Introduction to Christian Counseling

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INTRODUCTION TO

CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

Final Exam

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
  1. According to the three basic tenets of Christian counseling, to what is man held accountable?

    1)The Bible is the eternal, inerrant, infallible, unchangeable word of God which provides the sole authoritative source of the model of man and the principles that dictate and govern his behavior. 2) There is moral and ethical right and wrong as clearly defined by the word of God, and 3) Man is held accountable to the moral and ethical principles found in the Bible.
  2. Name three characteristics of Christian Counseling.

    Three characteristics of Christian counseling are it focuses on the truth, it is based on solid Bible study, and the establishment or restoration of man’s right relationship with God.
  3. Give one of the goals of Christian Counseling. Christian counseling helps the counselee identify and deal with root causes not just surface problems.
  4. Describe the difference between a law and a commandment. Laws are formal decrees or judicial verdicts where commandments are charges or obligations.
  5. Effective counseling is Jesus centered, scriptural, discerning, deals with the whole person, it is progressive, and prayer centered.
  6. Give four scriptures to support counseling. Four scriptures that support counseling are Judges 18:5, Psalm 119:9, 2 Peter 1:2-3, and Psalm 1:1.
  7. We see from this partial list of words that the concept of counseling goes far beyond just the general notion of “therapy”.
  8. 8. Define the word comfort in the Greek, as used in I Thes. 5: 14. Comfort is derived from two words. Para and muthos; meaning to relate near and by implication to encourage or console.
  9. 9. Name the six types of counseling and give one problem and one technique for each. The six types of counseling are Confronting with unnecessary conflict as a problem and confronting with Biblical reality as a technique. The second is Exhorting. Low self esteem is one of the problems, however, listening and encouraging are its technique. Thirdly, Teaching through premarital and marital counseling and providing the opportunity for discussion. Warning is the fourth type. One of its problems is how spiritual decisions are made with making the client aware of potential dangers they may be overlooking is one technique. The fifth type of counseling is Spiritual. Its problem is the lack of understanding of meaning, purpose and calling. Open discussion and exploration without criticism are its technique. Lastly Referral /Short Term is the sixth form of counseling. Its problem is severe loss; its technique is to be honest of your own abilities.
  10. Of the two groups of people needing counseling, which group, according to the secular world, needs counseling, and which group needs psychotherapy? Of the two groups of people needing counseling the neurotic group needs counseling. The psychotic group needs psychotherapy.
  11. In the 6 areas of analysis, describe the characteristics of a person needing psychotherapy in the area of relationships. Social contacts not having normal boundaries describe the characteristics of a person needing psychotherapy in relationships.
  12. In order for one to choose the direction counseling must take, there must be a standard.
  13. Of the 15 areas of life listed on page 20, how many of the statements agree with God’s Word? None of the 15 listed areas agree with God’s word.
  14. Give the name of the Lord that means The Lord our Peace. Jehovah Shalom is the name for The Lord Our Peace.
  15. What is the root of God’s authority? The root of God’s authority is that he is Creator with the legal right to rule over his creation. He has the absolute right to set Laws, His Testimonies, Ways, Precepts, Statutes and Commandments.
  16. What separated man from God? Give the Bible verse to back up your answer. Man’s sin separated him from God. This is stated in Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that at all have sinned.”
  17. Give a scripture reference to back up the Bible truth that man’s focus became carnal and self-directed after the fall. Man’s focus became carnal and self-directed is referenced in Genesis 3:7.
  18. What does the inherent need of significance refer to? The inherent need of significance refers to the fact that man has need of both internal and external value.
  19. . List the 6 basic needs of man. The six basic needs of man are: love, significance, freedom, discipline, emotional awareness and knowledge of God.
  20. All of man’s behavior is the attempt to satisfy these God given, innate needs.
  21. What response is evoked by the unmet need of love? Distress is evoked by the unmet need of love.
  22. Name the human need that is resolved by the Biblical solution: Obey God. The human need that is resolved by the biblical solution of obeying God is freedom.
  23. Give two scripture references that show we are to meet one another’s needs. Two scripture references that show we are to meet one another’s needs are Galatians 5:13 and Ephesians 4:32.
  24. Give two scripture references that show the importance of love. Hebrews 10:24-25 and 1Peter 1:22 are scriptural references that show the importance of love.
  25. If we are to love God, our neighbors, our enemies, and our spouses, then who are we allowed to hate? We are allowed to hate no one.
  26. In the scriptures, the heart is the center of the emotional part of man’s personality.
  27. Give three scripture references to back up the statement in question 26. Scripture references that substantiate the heart being the emotional part of man’s personality are Proverbs 4:23, Genesis 17:17, and Numbers 32:9.
  28. Define the Spirit. The Spirit is the home of conscience, love, faith and enthusiasm.
  29. There are two kinds of hearts. What are they? The two kinds of heart are a wicked heart and clean heart.
  30. In the old kind of mind, what kind of person “… uttereth all his mind”? In the old kind of man, the Foolish uttereth all his mind.
  31. In the renewed mind, what kind of person “…keepeth it in till afterwards”? The wise person keepeth it till afterwards.
  32. What scripture verse describes the defiled mind? The defiled mind is described in Titus 1:15-16.
  33. Why is the renewed mind a sound mind? Write out the scripture verse and give the reference. The renewed mind is a sound mind because it does not have the spirit of fear as stated in 2Timothy1:7. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
  34. What are the four components that compose human behavior? The four components composing human behavior are thought, emotions, behavior, and psychological response.
  35. Emotions are produced by one’s knowledge and perception of an event.
  36. In the chart on page 42, list the progression of behavior produced by an Event. The progression of behavior is Event – Thought – Emotion – Respond.
  37. So, if one changes the thought, then everything else changes.
  38. In the formula (VE + LCM = Motivation), tell what each letter means. The letters VE mean value of emotion and LCM mean learned coping mechanism.
  39. What keeps Old Behavior #4 from becoming New Behavior #4? Strongholds keep old behaviors from becoming new ones.
  40. What connect our inner world to our outer world? Our outer and inner worlds are connected by emotions.
  41. What are based upon personal perception and response? Our feelings are based on personal perception and response.
  42. There are only two emotions. What are they? The two emotions are Like and Dislike.
  43. Events can trigger unsolved issues that cause symptoms to pop up as a covering.
  44. Based upon the thought we finally end up with, we now have a corresponding emotion.
  45. List 4 ways to pray correctly. Four ways to pray correctly are to not be anxious for anything, in all things, by prayer and supplication, and to let your request be made known unto God.
  46. In what three categories do we find the roots of negative behavior? Negative behavior’s roots are found in the lust of the eye, lust of the flesh and the pride of life.
  47. Give one definition of a problem. A problem is a change to our world, or conflict to our pattern that necessitate emotional adjustments.
  48. Man is a tripartite being: Spirit, Soul (mind), and Body.
  49. Name the three components of a problem. The three components of a problem are physical, emotional and spiritual.
  50. Define psychosomatic. Psychosomatic refers to the manifested physical disorder and is assumed to have at least a partial emotional or mental cause.
  51. Men and women have the priority of Love & Significance reversed.
  52. List three characteristics of a law. Three characteristics of a law are predictability, consistency, and the law applies to everyone under its authority.
  53. What Law affects almost all aspects of life and is illustrated repeatedly in the Bible? Sowing and reaping affect almost every aspect of life illustrated biblically.
  54. What is the Royal Law? Give the scripture reference. The Royal Law is the law of love. Its scripture reference is James 2:8.
  55. Define strongholds. A stronghold is a self-erected, self-defeating thought.
  56. In The Law of Obedience, which way did Saul choose? Saul chose man’s way in the Law of Obedience.
  57. How do problems help us, as written in Proverbs 5: 3-4? Romans 5:3-4 states that we glory in tribulations because it proves patience in us. Patience works experience and experience works hope.
  58. Your text lists 14 wrong ways (defense mechanisms) to deal with unmet needs. Choose three, and give a brief explanation of each. Analyzing is a defense mechanism us to explain cause or failure in an attempt to resolve an issue. Blaming is placing judgement on someone else. Rationalization is an attempt to prove one’s behavior as rational or justifiable.
  59. List four defensive expressions. Four defensive expressions are “everyone does it’, “they made me do it”, “I am just human” and “it’s all your fault”.
  60. Which defense mechanism is used in Genesis 3: 12? Blaming is used in Genesis 3:12 as the defense mechanism.
  61. Name three distorted styles of thinking. Three distorted styles of thinking are being right, controlling fallacies and filtering.
  62. Emotional problems are often the result of the gap between what we want and what we have or feel that we are getting.
  63. Give five signs of needing recovery that a person may exhibit. Five signs of a person needing recovery are that they struggle in close relationships, they feel inadequate, they have a tendency to isolate themselves, confuse pity with love and allow fear to rule their lives.
  64. Where is the first use of the word sin found in the Bible? Sin is first used in Genesis 4:7.
  65. List eight scripture references that show how God dealt with sin. God dealt with sin in Romans 5:20, 1 Corinthians 15:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 1:3, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 John 1:7, Revelations 1:5, John 1:29.
  66. Name three sins of the mouth. Complaining, cursing, and disputing are three sins of the mouth.
  67. Name three spirit-filled behaviors. Three spirit-filled behaviors are self-control, gentleness, and obedience.
  68. Quote one scripture verse that shows forgiveness of sins. Psalm 25:18 states, “Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.”
  69. In the Secular Counseling Circle, what is at the center? The center of Secular Counseling Circle is self.
  70. In the Christian Counseling Circle, what is at the center? In the center of the Christian Counseling Circle is Jesus.
  71. When self is at the center, what kind of fulfillment is sought? External fulfillment is sought at the center of self.
  72. People are more preoccupied with things and doings for the wrong reasons.
  73. What is your problem based upon? Our problems are based on our own thoughts.
  74. How is your solution brought about? The solution is brought about through God’s word.
  75. List four tools that are available to us to help us resolve a problem, and give one example of how each tool can help. Those tools are the word of God which is inspired, Holy Spirit which reveals the mind of God, prayer which God hears and church where saints exhort, comfort and edify one another.
  76. It is not the issues in life that get us down…it is how we respond to them that get us down.
  77. There are three root causes of our problems. List each, and give the root problem that is the result. The root causes to our problems are the pride of life which can
  78. result in bitterness, the lust of the eye resulting in covetousness, and lust of the flesh resulting in moral impurity.
  79. On the chart Roots of Mental Illness, what is the first negative reaction to the Situation that says “I can’t have my own way”? Rebellion is the first negative reaction to wanting one’s own way.
  80. In counseling someone what are three pitfalls counselors should avoid? Counselors should avoid the pitfalls of pride, rescuing and avoidance.
  81. In step two of the Five Step Counseling Model, list the seven decisions a counselor must make in preparation for determining a treatment plan. The seven decisions for preparing a treatment plan are prioritize the problems, decide the greatest need, determine wrong beliefs, determine wrong thoughts, determine wrong motives, determine wrong behaviors then determine wrong feelings.
  82. As a counselor, what are the five purposes of listening? The five purposes of listening are to gain information, build trust, discover the meaning of clients’ words, understand, and prevent interruptions.
  83. While listening, what are seven things a counselor needs to identify? Seven things a counselor needs to identify while listening are patterns, priorities, logic, wrong turns, contradictions, blame shifting and lies.
  84. Name three types of questions a counselor should not ask. A counselor should not ask questions to determine either-or, closed-ended questions, or those that reflect personal opinions.
  85. Give three reasons not to dwell on feelings when counseling. Three reasons not to dwell on feelings are they cannot be changed directly, they fluctuate irrationally, and we are to respond to the truth of God’s word.
  86. Define Nouthetic. Nouthetic means to teach, warn, rebuke, confront or to place something before someone’s mind.
  87. List four questions a counselor may want to ask a client in the first session. Four questions to ask in the first session are: what is the issue that you seek help for,how long have you dealt with the problem, what have you been doing, and what are your expectations of counseling.
  88. What are the nine steps in the change process as given in Ephesians 5: 13-21? Nine steps in the change process are awake, arise, walk carefully, redeem the time, be wise, spirit-filled, speak correctly, give thanks and submit.
  89. What are three aspects of the Principle of Prayer? The three aspects of the Principle of Prayer are asking, believing and receiving.
  90. Change is accomplished through the willingness to submit to God and allow God to work in you.
  91. When knowledge and skill is eliminated from the Components of the Change Process, what problems are exhibited? Fear of failure and anxiety are exhibited when knowledge and skill are eliminated from the Components of Change Process.
  92. When we are involved in a problem, such as a simple car accident, and we respond by blaming others, why might God have allowed this to happen? God might allow an accident to teach us to be alert.
  93. Define anger. Anger is defined as strong emotions expressing displeasure when a need or expectation is unmet.
  94. Give five synonyms for anger. Five synonyms for anger are agitation, sarcasm, offended, cranky, or disdain.
  95. Which verse in Ephesians 4: 26-32 shows that anger is a choice? Verse 32 shows that anger is a choice.
  96. List four common responses to anger. Four common responses to anger are withdrawal, to redirect anger inward, explosive behavior, or deal with the source biblically.
  97. In Counseling Depression, what is the first thing God did for Elijah? In counseling depression, the first thing God did for Elijah was to minister to his physical need.
  98. In Counseling Fear, what was man’s response according to his perspective? Man’s response to his perspective in counseling fear was he heard the voice in the garden, became afraid then hid himself.
  99. In Counseling Sin, the Indirect Approach, give the scripture reference that shows God’s confrontational response. 2 Samuel 12:7 is the scripture reference that shows God’s confrontational response to the Indirect Approach in counseling sin.
  100. In Counseling Worry, which scripture verse and reference show that worry is ineffective? Matthew 6:27 states, “Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?”
  101. In Counseling Anger, paraphrase the verse that shows how God corrects Jonah’s faulty thinking. God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?” Jonah was so angry he wished for death. Jonah 4:9.