Existential therapy was developed by which pair?

• A. Rollo May and Viktor Frankl.
• B. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
• C. B.F. Skinner and John Watson.
• D. Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.

Answer: (A)

Existential therapy centers on how people create meaning in life, exercise freedom and responsibility, and face anxiety as a natural part of existence. Rollo May and Viktor Frankl are the figures most widely associated with developing this approach, combining existential philosophy with psychotherapy. May explored how confronting mortality, isolation, and freedom shapes our choices and growth, while Frankl contributed logotherapy, which centers on discovering meaning as the core motivation for living. Their ideas together established existential therapy as a distinct path that emphasizes meaning-making and authentic living, setting it apart from other schools. The other pairs align with different traditions—psychoanalysis for Freud and Jung, behaviorism for Skinner and Watson, and humanistic psychology for Rogers and Maslow—rather than with existential therapy’s focus on meaning, freedom, and existence.