existential therapy

Question 1

existential therapy focuses

Answer 1

humans are always changing
searching for meaning
anxiety is a condition of living/normal
we will die at any time, so live in the present

Question 2

existential therapy therapeutic goals

Answer 2

help clients become more real and see when they’re being fake

Question 3

existential therapy function/role

Answer 3

understanding the client’s subjective world and help them come up with new options
help client’s become self-aware

Question 4

existential therapy: what is wrong with the client

Answer 4

not taking responsibility for their actions
can’t find meaning in their lives
not sure who they are

Question 5

first phase of existential therapy

Answer 5

assist clients in identifying and clarifying their assumptions about the world
therapists teach how to reflect on their own existence and their own role that caused their probs

Question 6

middle phase of existential therapy

Answer 6

clients are assisted examining what their value system is and and what kind of life they would want to live and maybe readjust that system

Question 7

final phase of existential therapy

Answer 7

focus on helping people take what they’re learning and put it into action