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PSY 233: Chap 16
May
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to May, ___ stresses the objective aspect of humans too much: A. Skinner B. Rogers C. Tillich D. Kierkegaard | A. Skinner |
| Dasein refers to: A. A person existing in the world at a particular time and place B. One's subjective experience C. The physical and biological world D. The interpersonal world | A. A person in the world at a particular time and place |
| We have no control over our physical attributes, our family, the time period we live in,etc. The existentialists refer to these facts that characterize our lives over which we have no control as: A. Eigenwelt B. Throwness C. Intentionality D. Philia | B. Throwness |
| According to May, ____ is the commitment to action: A. Wish B. Will C. Agape D. intentionality | B. Will |
| According to May, in order to grow as a person one must experience: A. Normal anxiety B. neurotic anxiety C. Neruotic guilt D. none of the above | A. Normal anxiety |
| Which aspect of love did May describe as the human drive to seek interrelatedness among all our experiences: A. Sex B. Eros C. Philia D. Agape | B. Eros |
| ____ is a giving of one's self without any concern of what one will get in return: A. Philia B. Eros C. Agape D. None of the above | C. Agape |
| Myths have the potential to create conflict among people because: A. Myths by definition are illusions B. They reflect human emotionality C. We tend to fear individuals who are living in accordance with myths other than our own | C. We tend to fear individuals who are living in accordance with myths other than our own |
| Most existential psychologists believe that their concepts can be best verified in the: A. Psychology laboratory B. Scientific (deterministic) arena C. Therapeutic process D. All of the above | C. Therapeutic process |
| Like Adler, May believed that: A. Myth reflects the archtypes B. Memory and myth are inseparable C. People whose lives are guided by myth are inauthentic | B. Memory reflects the archetypes |
| Who argued that it is the therapist's job to help clients view their lives differently: A. May B. Kelly C. Adler D. All of the above | D. All of the above |
| Which of the following refers to the realm of interpersonal relationships: A. Eigenwelt B. Umwelt C. Mitwelt D. Ontology | C. Mitwelt |
| ___Describes the relationship between a thinking person and the outside world A. Authenticity B. Intentionality C. Ontology D. Throwness | B. Intentionality |
| According to May, there is a strong relationship between one's __ and one's ability to deal with anxiety: A. Mind B. Ability to love C. Values D. Umwelt | C. Values |
| With the sexual part of love, the goal is: A. Building up bodily tensions B. Satisfying a biological drive C. Gratification D. All of the above | D. All of the above |
| According to May, simply being able to say " I like you" to one's partner, represents which aspect of love: A. Philia B. Eros C. Agape D. The daemonic | A. Philia |
| Like Jung, May believed that myths reflect the A. Contents of the personal unconscious B. Archtypes C. Human dilemma D. Events in one's daily life | B.Archetypes |
| Myths serve all of the following functions except: A. provide a sense of personal identity B. support one's moral values C. provide illusions that can only support mistaken lifestyles D. give a means for dealing with the mystery of creation | C. They provide illusions that can only support mistaken lifestyles |
| Name and briefly explain the four types of love described by May: | Sex (biological), Eros (Union with another), Philia (friendship), agape (unselfish giving) |
| Any natural function which has the power to take over the whole person (i.e. sex, eros, anger, rage. craving for power) | Daimonic |
| Name and describe the two types of anxiety supported by May | Normal Anxiety- when we know we are threatened or are aware of our own mortality Neurotic anxiety- result of repression, conflict, or decreased awareness |
| The study of existence concerned with (1) the essence of human nature and (2) what it means to be a particular human | Ontology |
| The fact that humans are capable of viewing themselves as both subject and object at the same time | The human dilemma |
| German word for the study of a person as being-in-the-world (world and person exist simultaneously and cannot be separated) | Dasein |
| This type of philosophy, highly aligned with May's theory, proposes that quests for rationality and/ or immortality are pointless | Existentialism |