10 MCQ on existential Theory in social case work work 20th February 2023

1-According to existential theory, what is the key characteristic of human beings?

a. Their physical strength

b. Their ability to adapt to external circumstances

c. Their awareness of their existence and ability to impart meaning to their existence

d. Their emotional intelligence

Answer: c. Their awareness of their existence and ability to impart meaning to their existence

2-What does the existential theory say about external forces?

a. Human beings are inevitably victims of these forces

b. Human beings are immune to these forces

c. Human beings have the potential to transcend these forces

d. These forces have no impact on human beings

Answer: c. Human beings have the potential to transcend these forces

3-What is the process of understanding another person in existential theory?

a. An emotional process only

b. An intellectual process only

c. Both an intellectual and emotional process

d. A spiritual process

Answer: c. Both an intellectual and emotional process

4-What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility according to existential theory?

a. Freedom is a license to do whatever one wants

b. Freedom has no relationship with responsibility

c. Freedom is a right that has to be used consciously and responsibly

d. Responsibility limits one's freedom

Answer: c. Freedom is a right that has to be used consciously and responsibly

5-What is the goal of existential casework?

a. To cure mental illness

b. To help clients achieve financial stability

c. To help clients understand themselves better and make positive changes

d. To help clients find meaning in life

Answer: c. To help clients understand themselves better and make positive changes

6-What is the process of disillusionment in existential casework?

a. Encouraging clients to deny their problems

b. Helping clients to blame others or the environment for their problems

c. Helping clients understand how their problem has been caused through their own actions

d. Encouraging clients to continue their unhelpful behavior

Answer: c. Helping clients understand how their problem has been caused through their own actions

7-What is the role of the social worker in existential casework?

a. To cure the client's mental illness

b. To give the client money or resources

c. To provide emotional support and counseling techniques to help the client

d. To make decisions for the client

Answer: c. To provide emotional support and counselling techniques to help the client

8-What is the importance of confronting the client with their freedom to act appropriately and responsibly in existential casework?

a. To make the client feel guilty about their behavior

b. To force the client to change their behavior

c. To encourage the client to use their will to rise above their instinctual forces

d. To make the client feel powerless

Answer: c. To encourage the client to use their will to rise above their instinctual forces

9-What is the importance of making a commitment to change old habits in existential casework?

a. It is not important

b. It is important for achieving financial stability

c. It is important for finding meaning in life

d. It is important for changing unhelpful behavior

Answer: d. It is important for changing unhelpful behavior

10-What is the social worker's role in helping the client make a commitment to change old habits?

a. To do the work for the client

b. To suggest assignments and motivate the client to carry them out

c. To punish the client for not changing their behavior

d. To ignore the client's unhelpful behavior

Answer: b. To suggest assignments and motivate the client to carry them out