Theory And Practice Of Counseling And
Psychotherapy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Viktor Frankl - ANSWER>>He believed that the essence of being lies in searching
for meaning and purpose. He believed that love is the highest goal to which
humans can aspire and that our salvation is through our love. We can discover
this meaning through our actions and deeds.
Rolla May - ANSWER>>He believed psychotherapy should be aimed at helping
people discover the meaning of their lives and should be concerned with the
problems of being rather than with problems.
Irvin Yalom - ANSWER>>developed an approach to psychotherapy that addresses
4 given for existence or ultimate human concerns:
Freedom and responsibility,
existential isolation,
meaninglessness, and
death
Main Existential Therapists - ANSWER>>Irvin Yalom, Rolla May, and Viktor Frankl
What is Existential Therapy - ANSWER>>An insight therapy that focuses on the
elemental problems of existence, such as death, meaning, choice, and
responsibility; emphasizes making courageous life choices.
Existential Therapy is grounded on - ANSWER>>the assumption that we are free
and therefore responsible for our choices and actions.
Existential Therapy key concepts what are they - ANSWER>>the capacity for self
awareness,
,freedom and responsibility,
striving for identity and relationship to others,
the search for meaning,
anxiety as a condition of living,
and awareness of death and nonbeing.
Existential Therapy are confronted with - ANSWER>>addressing ultimate concerns
rather than coping with immediate problems. (they are expected to put into
action in daily life what they learned about themselves in therapy.)
Existential Therapeutic goals - ANSWER>>*recognize factors that block freedom,
*to challenge clients to recognize that they are doing something that they
formerly thought was happening to them,
*to widen clients' perspectives on choice and,
*to accept the freedom and responsibility that go along with action.
Existential Therapeutic Relationship - ANSWER>>Therapy is a collaborative
relationship in which both client and therapist are involved in a journey of self-
discovery. (the relationship is important because the quality of the I/Thou
encounters offers a context for change.)
Existential Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures - ANSWER>>The approach
places primary emphasis on understanding the clients current experience, not on
using techniques.
Existential Therapeutic Application - ANSWER>>focuses on encouraging clients to
examine issues such as assuming personal responsibility, expanding their
awareness of their current situation, and making a commitment to deciding and
acting.
Existential Therapeutic Multicultural Perspective - ANSWER>>is useful in working
with culturally diverse clients because of its focus on universality, or the common
ground that we all share. ( it focuses on I/Thou relationship, and courage)
, Existential Therapeutic contributions - ANSWER>>The essential humanity of the
individual is highlight.
Existential Therapeutic limitations - ANSWER>>the approach lacks a systematic
statement of principles and practices of therapy. (many use vague and global
terms or abstract concept that are difficult to grasp.)
Angst - ANSWER>>anxiety; fear; dread
anxiety - ANSWER>>A condition that results from having to face choices without
clear guidelines and without knowing what the outcome will be.
authenticity - ANSWER>>the process of creating, discovering, or maintaining the
core deep within one's being; the process of becoming the person one is capable
of becoming.
existential analysis - ANSWER>>(dasein analyse) The emphasis of this therapy
approach is on the subjective and spiritual dimensions of human existence.
existential anxiety - ANSWER>>An outcome of being confronted with the four
givens of existence: death, freedom, existential isolation, and meaninglessness.
existential guilt - ANSWER>>The result of, or the consciousness of, evading the
commitment to choosing for ourselves.
existential neurosis - ANSWER>>Feelings of despair and anxiety that result from
inauthentic living, a failure to make choices, and avoidance of responsibility.
existential tradition - ANSWER>>Seeks a balance between recognizing the limits
and the tragic dimensions of human existence and the possibilities and
opportunities of human life.
Psychotherapy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Viktor Frankl - ANSWER>>He believed that the essence of being lies in searching
for meaning and purpose. He believed that love is the highest goal to which
humans can aspire and that our salvation is through our love. We can discover
this meaning through our actions and deeds.
Rolla May - ANSWER>>He believed psychotherapy should be aimed at helping
people discover the meaning of their lives and should be concerned with the
problems of being rather than with problems.
Irvin Yalom - ANSWER>>developed an approach to psychotherapy that addresses
4 given for existence or ultimate human concerns:
Freedom and responsibility,
existential isolation,
meaninglessness, and
death
Main Existential Therapists - ANSWER>>Irvin Yalom, Rolla May, and Viktor Frankl
What is Existential Therapy - ANSWER>>An insight therapy that focuses on the
elemental problems of existence, such as death, meaning, choice, and
responsibility; emphasizes making courageous life choices.
Existential Therapy is grounded on - ANSWER>>the assumption that we are free
and therefore responsible for our choices and actions.
Existential Therapy key concepts what are they - ANSWER>>the capacity for self
awareness,
,freedom and responsibility,
striving for identity and relationship to others,
the search for meaning,
anxiety as a condition of living,
and awareness of death and nonbeing.
Existential Therapy are confronted with - ANSWER>>addressing ultimate concerns
rather than coping with immediate problems. (they are expected to put into
action in daily life what they learned about themselves in therapy.)
Existential Therapeutic goals - ANSWER>>*recognize factors that block freedom,
*to challenge clients to recognize that they are doing something that they
formerly thought was happening to them,
*to widen clients' perspectives on choice and,
*to accept the freedom and responsibility that go along with action.
Existential Therapeutic Relationship - ANSWER>>Therapy is a collaborative
relationship in which both client and therapist are involved in a journey of self-
discovery. (the relationship is important because the quality of the I/Thou
encounters offers a context for change.)
Existential Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures - ANSWER>>The approach
places primary emphasis on understanding the clients current experience, not on
using techniques.
Existential Therapeutic Application - ANSWER>>focuses on encouraging clients to
examine issues such as assuming personal responsibility, expanding their
awareness of their current situation, and making a commitment to deciding and
acting.
Existential Therapeutic Multicultural Perspective - ANSWER>>is useful in working
with culturally diverse clients because of its focus on universality, or the common
ground that we all share. ( it focuses on I/Thou relationship, and courage)
, Existential Therapeutic contributions - ANSWER>>The essential humanity of the
individual is highlight.
Existential Therapeutic limitations - ANSWER>>the approach lacks a systematic
statement of principles and practices of therapy. (many use vague and global
terms or abstract concept that are difficult to grasp.)
Angst - ANSWER>>anxiety; fear; dread
anxiety - ANSWER>>A condition that results from having to face choices without
clear guidelines and without knowing what the outcome will be.
authenticity - ANSWER>>the process of creating, discovering, or maintaining the
core deep within one's being; the process of becoming the person one is capable
of becoming.
existential analysis - ANSWER>>(dasein analyse) The emphasis of this therapy
approach is on the subjective and spiritual dimensions of human existence.
existential anxiety - ANSWER>>An outcome of being confronted with the four
givens of existence: death, freedom, existential isolation, and meaninglessness.
existential guilt - ANSWER>>The result of, or the consciousness of, evading the
commitment to choosing for ourselves.
existential neurosis - ANSWER>>Feelings of despair and anxiety that result from
inauthentic living, a failure to make choices, and avoidance of responsibility.
existential tradition - ANSWER>>Seeks a balance between recognizing the limits
and the tragic dimensions of human existence and the possibilities and
opportunities of human life.
