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theo

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Which of the following is the theory underpinning Naikan?
 
  a. Humans are frail beings who need spiritual guidance and enlightenment.
  b. As adults we recognize the impermanence of life and experience extreme existential anxiety.
  c. Only through psychedelic experience, can one achieve spiritual bliss.
  d. As children we begin to use other people for our own satisfaction without appreciating them or repaying them for their contributions to our lives.
  e. Humans naturally are drawn to those who help fulfill their lives and generally are filled with gratitude and recognition of those individuals.

Question 2

What is the essence of naikan therapy?
 
  a. It is a loosely structured form of therapy where counselors use whatever interventions make sense for the client at the time.
  b. Clients are taught to experience their neurotic symptoms and, instead of struggling with them, to accept them and keep proceeding toward goals anyway by performing small life tasks, eventually moving on to larger ones.
  c. Clients use meditation and yoga to distance themselves from their problems, thus reducing the stress in their lives.
  d. Clients are encouraged to immerse themselves in volunteer work and stop thinking about themselves.
  e. A shift of focus toward selflessness and gratitude.



jgranad15

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e



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