NSG 527 Final Exam (Latest )
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#### **Section 1: Advanced Clinical Modalities & Theories**
**1. Existential Psychotherapy is best described as:**
A. A behavioral intervention focusing on conditioning.
B. A phenomenological approach enabling authentic life experiences, freedom of choice, and
responsible existence.
C. A cognitive restructuring therapy for anxiety disorders.
D. A family systems approach addressing communication patterns.
, **Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Existential psychotherapy is a phenomenological approach that emphasizes helping
clients experience their lives freely at spiritual and emotional levels, make authentic decisions, and take
responsibility for themselves and their world. It focuses on the client's subjective experience rather than
treating specific symptoms. This contrasts with behavioral (A), cognitive (C), and family systems (D)
approaches .
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**2. According to Yalom, which of the following is NOT one of the "givens of existence"?**
A. Freedom and Responsibility
B. Isolation
C. Meaninglessness
D. Self-Actualization
**Correct Answer: D**
**Rationale:** Irvin Yalom identified four ultimate concerns or "givens" of the human condition: death,
freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Self-actualization is a concept central to humanistic
psychology, particularly the work of Abraham Maslow, and is not one of Yalom's four givens .
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**3. The founder of Gestalt therapy is:**
A. Viktor Frankl
B. Irvin Yalom
C. Fritz Perls
D. Carl Rogers
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Rationales, 100% Guarantee Pass - Wilkes
#### **Section 1: Advanced Clinical Modalities & Theories**
**1. Existential Psychotherapy is best described as:**
A. A behavioral intervention focusing on conditioning.
B. A phenomenological approach enabling authentic life experiences, freedom of choice, and
responsible existence.
C. A cognitive restructuring therapy for anxiety disorders.
D. A family systems approach addressing communication patterns.
, **Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Existential psychotherapy is a phenomenological approach that emphasizes helping
clients experience their lives freely at spiritual and emotional levels, make authentic decisions, and take
responsibility for themselves and their world. It focuses on the client's subjective experience rather than
treating specific symptoms. This contrasts with behavioral (A), cognitive (C), and family systems (D)
approaches .
---
**2. According to Yalom, which of the following is NOT one of the "givens of existence"?**
A. Freedom and Responsibility
B. Isolation
C. Meaninglessness
D. Self-Actualization
**Correct Answer: D**
**Rationale:** Irvin Yalom identified four ultimate concerns or "givens" of the human condition: death,
freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Self-actualization is a concept central to humanistic
psychology, particularly the work of Abraham Maslow, and is not one of Yalom's four givens .
---
**3. The founder of Gestalt therapy is:**
A. Viktor Frankl
B. Irvin Yalom
C. Fritz Perls
D. Carl Rogers
