COUNSELING (CHAP 6)

Question 1

It takes courage to discover the true “ground of our being” andtouse its power to transcend those aspects of nonbeing that would destroy us (

Answer 1

The Courage to Be

Question 2

The existentialists postulate that part of the human conditionisthe experience of aloneness. But they add that we can derive strength fromthe experienceof
looking to ourselves and sensing our separation.

Answer 2

The Experience of Aloneness

Question 3

We humans depend on relationships with others. We want tobesignificant in another’s world, and we want to feel that another’s presence is important inour
world. When we are able to stand alone and tap into our own strength, our relationships withothers are based on our fulfillment, not our deprivation. I

Answer 3

The Experience of Relatedness

Question 4

Because of our fear of dealing with our aloneness, Farha (1994)
points out that some of us get caught up in ritualistic behavior patterns that cement us toanimage or identity we acquired in early childhood.

Answer 4

Struggling With Our Identity

Question 5

the experience of meaninglessness.

Answer 5

existential neurosis

Question 6

Meaninglessness in life can lead to emptiness and hollowness, or acondition that Frankl calls

Answer 6

existential vacuum.

Question 7

s designed to help clients find meaning in life. The therapist’s function is not to tell clients what their particular meaning in life should be but to point out that they can create meaning even in suffering

Answer 7

Logotherapy

Question 8

the unavoidable result of being confronted with the “givens of existence”—death, freedom, choice, isolation, and meaninglessness

Answer 8

Existential anxiety

Question 9

an appropriate response to an event being faced. Accepting freedomand the responsibility for making decisions and life choices, searching for meaning, andfacing mortality can be frightening.

Answer 9

Normal anxiety

Question 10

which is anxiety about

concrete things that is out of proportion to the situation.

Answer 10

neurotic anxiety

Question 11

—As therapist you are present in the room, seeking to be aware of the client’s whole being as well as yourself. You are valuing and seeking an intimate, honest, and authentic interpersonal connection. I

Answer 11

The I-Thou relationship

Question 12

—You express empathy or feel with your client and, as appropriate, help your client focus or godeeper in the here and now

Answer 12

Empathic mirroring and focusing

Question 13

—Existential therapists provide regular feedback to clients about patterns they see and hear. This can be very direct and confrontational

Answer 13

Feedback and confrontation

Question 14

—Activating mindfulness can be a simple process.

Answer 14

Mindfulness

Question 15

To try paradoxical intention on yourself, identify something you’ve been struggling to accomplish andtryto do the opposite.

Answer 15

Paradoxical intention

Question 16

To try paradoxical intention on yourself, identify something you’ve been struggling to accomplish andtryto do the opposite.

Answer 16

Paradoxical intention

Question 17

—Reframing is a powerful therapeutic tool. To use it within the existential tradition, you shouldbe thinking about some of the most meaningful paths available to humans and then be alert to reframing the dull or annoyinginto the meaningful.

Answer 17

Cognitive (meaning) reframing