Theories Of Personality Quiz 3

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1.

Which is not a key concept of existential therapy?
- A.
  
  It is based on a personal relationsihp between client and therapist
- B.
  
  It stresses personal freedom in deciding one's fate
- C.
  
  It places primary value on self-awareness
- D.
  
  It is based on a well-defined set of techniques and procedures
- E.
  
  All of the above
2.

The function of the existentially oriented counselor is:
- A.
  
  Develop a specific treatment plan that can be objectively appraised
- B.
  
  Challenge the client's irrational beleifs
- C.
  
  Understand the client's subjective world
- D.
  
  Explore the client's past history in detail
- E.
  
  Assist the client in working through transference
3.

According to the existential view, anxiety is seen as a:
- A.
  
  Result of repressed sexuality
- B.
  
  Part of the human condition
- C.
  
  Neurotic symptom that needs to be cured
- D.
  
  Result of faulty learning
4.

Existential therapy is best considered as:
- A.
  
  An approach to understanding humans
- B.
  
  A school of therapy
- C.
  
  A system of techniques designed to create authentic humans
- D.
  
  A strategy for uncovering dysfunctional behavior
5.

Which might be considered the most crucial quality of a therapist in building an effective therapeutic relationship with a client?
- A.
  
  Teh therapist's knowledge of theory
- B.
  
  The therapist's skill in using techniques
- C.
  
  The therapist's ability to diagnose effectively
- D.
  
  The therapsist's authenticity
6.

Philosophically, the existentialist would agree that:
- A.
  
  The final decisions and choices rest wtih teh client
- B.
  
  People redefine themselves by their choicse
- C.
  
  A person can go beyond early conditioning
- D.
  
  Making choices can create anxiety
- E.
  
  All of the above
7.

The central issues in therapy is:
- A.
  
  Freedom and responsibility
- B.
  
  Resistance
- C.
  
  Transference
- D.
  
  Examining irrational beliefs
8.

According to the existential viewpoint, death:
- A.
  
  Makes life absurd
- B.
  
  Makes life meaningless and hopeless
- C.
  
  Gives significance to living
- D.
  
  Should not be discussed or explored in therapy
9.

Expanding awareness
- A.
  
  A basic goal of existential therapy
- B.
  
  Possible only with a few clients
- C.
  
  Not given emphasis in existential therpay
- D.
  
  Not possible beacasue of our unconscious resistance
10.

The philosophical assumptions underlying the existentail aproach include the notion(s) that:
- A.
  
  People are thrust into a meaningless and absurd world and that they are basically alone
- B.
  
  People must create their own meangings through their choices
- C.
  
  Freedom is merely an illusion
- D.
  
  Human destiny is mainly determined by external forces and social coniditioning
- E.
  
  Both (a) and (b)
11.

The notion of authorship states that we are authors of our life in the sense that we create our
- A.
  
  Destiny
- B.
  
  Life situation
- C.
  
  Problems
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  All but (b)
12.

Existentialists contend that the experience of relatedness to other human beings:
- A.
  
  Is jus ta neurotically dependent attachment
- B.
  
  Shoudl be based on our needs and theirs
- C.
  
  Can be therapeutic
- D.
  
  Is not necessary, since we are basically alone
- E.
  
  All but (c)
13.

According to existentialists, all fo the following issues are involved in our search for meaning except:
- A.
  
  Discarding old values
- B.
  
  Meaninglessness
- C.
  
  Creating our own value system
- D.
  
  Exploring unfinished business
- E.
  
  The struggle for significance in life
14.

According to Yalom, the concern that make up the core of existentail pscyhodynamics is/are:
- A.
  
  Death
- B.
  
  Freedom
- C.
  
  Isolation
- D.
  
  Meaninglessness
- E.
  
  All of the above
15.

A statement that best illustrates "bad faith" is:
- A.
  
  Naturally I am this way, because I grew up in an alcoholic family
- B.
  
  I will not consider others in the choices that I make
- C.
  
  I mus tlive by commitments I make
- D.
  
  I am responsible for the choices that I make
- E.
  
  None of the above
16.

Living authentically implies
- A.
  
  Following the norms of our social group
- B.
  
  Being true to our own evaluation of what constitutes a meaningful existence
- C.
  
  Accepting responsibility for the fact that we create our lives by the choices that we make
- D.
  
  Both (b) and (c)
17.

Existential therapy is unlike many other therapies in that:
- A.
  
  It does nto have a well-defined set of techniques
- B.
  
  It stresses the I/Thou encounter in the therapy process
- C.
  
  It focuses on the use of the therapist's self as the core of therapy
- D.
  
  It allows for incorporation of techniques from mnay other approaches
- E.
  
  All of the above
18.

The concept of "bad faith" refers to
- A.
  
  Not keeping up to date with paying ones therapist
- B.
  
  Leading in inauthentic existence
- C.
  
  The failure to cooperate with the therapeutic venture
- D.
  
  The experience of aloneness
- E.
  
  The unwillingness to search for meaning in life
19.

Existential therapy can best be described as a system of highly developed techniques designed to foster authenticity.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  Faulse
20.

According to existential thinking, effective therapy does not stop with awareness, for clients are challenged to take action based on their insights
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False