Final Exam Flashcards
In existential therapy, what are the six basic dimensions of the human condition
F-MAIDS
Freedom and responsibility Search for Meaning Anxiety as a condition of living Identity and relationships with others Awareness of death and non-being Self awareness
In existential therapy, describe the basic dimension of the human condition: the capacity for self awareness
Our ability to reflect and make choices as human beings
Goal of counselling in existential therapy
To live an authentic life with meaning and purpose.
1) identify factors blocking freedom
2) challenge clients to recognize their own power
3) accept freedom and responsibility for actions
In existential therapy, describe the basic dimension of the human condition: freedom and responsibility
We are make choices and are make responsible for our lives, actions, and failures to take action.
Describe existential guilt
Result of evading committment to choose for our self.
In existential therapy, describe the basic dimension of the human condition: striving for identity and relationship to others
Discovering/creating our personal identity takes courage. We also strive for connectedness with others and need to create close relationships with others.
In existential therapy, describe the basic dimension of the human condition: The search for meaning
struggle for a sense of significance and purpose in life.
meaning is a byproduct of engagement in life.
In the existential search for meaning, what is meaninglessness / existential vaacuum?
a condition that grows out of a sense of incompleteness, or a realization that we are not what we might have become. Awareness that our actions and choices express less than our full range as a person.
Inauthenticity
No awareness of personal responsibility for our lives
Assuming that existence is largely controlled by external forces.
I / Thou Relationship
Counsellor/client coming together in an authentic/meaningful way.
1) Quality of i/thou offers context for change
2) I/thou relating is direct, mutual and present
In existential therapy, describe the basic dimension of death and nonbeing
Awareness of death gives signifigance to life.
Courage to be
Trusting in our identity and core self.
Existential Anxiety
The outcome from confronting one of the four givens.
It can be a stimulus for growth in life.
What are the four givens/concerns in life?
Depressed Fools Ignore Mangoes:
Death,
Freedom,
Isolation,
Meaninglessness.
Restricted existence
Functioning with a limited degree of awareness of self or the nature of your problems.
