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Chapter 8: Existential Counseling

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Ownership of one’s being is called:

a. normal anxiety

b. I am experience

c. guilt

d. neurotic anxiety

2. Reactions proportionate to the context are called:

a. normal anxiety

b. I am experience

c. guilt

d. neurotic anxiety

3. Reactions disproportionate to the context are called:

a. normal anxiety

b. I am experience

c. guilt

d. neurotic anxiety

4. The forgetting of being is another term for:

a. normal anxiety

b. I am experience

c. guilt

d. neurotic anxiety

5. The interpersonal world is called the:

a. mitwelt

b. umwelt

c. eigenwelt

d. none of the above

6. The intrapersonal world is called the:

a. mitwelt

b. umwelt

c. eigenwelt

d. none of the above

7. The environment is called the:

a. mitwelt

b. umwelt

c. eigenwelt

d. none of the above

8. As per the chapter, Existential theory conceptualizes which of the 12 Steps as incorrectly framed?

a. Step 1

b. Step 4

c. Step 8

d. Step 12

9. Meaning in life is a(n):

a. outcome

b. process

c. both a and b

d. impossible to achieve

10. Responsibility and willing are most closely aligned with which ultimate concern?

a. Death

b. Freedom

c. Isolation

d. Meaninglessness

11. As per the chapter, hypersexual disorder could be an attempt to combat this ultimate concern.

a. Death

b. Freedom

c. Isolation

d. Meaninglessness

12. This ultimate concern causes distress due to the human being’s need for structure.

a. Death

b. Freedom

c. Isolation

d. Meaninglessness

13. The chapter terms this the “most obvious” ultimate concern.

a. Death

b. Freedom

c. Isolation

d. Meaninglessness

14. Fear of rejection leading someone to not apply for a position is an example of:

a. normal anxiety

b. neurotic anxiety

c. both anxieties

d. not relevant to existentialism

15. Nervousness while awaiting a response from the firm where you applied for a position is an example of:

a. normal anxiety

b. neurotic anxiety

c. both anxieties

d. not relevant to existentialism

16. Impulsivity is associated with which ultimate concern.

a. Death

b. Freedom

c. Isolation

d. Meaninglessness

17. Existential counselors:

a. create will

b. unblock will

c. both a and b

d. block will

18. Existentialism argues the primary remedy for meaninglessness is:

a. substance use

b. engagement

c. freedom

d. happiness

19. A self-centered focus by the SUD client mostly impacts their ability to overcome which ultimate concern?

a. Death

b. Freedom

c. Isolation

d. Meaninglessness

20. An SUD client identifying themselves as “an addict” is counter-productive to the establishment of:

a. being

b. wishing

c. willing

d. happiness

True/False Questions:

21. Existentialism is a counseling orientation.

a. True

b. False

22. Morals are more associated with normal guilt.

a. True

b. False

23. As per Existential theory, indecisiveness is linked with psychopathology.

a. True

b. False

24. Existential counseling theory does not have a long history of quantifiable outcomes research.

a. True

b. False

25. There is a rich array of resources for using Existential theory with an older adult SUD population.

a. True

b. False

Essay Questions:

26. Explain the relationship of Existential theory for adolescents.

27. Explain the concept of freedom.

The concept of freedom encompasses many themes with strong implications for addiction counseling with the most obvious being responsibility. Individuals differ in regard to how willing they are to accept responsibility. For example, some individuals displace responsibility for their situation onto other people, whereas others deny responsibility by portraying themselves as “innocent victims” who suffer from external events. Another aspect of freedom is the concept of willing. Willing is the passage from responsibility to action, and as May (1969) stated, it consists first of wishing and then deciding. Psychopathology (such as addiction) has some implications here. For instance, impulsivity is the avoidance of wishing by failing to discriminate among wishes and instead acting impulsively and promptly on all wishes. The addicted individual may be struggling with numerous stressors and desires them all eradicated, no matter how impractical. Consequently, the impulsive actions of substance use basically wipes the wishing slate clean without the need to take action—in essence, all the benefits of wish fulfillment without any of the work.

28. From an Existential perspective, as per the chapter, what is the issue with the recovering SUD client calling themselves “an addict?”