Exam 12: Allport: Psychology of the Individual

For May, the source of humanity's most intense pleasure and its most pervasive anxiety is

Modern existential psychology has roots in the writings of

Existential therapists must

People's feelings of self-isolation and alienation from the world are seen in their

For May, "the endeavor to understand [people] by cutting below the cleavage between subject and object" defines

Two basic concepts of existentialism are

May identified sex, eros, philia, and agape as the

May saw psychopathology as a lack of

Existentialists believe that most people in modern societies experience alienation due to a separation of

Kierkegaard emphasized an equilibrium between

Theories that emphasize interpersonal relationships deal mostly with which aspect of being-in-the-world?

May called ______ the freedom to act on the choices one makes.

May believed that healthy people

From an existential perspective, people acquire freedom of action

According to May, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, promiscuous sexual behavior, and other compulsive behaviors can be manifestations of

May was influenced by Søren Kierkegaard's view of anxiety as a struggle against

May believed that the story of ______ contains the basic elements of an existential crisis: birth, exile, assertion of independence, search for identity, and death.

For May, care is the source of

According to May, people's being-in-the-world is characterized by

List and define the four forms of love, as seen by Rollo May.