Exam #1

Question 1

What are the 6 Criteria for Abnormality?

Answer 1

1. Interference w/ Global Functioning; 2. Psychological Handicap; 3. Subjective Distress 4. Social Deviance 5. Persistence 6. Out of Context

Question 2

The three things to consider before determining abnormality (Orientation) [how to you orient them?]

Answer 2

Persistence (time), Place, Purpose

Question 3

First Guiding Assumption (Axiom)

Answer 3

God is already active in the counselee (God is already at work in both the counselee and the counselor)

Question 4

Example of Axion #1

Answer 4

David and dad (Joshua): violent acts – hospitalization (mental disease, victimization, mind-altering medications) – Identified strengths and exceptions

Question 5

What was the Roseenhan experiment?

Answer 5

We see what we are looking for: 8 emotionally healthy people diagnosed schizophrenic

Question 6

Second guiding assumption (axiom)

Answer 6

Complex problems do not demand complex solutions

Question 7

First Example of axiom #2

Answer 7

Phone call: think of all the things in her marriage that were working: Formula First Session Talk (FFST): between now and the next time we meet, I would like you to observe your family so that you can describe to us next time what happens in your family that you want to continue to have happen

Question 8

Second example of Axiom #2

Answer 8

Mom/Dad/Jimmy/Johnny: Jimmy was problem maker :: move from deficiency language to solution talk

Question 9

Third guiding assumption (axiom)

Answer 9

Finding exceptions helps create solutions

Question 10

Example of Axiom #3

Answer 10

Married couple: harbored resentment – exception (date night): ability to community, mutual respect, capacity to change their problem focus by mutual agreement

Question 11

Fourth guiding assumption (axiom)

Answer 11

The counselee is always changing (focus on change talk)

Question 12

Fifth guiding assumption (axiom)

Answer 12

The counselee is the expert and defines goals

Question 13

What happens if the counselor is the expert

Answer 13

Counselor viewed as expert results in goals that are: vague, not clearly defined, no ownership

Question 14

What happens if the counselee is the expert

Answer 14

Counselee viewed as expert – recognize the resourcefulness that proceeds from his own personal history and grace events

Question 15

Example of Axiom #5

Answer 15

Ed & Terri: Ed’s son, marriage

Question 16

3 types of counseling

Answer 16

Behaviors, Moods/emotions/affect, Cognition/thinking

Question 17

What is an Individual Paradigm

Answer 17

(psychological set – set to respond in certain ways): When we meet someone for the first time, whether in a group or one-on-one, we form an initial impression of that individual , even if never speaking directly to the individual and only observing them.

Question 18

Secular counseling today is___________

Answer 18

is problem-focused approach

Question 19

Kollars approach to counseling is________________

Answer 19

solution-focused approach

Question 20

The three ways to approach solution focused counseling

Answer 20

1. Find out what the counselee wants 2. Look for what God has already placed into the counselee’s life that is working 3. Do something different

Question 21

What is the deficiency approach?

Answer 21

disease, problem, issue, language -presuppositions lead to deficiency conversation

Question 22

What is the iceberg theory?

Answer 22

focus on symptoms, rather than root issue

Question 23

6 Presupposition’s of FBSB Counseling:

Answer 23

1. God has given us the ability to create solutions 2. The solutions can be described and clarified 3. More than one outcome to counseling can be created 4. The counselor and the counselee can do the creating and clarifying together 5. We create solutions as a joint effort with God’s preparation 6. This process can be taught

Question 24

Ernie’s story

Answer 24

Homeless vet looking for work

Question 25

William’s story

Answer 25

Alcoholic label – socially devalued, Suffers from inability to carry on caring relationships with others

Question 26

Mini-mental status reference

Answer 26

Appearance/Behavior, Cognition (Thinking), Mood/Affect (Emotions), Intellectual functioning (Intelligence), Sensorium (Awareness, in touch with reality)

Question 27

What non-directive counseling?

Answer 27

counselee sets agenda

Question 28

Erikson’s first 2 stages

Answer 28

1. Trust/Mistrust 2. Autonomy/Doubt

Question 29

Steps to addressing the problem/confronting sin:

Answer 29

Establish Trust, Autonomy

Question 30

What is problem idolatry?

Answer 30

talking about problems so much that you begin to be obsessed/controlled by the problem(s)

Question 31

Vocab: Therapeutikos:

Answer 31

taking care of or attending to another

Question 32

Psychotherapy:

Answer 32

ministering to the soul or being of another person

Question 33

Psychopathology:

Answer 33

refers to diseases of the soul

Question 34

Meaning is __________

Answer 34

perception

Question 35

Constructivism:

Answer 35

constant process all of us are engaged in as we seek to make sense of what we experience each day (constructing personal meaning) – our experiences shape our perceptions

Question 36

Purpose of labels

Answer 36

1.Aid understanding and to find a common language for discussion 2. Pigeonhole, control, depersonalize, and discount individuals and ideas

Question 37

How is identity formed?

Answer 37

Intentionality: all human personality development begins with God’s intention
Spontaneity: direct intention of the Spirit
Grace events: difficult situations that form our personality

Question 38

What does the Counselee brings to counseling

Answer 38

1. Preexisting strengths and abilities as well as chance events that may have an impact on him 2. Quality of the counselee’s participation in counseling: empathy, respect, genuineness, and a thoughtful appreciation 3. counselee’s sense of hope and expectation for success 4. Least important is the counseling model and theory

Question 39

What does the Church Counselor brings to counseling:

Answer 39

1. Utilize the counselee’s preexisting strengths and chance events 2. Encourage rather than hinder the change that the Spirit is planning 3. God’s Spirit to assist in regard to empathy, genuineness, and hearing the counselee’s concerns 4. Hope is the heart of God’s revelation that the church counselor brings to a counselee 5. Counseling is a sacred moment when one spirit touches another, supporting faith and emotional growth

Question 40

Assumptions limit________________ ____ ____ ______

Answer 40

Our capabilities, or the capabilities of others