Existential/Humanistic Therapies

Question 1

Existential Therapy Theory

Answer 1

Psychological dysfunction and MI are nonexistent in existential thinking. Any manifestation of being is simply an expression of how one chooses to live. Focus on choice and here and now.

Question 2

4 Themes of Existential Therapy

Answer 2

Death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Therapist guides client through anxieties around these themes.

Question 3

Goal of existential therapy

Answer 3

For client to comprehend his or her own being and works to know the meaning of life’s situations.

Question 4

Phenomenology

Answer 4

The direct study of experiences taken at face value.

Question 5

Existential Guilt

Answer 5

The consciousness a person has of evading commitment to make personal choices.

Question 6

Basic dimensions of the Human Condition

Answer 6

1. Capacity for self-awareness
2. Tension between freedom and responsibility
3. Creation of an identity and establishing meaningful relationships
4. Search for meaning
5. Accept anxiety as a condition of living
6. The awareness of death and nonbeing

Question 7

Relationship of therapist to client in Existential Therapy

Answer 7

Therapy is a journey taken by BOTH therapist and client, respect and faith in client’s potential to cope, sharing reactions with genuine concern and empathy.

Question 8

I-Thou Dialogue vs. I-It Dialogue

Answer 8

I-Though =Human confirms the other person as being of unique value. Direct mutual relationship.
I-It = person uses others but does not value them for themselves. Focuses on self-fulfilling or self-serving.

Question 9

Humanistic Therapy Theory

Answer 9

Growth and self-fulfillment are primary focus. Freedom of choice is key inc creating one’s experience.

Question 10

Humanistic Therapy Tx

Answer 10

Genuine and nonjudgmental, empathy, OARS, therapist guides client to a place where their perceptions of self are more consistent with actual self.

Question 11

Multimodal Therapy (BASIC ID)

Answer 11

Behavior, Affective, Sensation, Images, Cognitions, interpersonal relationships, drugs. Abnormal behavior results from an array of problems with BASIC Id.

Question 12

Gestalt Therapy

Answer 12

Perls, Personal responsibility, unfinished business, and the here and now. Promotes direct experiencing. Empty chair technique, reversal technique, rehearsal exercise. Humans are faced with the anxiety of creating a never-secure identity in a world that lacks intrinsic meaning.

Question 13

Person-Centered Therapy

Answer 13

Carl Rogers, counseling process determined by client rather than therapist. Self-acceptance is the basic construct of this approach. Self-actualization.

Question 14

Characteristics of a Person Progressing Toward Self-Actualization

Answer 14

Openness to experience, self-trust, internal source of evaluation, willingness to grow

Question 15

Self-Actualization

Answer 15

Process by which a person tends to grow spiritually and realize potential.

Question 16

Roger’s If/Then

Answer 16

If a client believes the counselor’s genuineness, empathetic understanding, and unconditional positive regard, then the client will approach positive change and self-actualization.

Question 17

Unconditional Positive Regard

Answer 17

Acceptance of and respect for the client’s individuality, stemming from trust in the client’s self-directing capacity for positive change.

Question 18

What is the therapists role in person-centered therapy?

Answer 18

Counselor is helper, client is the other.

Question 19

Humanism

Answer 19

Philosophical movement that emphasizes the worth of the individual and gives credit to the human spirit.

Question 20

3-Requirements for Person-Centered Therapy

Answer 20

1. Genuineness
2. Unconditional Positive Regard
3. Congruence

Question 21

Congruence

Answer 21

Understanding of the client’s frame of reference, ability to deeply grasp the client’s subjective world and communicate it to the client.