Wilkes NSG 527 Midterm Exam

6 key principles of existential psychotherapy – 1. We have the capacity for self-awareness 2. Because we are free beings-we accept the responsibility that accompanies our freedoms have a concern to preserve our uniqueness and identity existence is never fixed- we can re-create ourselves 5. Anxiety is part of the human condition 6. Death is a basic human condition and gives significance to living Yalom's four givens of existence - freedom, death,isolation, meaningless Who are the american founders of existential therapy - rollo may and irvin yalom What does neurotic guilt arise out of - fantasized transgression What does normal guilt sensitize us to - ethical aspects of our behavior What is the origin of neurosis and psychosis in the ocd patient in existential therapy - the patient did not accept and take into his existence his bodily and spirituality possibilities, therefore he is guilty and indebted to himself What are the three modes of the world as viewed in existential psychotherapy - umwelt, mitwelt, eigenwelt True or false - false-the function of therapy is to do away with all anxiety Mental health is living as much as possible without - neurotic anxiety, but with the ability to tolerate the unavoidable existential anxiety of living What is the "i am" experience or the experience of being known as in existential therapy - ontological experience The "science of being" - existential therapy A core existence conflict is the tension between the Awareness of the inevitabilility of death and the wish to continue to be - death What does freedom from existential perspective refer to - the complete lack of any external structure to life 3 characteristics of normal anxiety - -proportionate to the situation confronted -does not require repression -can be used creatively An example of neurotic anxiety - a parent that is so anxious that their child will be hit by a car, never lets the child leave the house Neurotic anxiety - tends to paralyze the individual and is destructive A core existential conflict that is the tension between The awareness of the inevitability of death and the wish to continue to be - death What did yalom believe about freedom and responsibility - that there is a conflict between the groundlessness and randomness of our universe, and a wish for Which "givens" of existence is this: We enter the world alone and we must leave it alone - isolation Yalom believed that another existential conflict was between our awareness of our isolation and our desire for continued contact with others and need to be of a larger whole - isolation Man is by design what: - a meaning seeking creature We enter this world alone, and we must leave it alone - isolation This form of the world includes biological needs, drives, and instincts - umwelt Relationship to oneself, including self-awareness - eigenwelt Mitwelt meaning - the world of one's fellow human beings What "form of the world" is the saying talking about: "this flower is beautiful".....means "for me, this flower Is beautiful" - eigenwelt Which forms of the world refers to: "the relationship with ourselves" - eigenwelt Anxiety arises from - our personal need to survive and preserve our being What is the state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of maternal experience - transcendence Concerned with the "i am (being) experience" - existential therapy When can a person be freed from neurotic anxiety and guilt - only when he or she recognizes normal anxiety and guilt at the same time What are the goals of existential therapy - to live authentically and to focus on the present and personal responsibility What therapy is someone using when they ask: "why am i here" "what is my purpose" - existential therapy What is the original criticism of existential therapy - "too philosophical" Existential psychotherapy perceives the patients as - an existing, immediate person, not as a composite of drives, archetypes, or conditioning Who are the founders of gestalt therapy - frederick perls and laura perls Which therapy uses the "empty chair technique" - gestalt What is the "empty chair technique" of therapy - where a client will talk to an empty chair, imagining that a person is in it, in order to experience and process emotions relating to that person Which clients would have a difficult time with existential therapy - clients who expect a structured and problem-oriented approach instead of discussion of philosophical questions Which clients would benefit the most for existential therapy - clients who are bereaved, facing developmental crisis, facing failure in marriage and work or dealing with physical limitations due to age "relationship with others aka the world of people" -which form of the world are we talking about: Eigenwelt, umwelt, or mitwelt? - mitwelt Natural world - umwelt Personal/private world - eigenwelt Social/public world - mitwelt What is the fourth existential crisis that yalom believed - that man has been thrown into a universe that has no meaning Which "givens" of existence is the tension between the awareness of the inevitability of death and the wish to continue to be - death Which "givens" is there a conflict between the groundlessness and randomness of our universe, and a wish for ground and structure - freedom and responsibility Dyadic developmental psychotherapy - attachment-focused therapy Who developed (ddp) dyadic developmental psychotherapy - hughes and beckerweidman This therapy is used for complex trauma, children in foster care, children who have experienced abuse, trauma or neglect - ddp dyadic developmental psychotherapy What is the goal of ddp with children - assist children with developing attachmentbased relationships with parents or caregivers Which therapy has a family focused approach - ddp dyadic developmental psychotherapy Attachment based therapy - ddp