Which of the following best characterizes an existential psychologists view of client problems and personality defects?
a. Problems inherent to all human existence are always at the root.
b. Personality defects are not able to be addressed through existential techniques.
c. Medical bases exist for most personality defects and the problems they create.
d. People develop such problems and defects internally, outside of the influence of society.
e. Such issues are too complicated for the client to come to a complete understanding of their manifestation.
Question 2
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes our inner searching?
a. Inner searching can only occur for those individuals who are beyond the trust/mistrust stage of Ericksons theory.
b. Discovering oneself is important for personal growth, but not a necessary therapeutic component of existential counseling.
c. None of us can let our awareness truly range freely; we all in some ways block, deflect, or distort our searching.
d. Searching inwardly is a natural process that most people find they can do freely.
e. Discovery of ourselves is a very personal matter and can only be accomplished alone.
Thomas Coram, View of Mulberry House and Street.
Aerial view, Colosseum, Rome.
A highly simplified view of the overall plan of the human body.
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
VIEW OF A MONK'S CELL IN THE MONASTERY OF SAN MARCO, FLORENCE
Use the answer sheet below the problems for your answer