Chapter 7: Existential Counseling And Psychotherapy

Front 1

Existential counseling and person-centered counseling work toward _______________

Back 1

helping people live more authentic and self-actualized lives

Front 2

An I-Thou relational encounter is best represented by which of the following examples?

Back 2

a profound moment of witnessing

Front 3

According to Irving Yalom, there are four areas existential counseling helps clients address. All of the following are addressed in existential counseling with clients EXCEPT:

Back 3

death and anxiety. inclusion and authority. freedom and responsibility. isolation and relationship.

Front 4

In existential counseling, the counselor-client relationship involves cultivating the type of presence that characterizes I-Thou connections. The experience of the client is best described in which of the following statements?

Back 4

The client feels “seen” and “heard” on a profound level.

Front 5

Which of the following characteristics best describes the stance of existential counselors?

Back 5

promoting responsibility and independence

Front 6

Most existentialists believe that life isinherently __________. Existential counselors work with clients to help clientsfind life __________

Back 6

meaningless/meaning

Front 7

Which statement below best represents the existential concept of freedom and responsibility?

Back 7

A person’s greatest freedom is how he/she chooses to make meaning and respond to life circumstances.

Front 8

Existentialists maintain that a person’s__________ plays a significant role in their presentingproblem/psychopathology.

Back 8

fear of death

Front 9

Existential angst refers to all of the following

Back 9

1. Contemplating the possibility of a meaningless existence. 2. Becoming aware of choices, freedoms, and responsibilities in life.

3. Becoming aware of how each decision shapes one’s life.

Front 10

contemplating the possibility of a meaningless existence. becoming aware of choices, freedoms, and responsibilities in life. becoming aware of how each decision shapes one’s life.

Back 10

Reduce existential anxiety and/or fear of beingalone.

Front 11

Existential counselors rely most heavily on ______________ to promote change for their clients.

Back 11

the counseling relationship

Front 12

Existential counselors will help clients tofocus on changing themselves when the situation is unchangeable. How might thecounselor accomplish this?

Back 12

By helping a client going through a difficult divorce examine how his choices in dealing with the divorce will impact his children in the long term.

Front 13

Jose is contemplating dropping out of college to tour with his band. In therapy, he expresses experiencing moments of _____________, where he has intense awareness of how each decision irrevocably shapes his life.

Back 13

existential angst

Front 14

Existential counseling requires facing the reality of death, loneliness, and responsibility for one’s life. This requires the counselor to promote __________ in the client.

Back 14

courage

Front 15

A paradoxical intention would be mostappropriate for all of the following client problems EXCEPT

Back 15

a. fear of public places.

b. fear of isolation.

c. fear of spiders.

d. fear of public speaking.

Front 16

The research and evidence base related to the existential approach for counseling indicate the most important quality in counseling is the

Back 16

counseling relationship

Front 17

One of the primary concerns with a client whohas an alternative sexual identity is the

Back 17

potential to live from an inauthentic person to avoid negative social consequences