Existential Therapy

Question 1

Theorist?

Answer 1

1.Soren Kierkegaard
2.Friedrich Nietzsche
3.Jean-Paul Sartre
4.Edmund Husserl
5.Martin Buber
6.Paul Tillich
7.Martin Heidegger.

Question 1

Central Tenets?

Answer 1

1.Confronting fears of death
2.The capacity for self-awareness
3.Accepting anxiety as a condition of living

Question 2

Techniques?

Answer 2

1.Active listening
2.Open-ended questions
3.Empathic reflection

Question 3

How symptoms develop?

Answer 3

1.Loss of sense of direction
2.Lack of meaningful relationships
3.Lack of self-reflection

Question 4

Goals of Therapy？

Answer 4

1.Assists people in coming to terms with the crises in their lives.
2.Encouraging client to be authentic.
3.Broadening clients’ awareness of their choices.

Question 5

Conditions Necessary for Change?

Answer 5

Change evolves from a client’s willingness to participate in the interpersonal encounter by:
1.Confront their sense of isolation
2.Encounter genuine connection.

Question 6

Interventions?

Answer 6

1.Understanding the client’s perspective and experiences
2.their actions and decisions