Test 2

Question 1

Essential Concepts of Adlerian

Answer 1

Holistic and Existential Core

Style of Life

Birth Order

Phenomenology

Social Interest

Health and Pathology

Question 2

Individual Psychology

Answer 2

A reaction to Freud’s universal view of humans.

Question 3

Describe Holistic and Existential Core

Answer 3

Individual Psychology

Each person is unified as a whole.

Style of life is determined by motivating factors, not just gratification.

People are free to choose but may avoid responsibility.

Question 4

Describe Style of Life

Answer 4

The unique character and behaviors we all develop to compensate for inferiority.

Becomes the lens through which we view the world.

Everyone is born weak and inadequate

Strive to compensate for feelings of inferiority

Question 5

Describe Birth Order

Answer 5

Family dynamic changes with each client

Personal characteristics assigned because of place in the family.

Each child’s SOL is affected by their place in the family.

Question 6

Describe Phenomenology

Answer 6

The world is the way you see it and interpret it according to your style of life. A precursor to Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Constructivist attitude

Fictional self

Fictional finalism

Question 7

Describe Social Interest

Answer 7

The degree to which individuals cooperate with, value, and are concerned for others, and contribute to society.

Expressed in 3 arenas:
community
work
love

Question 8

Describe Health and Pathology

Answer 8

Healthy people are responsible, caring,growing persons who make a difference.

Unhealthy persons avoid responsibility and are afraid to confront their fictional selves. Tend toward discouragement.

Question 9

4 Elements of Adlerian Therapy

Answer 9

Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship

Case Conceptualizations
Interpretation and Insight

Reorientation and Reeducation

Question 10

Describe Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship

Answer 10

Teacher-Student Dynamic

Therapist as a Role Model (even flaws)

Question 11

Describe Case Conceptualizations

Answer 11

Therapist seeks to understand SOL

Lifestyle Assessment

Question 12

Describe Interpretation and Insight

Answer 12

Joint interpretations

Symptoms interpreted as having a purpose

Question 13

Describe Reorientation and Reeducation

Answer 13

Turning insight into action

Using insight to make SOL more effective

Therapist as an encourager

Encouraged to act AS IF they are the persons they want to be.

Question 14

Capacity for Self-awareness

Answer 14

Self awareness is what separates us from the animals

The greater our awareness the greater our freedom

Includes awareness of: 
     feelings 
     thoughts
     body
     individuality

Question 15

Phenomenological Existence

Answer 15

People experience the world in 4 dimensions

Self = I Am
Environment = I exist in this place 
Relationships= Connection to others  
Spirituality = Connection to transcendent

Question 16

Awareness of Death and Non-being

Answer 16

Everyone struggles with the idea of death

Death anxiety

Question 17

Anxiety as the Condition of Living

Answer 17

A natural consequence of the struggle to BE

Not to be avoided but understood

Neurotic Anxiety (existential guilt) out of the proportion to the threat. Result of failure.

Question 18

Freedom and Responsibility

Answer 18

Everyone is free to choose.

We ARE our choices.

We are CONDEMNED to freedom.

We are responsible for how we choose

No real victims because we have the choice of how to respond.

TX focused on avoidance

Question 19

The I-Thou Relationship

Answer 19

Friends/ loved ones are not objects to relieve our isolation or serve our needs.

Question 20

Meaningless and the Search for Meaning

Answer 20

No stable meaning in life

We create meaning for ourselves

Those who cant find meaning fall prey to depression

Question 21

Process of Existential Therapy

Answer 21

Establish therapeutic alliance

Identify the Problems not related

Analyze source of anxiety

Developing commitment

Manifesting and Authentic Existence

Question 22

Layers of Neurosis

Answer 22

Phony=outer layer 
Phobic=1st 
Impasse=2nd
Implosive =3rd
Explosive=4th

Question 23

Phony

Answer 23

Reacting to other in unauthentic ways

Question 24

Phobic

Answer 24

Avoid seeing ourselves as we really are

Question 25

Impasse

Answer 25

“Stuck Point”

Realization of our phoniness/ Many enter therapy here

Question 26

Implosive

Answer 26

Phony identity begins to collapse

Question 27

Explosive

Answer 27

Letting go of pretenses and release energy/joy

fully alive and authentic

Question 28

In Gestalt the therapist attempts to move the client toward:

Answer 28

Increased awareness of self.

Ownership of experience

Satisfying needs without violating others

Accepting responsibility

Decreasing outside support

Asking for/giving help when needed

Question 29

The therapists role and function in Gestalt:

Answer 29

Therapist is a mirror for the client

Challenges clients to be real

Does not aim at changing client

Does not interpret for the client

Encourages client to experience the world

Confronts client’s avoidances

Question 30

The therapists role and function in Gestalt, emphasis on:

Answer 30

feelings

awareness

body messages

energy/energy blocks

avoidance

language