THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELING
AND PSYCHOTHERAPY BY GERALD CORY
ASSESSMENT TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Existential Therapy (What does this model stress?) Answer:
Reacting against the tendency to view therapy as a system of well-
defined techniques, this model stresses BUILDING THERAPY ON
THE BASIC CONDITIONS OF HUMAN EXISTENCE (such as choice, the
freedom and responsibility to shape one's life, and self-
determination).
◉ Existential Therapy (What quality does this model focus on?)
Answer: This therapy model focuses on the quality of the PERSON-
TO-PERSON RELATIONSHIP
◉ 3 Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Therapies: Answer:
Existential
Person-Centered
Gastalt
◉ 4 Cognitive Behavioral Approaches Answer: Behavior therapy
Cognitive behavior therapy
,Reality therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
◉ 2 Psychodynamic Approaches Answer: Psychoanalytic therapy
Adlerian therapy
◉ Existential Theory Background: Philosophical Antecedents (name
3 people, and 1 major world event prior to). Answer: Kierkegaard
(1813-1855)
Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Heidegger (1889-1976)
after WWI - Europeans saw death all around.
◉ Kierkegaard (name lifespan, theory he influenced, 3 beliefs)
Answer: 1813-1855
Existential Theory
believes that:
-humankind's MAIN ISSUES are a RESULT of ABSENCE OF PASSION,
LOVE, and COMMITMENT
-PURE OBJECTIVITY (fairness, neutrality) IS IMPOSSIBLE
-A subject can NEVER BE truly SEPERATED FROM its CONTEXT
, ◉ Nietzsche (name lifespan, theory he influenced, 3 beliefs) Answer:
1844-1900
Existential Theory
Beliefs:
-NOT a Christian
-Rationalism was a myth
-Primacy of the "will to power"
◉ Heidegger (name lifespan, theory he influenced, & 3 beliefs)
Answer: 1889-1976
Existential Theory
Beliefs:
-Every choice represents the loss of an alternative
-lost opportunities in the past are essential to an individual
-when ruminating over lost opportunities, people feel: guilt &
anxiety
◉ Existential (definition) Answer: Of or relating to existence
◉ Rollo May (name the following):
-lifespan, birthplace
-psychology background/mentors
AND PSYCHOTHERAPY BY GERALD CORY
ASSESSMENT TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Existential Therapy (What does this model stress?) Answer:
Reacting against the tendency to view therapy as a system of well-
defined techniques, this model stresses BUILDING THERAPY ON
THE BASIC CONDITIONS OF HUMAN EXISTENCE (such as choice, the
freedom and responsibility to shape one's life, and self-
determination).
◉ Existential Therapy (What quality does this model focus on?)
Answer: This therapy model focuses on the quality of the PERSON-
TO-PERSON RELATIONSHIP
◉ 3 Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Therapies: Answer:
Existential
Person-Centered
Gastalt
◉ 4 Cognitive Behavioral Approaches Answer: Behavior therapy
Cognitive behavior therapy
,Reality therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
◉ 2 Psychodynamic Approaches Answer: Psychoanalytic therapy
Adlerian therapy
◉ Existential Theory Background: Philosophical Antecedents (name
3 people, and 1 major world event prior to). Answer: Kierkegaard
(1813-1855)
Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Heidegger (1889-1976)
after WWI - Europeans saw death all around.
◉ Kierkegaard (name lifespan, theory he influenced, 3 beliefs)
Answer: 1813-1855
Existential Theory
believes that:
-humankind's MAIN ISSUES are a RESULT of ABSENCE OF PASSION,
LOVE, and COMMITMENT
-PURE OBJECTIVITY (fairness, neutrality) IS IMPOSSIBLE
-A subject can NEVER BE truly SEPERATED FROM its CONTEXT
, ◉ Nietzsche (name lifespan, theory he influenced, 3 beliefs) Answer:
1844-1900
Existential Theory
Beliefs:
-NOT a Christian
-Rationalism was a myth
-Primacy of the "will to power"
◉ Heidegger (name lifespan, theory he influenced, & 3 beliefs)
Answer: 1889-1976
Existential Theory
Beliefs:
-Every choice represents the loss of an alternative
-lost opportunities in the past are essential to an individual
-when ruminating over lost opportunities, people feel: guilt &
anxiety
◉ Existential (definition) Answer: Of or relating to existence
◉ Rollo May (name the following):
-lifespan, birthplace
-psychology background/mentors
