May: Existential Psychology

Question 1

Existential psychology began in ___ shortly after World War 2 and spread to the US, where Rollo May played a large part in popularizing it.

Answer 1

Europe

Question 2

According to existentialists, a basic unity exists between people and their environments, a unity expressed by the term ___ , or being-in- the- world.

Answer 2

Dasein

Question 3

it defined as that which is proportionate to the threat, does not involve repression, and can be handled on a conscious level.

Answer 3

normal anxiety

Question 4

Is a reaction that is disproportionate to the threat and that leads to repression and defense behaviors.

Answer 4

Neurotic Anxiety

Question 5

Arises whenever people deny their potentialities, fail to accurately perceive the needs of, or remain blind to their dependence on the natural world.

Answer 5

Guilt

Question 6

Both anxiety and guilt are ____; that is, refer to the nature of being and not to feelings arising from specific situation.

Answer 6

Ontological

Question 7

The structure that gives meaning to experience and allow people to make decisions about their future is called

Answer 7

intentionality

Question 8

4 kinds of love in Western tradition

Answer 8

sex, eros, philia, agape

Question 9

comes from an understanding our destiny

Answer 9

freedom

Question 10

2 Form of freedom

Answer 10

existential freedom and essential freedom

Question 11

freedom of doing or freedom of action

Answer 11

existential freedom

Question 12

freedom for being or an inner freedom

Answer 12

essential freedom

Question 13

may define ____ as “the design of the universe speaking through the design of each one of us

Answer 13

Destiny