Exam 1

Question 1

Who asked “is there any meaning in my life that the inevitable death awaiting me does not destroy?

Answer 1

Tolstoy

Question 2

The term existential is related to what word?

Answer 2

Existence

Question 3

What does existentialism mean?

Answer 3

To stand out or to emerge?

Question 4

Existentialism is a philosophical perspective which holds that…

Answer 4

Existence is all anyone has

Question 5

Each person is - in the universe

Answer 5

alone

Question 6

People must - the choices they make

Answer 6

take responsibility for

Question 7

Who said ““Most texts resolve the problem by listing a number of themes related to existence, e.g., being, choice, freedom, death, isolation, or absurdity.”

Answer 7

Yalom

Question 8

What do we need to be in the game of life?

Answer 8

an active player

Question 9

What two questions does Funder ask?

Answer 9

Why am I here?

What should I be doing?

Question 10

Existentialism is related to issues of

Answer 10

death, freedom, isolation, meaninglessness, and authenticity

Question 11

being-in-the-world

Answer 11

meaning to exist there

Question 12

non-being, or nothing

Answer 12

the dread of not being

Question 13

What causes existential anxiety?

Answer 13

thinking about these issues and being unable tot provide a valid answer

Question 14

What is another term for existential anxiety?

Answer 14

Angst

Question 15

What are the problems with bad faith?

Answer 15

Not worrying about these issues
Do what others tell you to do
Lead the unexamined life

Question 16

What lie do people with bad faith life?

Answer 16

Have just one life

Question 17

Bad faith won’t lead to happiness but…

Answer 17

perhaps relieves anxiety

Question 18

Why is it impossible to truly hide from existential issues?

Answer 18

You are still “choosing” not to choose

Can’t avoid these dilemmas forever

Question 19

What are Yalom’s four existential concerns?

Answer 19

Death, freedom, isolation, meaninglessness

Question 20

What is a possible fifth existential concern?

Answer 20

Authenticity/self-knowledge

Question 21

What is another term for the four existential concerns?

Answer 21

Ultimate concerns

Question 22

What does existential anxiety arise out of?

Answer 22

the ultimate concerns

Question 23

What is life energy/vitality?

Answer 23

ability for person to thrive under difficult circumstances due to their biology and the pursuit of meaningful goals

Question 24

What fear of death sounds like “I can’t complete my goals?”

Answer 24

Loss of self-fulfillment

Question 25

What fear of death sounds like “life will go on without me?”

Answer 25

Loss of social identity

Question 26

What fear of death sounds like “my family will still need me?”

Answer 26

Consequences to family and friends

Question 27

What fear of death is about the los and destruction of the self?

Answer 27

Self-annihilation

Question 28

What fear of death is about the uncertainty of what to expect?

Answer 28

Transcendental consequences

Question 29

What is death rumination?

Answer 29

Chronic thoughts about one’s own mortality

Question 30

How does worrying about death detract form living?

Answer 30

Less authentic
More anxiety
More depression

Question 31

What is the Kubler-Ross Model?

Answer 31

Stages of awareness

Question 32

What are the stages of awareness?

Answer 32

Denial 
Anger 
Bargaining 
Depression 
Acceptance

Question 33

How do near death experiences lower the fear of death?

Answer 33

Know death is imminent and are more open to acceptance

Question 34

Near death experiences decrease concern with what?

Answer 34

Extrinsic cultural values

Question 35

Near death experiences increase concern with what?

Answer 35

Intrinsic, personal values