______ is our ultimate destiny.

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A)  love
B)  will
C)  death
D)  despair
E)  creativity

Question 11

For May,______ is an altruistic kind of love.

Accepted Answer

A)  eros
B)  philia
C)  agape
D)  sex

Question 12

"A delight in the presence of the other person and an affirmation of his value and development as much as one's own" is May's definition of

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A)  love.
B)  care.
C)  empathy.
D)  intentionality.

Question 13

Research on terror management theory suggests that reminding people of their own death-that is,making mortality salient-tends to

Accepted Answer

A)  increase their need to preserve their worldview.
B)  increase their liking of people who have different political views.
C)  decrease their aggression against people who threaten their worldview.
D)  decrease gender-role stereotyping.

Question 14

May believed that neurotic anxiety

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A)  is disproportionate to the threat.
B)  involves intrapsychic conflict.
C)  is managed by blocking off activity and awareness.
D)  All the above are correct.

Question 15

May's concept of humanity includes a belief that people are

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A)  capable of large degrees of both good and evil.
B)  alienated both from themselves and from others.
C)  a and b
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 16

According to May,______ is the structure that gives meaning to our experience and allows us to make decisions about the future

Accepted Answer

A)  intentionality
B)  phenomenology
C)  ontology
D)  agape

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