Mid-term Flashcards
In the introduction to Effective Biblical Counseling the author states “This book is dedicated to the proposition that caring, mature Christian people can become capable counselors within their local church bodies.” True or False.
True
According to Dr. Crabb “The Scriptures provide the only authoritative information on counseling, psychology and its specialized discipline of psychotherapy have nothing to offer the Christian and merely contradict the Bible.” True or False.
False
Crabb described spiritual and psychological maturity and stated it involves:
Obedience
According to Crabb, the purpose and goal of biblical counseling are:
Promote spiritual maturity, enhance a richer worship experience, and help people enter into a more effective life of service.
What did Dr. Crabb mean by “Spoiling the Egyptians?”
Using helpful psychological techniques that do not contradict Scripture
What did Dr. Crabb mean by “Nothing Buttery?”
Biblical counseling should be based on the Bible alone
What did Dr. Crabb mean by “Separate but Equal?”
There is no relationship between biblical counseling and psychology
What did Dr. Crabb mean by “Tossed Salad?”
A blend of psychology and biblical teachings
What is the directionality of Crabb’s model?
Over and Up
Crabb states that every person’s most basic need is a sense of personal worth. The two required inputs for the satisfaction of this need are:
Significance and security.
Crabb believes that, for men, the primary route to personal worth is
Significance.
According to Crabb, for women, the primary route to personal worth is:
Security
According to Crabb, which of the following protocols will lead to successful change in our actions?
Our personal motivation for change will benefit from changing our beliefs/thinking instead of trying to adjust our behavior
According to Crabb, which of Maslow’s stages is the only one that involves giving rather than getting something for oneself?
self-actualization needs
The seat of reflective consciousness comprises the faculties of perception and understanding.
The conscious mind.
The part of the personality that develops and holds onto deep, reflective assumptions.
The unconscious mind.
A person’s mental and moral activity consisting of rational and emotional elements.
The heart.
The human capacity to choose behavior.
The Will
The seat of compassion in the human personality.
The Emotions
Crabb suggests the following as the best explanation (definition) of motivation:
The drive or urge to meet my needs
Those things in our life that are the means for meeting our primary needs are known as
Secondary Needs
If a person tells the counselor that they need a loving spouse, well-behaved and loving children, other people to approve of their actions, and can’t stand it when people reject them, their primary need is most likely:
Security
According to Crabb, truly effective counseling occurs when there is a change in a person’s beliefs about what they need to become ________and__________.
Significant and secure.
Crabb believes that it is often necessary for the Christian counselor to give counsel to hurting people that may increase the burdens of their life. True or False
True
Spiritual transformation occurs through the renewing of our
Minds
The ultimate goals of the typical secular counselor and the biblical counselor are the same; to help the client feel better. True or False
False
What are the three kinds of obstacles that most commonly block our goals?
unreachable goals, fear of failure, and external circumstances.
What are the three emotions that commonly arise when our goals are blocked?
guilt, resentment, and anxiety
Crabb agrees with Jay Adams’ nouthetic approach in the sense that the central goal of biblical counseling is the confrontation of sin in the life of the counseled. True or False
False
Dr. Crabb believes that problem feelings must be identified before identifying goal-oriented (problem) behavior. True or False
True
The technique that Crabb associates with clarifying biblical thinking (Stage 4) is known as the
Tape recorder technique.
Crabb asserts that biblical counseling cannot progress to Stage 6 (biblical behavior) and Stage 7 (biblical feelings) until the counselee makes a
Commitment.
Crabb states, “No ministerial staff can deal adequately with the staggering needs for individual attention and concern with the (local church) body. Nor should it even try to. The job belongs to the members of the local body.” True or False
True
