Humanistic-Existential Therapy Quiz

What are the goals of humanistic-existential therapy?

• Promote self-awareness, personal growth, and self-actualization.

• Promote conformity and discourage self-awareness and personal growth.

• Focus on past experiences and trauma, neglecting personal growth and self-actualization.

• Encourage dependence on others, discourage personal growth and self-actualization.

Which approach is emphasized in client-centered therapy?

• Client's self-discovery and self-actualization

• Therapist's interpretation and analysis

• Medication and medical intervention

• Group therapy and peer support

What are some common existential concerns addressed in therapy?

• Fear of failure, desire for control, fear of commitment, lack of purpose

• Fear of death, search for meaning, feelings of isolation, struggle with identity

What is the role of the therapist in humanistic-existential therapy?

• The role of the therapist is to analyze and interpret the client's dreams and unconscious desires.

• The role of the therapist is to give advice and solutions to the client's problems.

• The role of the therapist is to provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment for the client to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

• The role of the therapist is to diagnose and treat mental disorders.

Which therapy focuses on the here and now, and emphasizes personal responsibility?

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy

• Family therapy

• Psychoanalysis

• Gestalt therapy

What is the main goal of client-centered therapy?

• To provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment for clients to explore their feelings and develop their own solutions.

• To challenge and confront clients' beliefs and behaviors.

• To provide advice and solutions to clients.

• To diagnose and treat mental disorders.

What are some examples of existential concerns?

• Questions about the afterlife and the existence of a higher power

• Concerns about the inevitability of death and the fear of nonexistence

• Doubts about the existence of free will and the determinism of the universe

• Questions about the meaning and purpose of life, the nature of existence, and the individual's place in the world.

What qualities should a therapist possess in humanistic-existential therapy?

• Active listening, cognitive restructuring, goal-setting

• Psychodynamic interpretation, dream analysis, transference

• Behavioral modification, exposure therapy, systematic desensitization

• Empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard, focus on client's subjective experience and self-actualization

What is the role of the client in client-centered therapy?

• The client only observes the therapy sessions.

• The client has no role in the therapy process.

• The client passively receives guidance from the therapist.

• The client actively participates in the therapy process and takes responsibility for their own growth and change.

What are the key principles of Gestalt therapy?

• Behavior modification, reinforcement, and punishment

• Unconscious desires, dream analysis, and free association

• Focus on the present moment, personal responsibility, therapeutic relationship, self-awareness and self-acceptance

• Medication, hospitalization, and electroconvulsive therapy