Question 1

For May,the purpose of therapy is to

Accepted Answer

A) teach the patient the existential approach to life. 
B) relieve the patient of the burden of freedom. 
C) decrease the patient's guilt and anxiety. 
D) treat specific neurotic symptoms of the patient. 
E) set patients free to make their own choices. 
A) teach the patient the existential approach to life. 
B) relieve the patient of the burden of freedom. 
C) decrease the patient's guilt and anxiety. 
D) treat specific neurotic symptoms of the patient. 
E) set patients free to make their own choices.

Question 2

According to May,in North American society,sex is frequently confused with

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A) care. 
B) eros. 
C) pleasure. 
D) philia. 
A) care. 
B) eros. 
C) pleasure. 
D) philia.

Question 3

May claimed that,to the extent that anxiety and guilt arise from our being-in-the-world,they are

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A) ontological. 
B) neurotic. 
C) intentional. 
D) teleological. 
A) ontological. 
B) neurotic. 
C) intentional. 
D) teleological.

Question 4

List several common assumptions found among most existentialists.

Accepted Answer

A.The basic assumption of existentialism

Question 5

May said that eros

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A) is the salivation of sex. 
B) is built on the foundation of agape. 
C) is the wish to establish a lasting union. 
D) emerges during midlife. 
A) is the salivation of sex. 
B) is built on the foundation of agape. 
C) is the wish to establish a lasting union. 
D) emerges during midlife.

Question 6

Existentialists adopt a ______ approach to understanding humanity.

Accepted Answer

A) historical 
B) scientific 
C) phenomenological 
D) religious 
E) common-sense 
A) historical 
B) scientific 
C) phenomenological 
D) religious 
E) common-sense

Question 7

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

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A) nonbeing. 
B) destiny. 
C) fate. 
D) intentionality. 
A) nonbeing. 
B) destiny. 
C) fate. 
D) intentionality.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) nonbeing. 
B) destiny. 
C) fate. 
D) intentionality. 
A) nonbeing. 
B) destiny. 
C) fate. 
D) intentionality.

Question 9

Two basic concepts of existentialism are

Accepted Answer

A) being-in-the-world and nonbeing. 
B) normal and neurotic anxiety. 
C) subject and object. 
D) reality and illusion. 
A) being-in-the-world and nonbeing. 
B) normal and neurotic anxiety. 
C) subject and object. 
D) reality and illusion.

Question 10

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

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A) Umwelt. 
B) Mitwelt. 
C) Eigenwelt. 
D) All the above are correct. 
A) Umwelt. 
B) Mitwelt. 
C) Eigenwelt. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 11

Kierkegaard emphasized an equilibrium between

Accepted Answer

A) action and nonaction. 
B) fear and courage. 
C) love and hate. 
D) freedom and responsibility. 
A) action and nonaction. 
B) fear and courage. 
C) love and hate. 
D) freedom and responsibility.

Question 12

May contended that Western civilization

Accepted Answer

A) currently has too many nonscientific myths. 
B) has an urgent need for myths. 
C) is a myth. 
D) has evolved beyond the need for a myth. 
A) currently has too many nonscientific myths. 
B) has an urgent need for myths. 
C) is a myth. 
D) has evolved beyond the need for a myth.

Question 13

For May,the most obvious avenue of nonbeing is

Accepted Answer

A) unconsciousness. 
B) sleep. 
C) death. 
D) self-consciousness. 
E) boredom. 
A) unconsciousness. 
B) sleep. 
C) death. 
D) self-consciousness. 
E) boredom.

Question 14

According to May,the essential unity of the person and environment is called

Accepted Answer

A) Dasein. 
B) Umwelt. 
C) Mitwelt. 
D) Eigenwelt. 
A) Dasein. 
B) Umwelt. 
C) Mitwelt. 
D) Eigenwelt.

Question 15

May recognized three forms of ontological guilt,each of which corresponds to the three

Accepted Answer

A) modes of Dasein. 
B) forms of anxiety. 
C) aspects of nonbeing. 
D) forms of love. 
A) modes of Dasein. 
B) forms of anxiety. 
C) aspects of nonbeing. 
D) forms of love.

Question 16

According to May,Eigenwelt refers to our relationship to

Accepted Answer

A) our self. 
B) others. 
C) our body. 
D) the natural world. 
A) our self. 
B) others. 
C) our body. 
D) the natural world.

Question 17

Existential therapists must

Accepted Answer

A) participate fully in the human encounter with the patient. 
B) teach the patient a guiding philosophy of life. 
C) master the specialized techniques and methods of existential psychotherapy. 
D) maintain a dispassionate,attitude toward the patient. 
A) participate fully in the human encounter with the patient. 
B) teach the patient a guiding philosophy of life. 
C) master the specialized techniques and methods of existential psychotherapy. 
D) maintain a dispassionate,attitude toward the patient.

Question 18

Basically,existentialists believe that theories

Accepted Answer

A) are essential for understanding people. 
B) render individuals into objects. 
C) increase the authenticity of the individual's experience. 
D) All the above are correct. 
A) are essential for understanding people. 
B) render individuals into objects. 
C) increase the authenticity of the individual's experience. 
D) All the above are correct.

Question 19

According to May,freedom comes from understanding our

Accepted Answer

A) destiny. 
B) intentionality. 
C) ontology. 
D) essence. 
A) destiny. 
B) intentionality. 
C) ontology. 
D) essence.

Question 20

May said that neurotic anxiety is experienced when

Accepted Answer

A) our values are threatened. 
B) our existence is threatened. 
C) our values are transformed into dogma. 
D) None of the above is correct. 
A) our values are threatened. 
B) our existence is threatened. 
C) our values are transformed into dogma. 
D) None of the above is correct.

For May,the purpose of therapy is to

According to May,in North American society,sex is frequently confused with

May claimed that,to the extent that anxiety and guilt arise from our being-in-the-world,they are

List several common assumptions found among most existentialists.

May said that eros

Existentialists adopt a ______ approach to understanding humanity.

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

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

Two basic concepts of existentialism are

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

Kierkegaard emphasized an equilibrium between

May contended that Western civilization

For May,the most obvious avenue of nonbeing is

According to May,the essential unity of the person and environment is called

May recognized three forms of ontological guilt,each of which corresponds to the three

According to May,Eigenwelt refers to our relationship to

Existential therapists must

Basically,existentialists believe that theories

According to May,freedom comes from understanding our

May said that neurotic anxiety is experienced when

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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Exam 11: May: Existential Psychology

For May,the purpose of therapy is to

According to May,in North American society,sex is frequently confused with

May claimed that,to the extent that anxiety and guilt arise from our being-in-the-world,they are

List several common assumptions found among most existentialists.

May said that eros

Existentialists adopt a ______ approach to understanding humanity.

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

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

Two basic concepts of existentialism are

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

Kierkegaard emphasized an equilibrium between

May contended that Western civilization

For May,the most obvious avenue of nonbeing is

According to May,the essential unity of the person and environment is called

May recognized three forms of ontological guilt,each of which corresponds to the three

According to May,Eigenwelt refers to our relationship to

Existential therapists must

Basically,existentialists believe that theories

According to May,freedom comes from understanding our

May said that neurotic anxiety is experienced when

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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