Chapter 5

Question 1

Ontology

Answer 1

Study of being or “I am” experience.

Question 2

Uberwelt

Answer 2

Religious or spiritual beliefs about the ideal world; the way an individual wants the world to be.

Question 3

Anxiety

Answer 3

An unpleasant feeling of fear and/or apprehension accompanied by physiological changes such as fast pulse, quick breathing, sweating, flushing, muscle aches, and stomach tension.

Question 4

Attitude Modulation

Answer 4

Technique used to change motivations from anxious ones to healthy ones by questioning the client’s rationale and by removing obstacles that interfere with being responsible.

Question 5

Authenticity

Answer 5

Being genuine and real, as well as aware of one’s being.

Question 6

Being in the World

Answer 6

Refers to examining oneself, others, and one’s relationship with the world, thus attaining higher levels of consciousness.

Question 7

Boundary Situation

Answer 7

An urgent experience that compels an individual to deal with an existential situation.

Question 8

Dereflection

Answer 8

Technique in which clients focus away from their problems instead of on them to reduce anxiety.

Question 9

Eigenwelt

Answer 9

Way of relating to one’s own world; being aware of oneself and how we relate to ourselves.

Question 10

Existentialism

Answer 10

Philosophical view that emphasized the importance of existence, including one’s responsibility for one’s own psychological existence.

Question 11

I-Sharing

Answer 11

Positive term, is one that produces a sense of intimacy, a sense of fondness develops when people experience a moment in the same way that another does.

Question 12

Kairos

Answer 12

Critical point at which a disease is expected to get better or worse. In psychotherapy, it refers to the appropriate timing of a therapeutic intervention.

Question 13

Logotherapy

Answer 13

Focuses on challenging clients to search for meaning in their lives.

Question 14

Mindfulness

Answer 14

Way of experiencing oneself in the present. One is relaxed, open, and alert.

Question 15

Mitwelt

Answer 15

Way in which individuals relate to the world by interacting socially with others.

Question 16

Neurotic Anxiety

Answer 16

Anxiety that is out of proportion to a particular event. Usually happens when an individual is not living authentically and may fail to make choices and assume responsibility.

Question 17

Normal Anxiety

Answer 17

Anxiety arising from the nature of being human and dealing with unforeseen forces.

Question 18

Paradoxical Intention

Answer 18

Therapeutic strategy in which clients are instructed to engage in and exaggerate behaviors they seek to change.

Question 19

Resistance

Answer 19

Not taking responsibility for one’s own life, not being aware of feelings, or being alienated or not being authentic.

Question 20

Responsibility

Answer 20

The process of satisfying one’s own needs without interfering with others’ fulfillment of their needs.

Question 21

Self-Transcendence

Answer 21

Going beyond one’s immediate situation to understand one’s being and to take responsibility for that being.

Question 22

Socratic Dialogue

Answer 22

Series of questions designed to help the client arrive at logical answers to and collections about a certain hypothesis (guided discovery).

Question 23

Thrown Condition

Answer 23

Unforeseen forces or events in the world that one does not cause.

Question 24

Transference

Answer 24

Patient’s feelings and fantasies, both positive and negative, about the therapist.

Question 25

Umwelt

Answer 25

Relating to the environment, the objects and living beings within it; attending to the biological and physical aspects of the world.