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Midterm Exam Flashcards

1
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What is the conversation where one party with questions, problems, and trouble seeks assistance from someone they believe has answers, solutions, help

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Counseling

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T/F - As a Christian our counseling should be nouthetic

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true

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What is the form of evangelical protestant pastoral counseling based upon conservative evangelical interpretation of the Bible. It repudiates mainstream psychology and psychiatry as humanistic, calling those methods radically secular

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Nouthetic counseling

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The Greek word ‘noutheto’ means?

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to admonish

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Nouthetic counseling was renamed what around 1993

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Biblical Counseling

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What is the aim of nouthetic counseling

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to effect change in the counseled by encouraging greater conformity to the principles of Scripture

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What are the 5 things we are saying when we say our counseling is ‘nouthetic’

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1) the Bible is our guidebook in the counseling process
2) The counselor should be a believer of Jesus Christ
3) Our counseling should lead to change for the counselee
4) Psychology should not be synthesized with our methods of help
5) Admonishing with the knowledge of hope should be presented

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What is the goal in our counseling

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is a heart transformation and relational restoration (2 Cor. 5:12-21)

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What is the method of our counseling

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is truth in the context of grace (John 1:14)

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What is the focus of our counseling

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is the mind, will, and emotions

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Our focus in counseling also needs 3 things…

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1) A renewed mind (Romans 12:1-2)
2) A Submitted will
3) Emotions controlled by the Spirit

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What is the target of our counseling

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is beyond some type of behavioral change, but rather a motivation to strengthen the inner man of the individual

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13
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What are the tools of our counseling

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Are the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the community of God

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14
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What is the first theological foundational truth in our counseling

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Hope

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Why is hope so important/foundational in our counseling

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Because if we cannot offer hope, we are in trouble

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16
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What is a confident expectation and desire of something good in the future

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Hope

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17
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What is the second theological foundational truth in our counseling

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The Church

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18
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T/F Counseling should be done through the local church

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True

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What are the three reason that the local church is so important in the counseling process

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1) The church must develop ‘A culture of Care’
2) The church should be training spiritual counselors
3) Remember - the church is the ‘pillar and the ground of truth’

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20
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What is the third theological foundational truth in our counseling

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The Bible must be opened

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T/F - Biblical counselors believe in the sufficiency of Scripture

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True

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What is the state of being adequate - the Bible is all we need to equip us for a life of faith and service

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Sufficiency

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What are the 4 things that the Bible will accomplish when it is used properly

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1) It will TEACH us the standard for faith and life
2) It will CONVICT us
3) It will CORRECT the individual
4) It will begin to TRAIN us to do right (1 Timothy 4:7-8)

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What are the 5 Biblical counseling view issues through the lens of Scripture

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1) Explanation - What does the text say
2) Interpretation - What does the text mean within its context
3) Illustration - How can I illustrate what I’m trying to catch
4) Application - How can you help someone live the text
5) Exhortation - How can you encourage people to change

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25
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What are the 4 reasons that our counseling should be counseling

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1) B/c not all counseling that proposes to be Biblical truly is
2) B/c not all of us need to be growing, as Biblical counselors
3) B/c all of us need counsel - in many areas of life
4) Our counseling must be grounded in scripture

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26
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What are the 6 things that make Biblical counseling theological

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1) God defines what it is to be a human being and de describes that in his Word
2) God knows what is wrong with us and diagnoses the problem in the Bible
3) God always has a prescription to the problems of our lives - and reveals them to us in Scriptures
4) His prescription for the wrongs within us are not open for debate
5) What is wrong with us is what God says is wrong with us
6) We must have a theological vision of reality, as it relates to finding the solutions to life’s problems

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27
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Who was the author of ‘Ready to Restore’

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Jay Adams

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Who is the author of ‘Finally Free’ and the guy we watched in a video the first couple of days of class

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Heath Lambert

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29
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T/F - Not all Christians should counsel

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False

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30
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T/F - Not all Christians can counsel

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True

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31
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We must be _______ Christians

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Word-filled

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32
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We must all _______ our brothers and sisters in Christ

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Restore

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33
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Remember - our restoring is for ________ in the Body of Christ

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usefulness

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34
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T/F - God has called us to a ministry of searching out potential counseling cases

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False

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35
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If we are ‘looking’ for cases to counsel we are called what

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a Busybody

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36
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Our task is to do ____ - in the area of counseling - as the opportunity arises

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good

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37
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T/F - Counseling is neither easy nor simple

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True

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38
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T/F - The key is how counseling is done - this is vital

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true

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39
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The ultimate goal of our counseling should be to…

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TO GLORIFY GOD

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40
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What does it mean TO GLORIFY GOD

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to make Him known

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41
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What three things does counseling involve

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1) Change
2) Confrontation
3) Concern

42
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What is our aim in counseling

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change

43
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Confrontation implies what…

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that personal, verbal, face-to-face contact to help that individual change

44
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T/F - Concern should always be an element in place when counseling

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True

45
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The goal of all Christian counseling is ___________ leading to restoration to use

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Scriptural change

46
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We believe that the Bible is all ______

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sufficient

47
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Theology Proper

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God the Father

48
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Christology

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God the Son

49
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Pneumatology

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God the Holy Spirit

50
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Bibliology

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the study of God’s word

51
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Anthropology

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Creation/Humanity

52
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Hamartiology

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Doctrine of sin

53
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Soteriology

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Doctrine of Salvation

54
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Eschatology

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Doctrine of end times

55
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What are the 6 levels of the Theological Pyramid (bottom to top)

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1) Canon
2) Hermeneutics
3) Exegesis
4) Biblical Theology
5) Systematic Theology
6) Practical Theology

56
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What says that as we counsel, we must understand what the Word of God says, it requires the counselor to come prepared knowing the word

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Canon

57
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What says that the words of the Bible are inspired, therefore when presenting truth to counselees, we must always use the words to offer hope

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Hermeneutics

58
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What says a proper theology of Scripture will bring lasting hope to our counselees, we are all sinners, and b/c of this, sin’s effect on the mind can shew our thinking and reasoning

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Exegsis

59
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What says God’s word is meant to be derived and understood by any growing believer, remember what do we, as believers, have, that the world does not have

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Biblical Theology

60
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What says that the Bible is sufficient, it effects the thinker’s presuppositions about himself, the world, and God. The Bible must have functional control in our life. It must be active and we must allow it to control every area in our life

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Practical Theology

61
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What are the 7 core elements of Biblical Counseling

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1) God must be the center our counseling
2) Our commitment to God has epistemological consquences
3) Sin, in all its dimensions is the primary problem counselors must deal with
4) The Gospel of Jesus Christ is always the answer
5) The change process counseling must aim at is progressive sanctification
6) The situational difficulties people face are not the random cause of problems in living
7) Counseling is fundamentally a pastoral activity and must be church based

62
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T/F - You and I have to be perfect to counsel

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False, we don’t have to be prefect

63
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T/F - The Christian cannot counsel alone

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True, we must have the help of the Holy Spirit

64
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Always tell the _____ to those you counsel

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truth

65
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T/F - You can counsel the lost

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False, you cannot

66
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What is the word that should be used for counseling unbelievers

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Pre-counseling

67
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What is Pre-Counseling

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it is the the task of presenting Christ to the believer

68
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What is the 8 step Counseling Process

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1) Your counselee should fill out a PDI
2) Go over the PDI shortly after you begin the first meeting
3) Ask the question, What is your problem?
4) Hope should be generated through this counseling session
5) Your first session is to gather info about the problem(s) you need to address
6) Give homework for the counselee to work for the next session
7) Call for a commitment from the counselee
8) Direct counselee to put Christ in His right place

69
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T/F - Problems won’t be solved in the first counseling session

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True

70
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What are the 4 steps to Data Gathering

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1) Know why people come for counseling
2) You must have extensive questioning of the counselee as you begin to help them
3) Get to the root of the discovering problem patterns
4) Learn to implement listening in the counseling session

71
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What is a PDI

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Personal Date Inventory Form

72
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T/F - We should ask ‘what’ type questions instead ‘why’ type questions

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True

73
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Who was the founder of “depth psychology”

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Sigmund Freud

74
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What were the three aspects of “depth psychology”

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1) ID
2) Ego
3) Superego

75
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Sigmund Freud was known for

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‘Couch’ counseling

76
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Who saw man as an instinct-ruled beast dominated primarily by the drivers of sex and aggression

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Sigmund Freud

77
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What did Freud create

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psychoanalysis

78
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What is a technique that involves the patient lying on a couch and free-associating

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psychoanalysis

79
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Who believed that people didn’t possess souls and was a metaphysical materialist

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Freud

80
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Who was a professing atheist and believed people have no purpose or meaning in life

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B.F. Skinner

81
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Who was known for “Behaviorism” psychology

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B.F. Skinner

82
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Who was a professor of psychology at Harvard from 1958-1974

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B.F. Skinner

83
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What did B.F. Skinner believe in

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Positive reinforcement

84
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Who was known for coming up for inventing time

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B.F. Skinner

85
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Who had a picture of a shovel on the handout

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Freud

86
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Who had a picture of a lab coat

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B.F. Skinner

87
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Who was known for “mirror counseling”

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Carl Rodgers

88
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Who coined the word “counseling”

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Carl Rodgers

89
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Carl Rodgers developed the ideas of what

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1) Self-esteem
2) Self-worth

90
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Rogers saw humans as what

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good and perfectible

91
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Who wrote a book called, ‘A Way of Being’

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Carl Rodgers

92
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Who was known for messing with Ouija boards

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Carl Rodgers

93
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What are the 4 possible goals of counseling

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1) is to make the counselee happy
2) Is it to make you - the counselor happy
3) Is it just to give Biblical data
4) Is it to see Biblical change in a life

94
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What are the 4 ways we should view other philosophies

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1) We should reject integration
2) Counseling is always theological
3) Beliefs about humankind, God, and values always enter into our counseling
4) All counseling derives from some type of worldview

95
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What are the 6 ways to should respect to the counselee as the counselor

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1) S- Squared Shoulders
2) O - Open Stance
3) L- Lean Forward Slightly
4) V- Vocal Quality
5) E - Eye Contact
6) R - Relational Posture

96
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What does squared shoulders (S) mean

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face counselee in a way that indicates you are alert and giving them all your attention

97
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What does open stance mean

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relax your arms, hands, and shoulders as if you are saying, “I am here to receive whatever you want to communicate. You have access to me.”

98
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What does lean forward slightly mean

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this shows interest in what the person is saying to you

99
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What does vocal quality mean

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maintain a volume and intensity in your speech that is neither abrasive nor hard to hear. Always let your voice reflect tenderness and compassion, rather than anger and irritation

100
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What does eye contact mean

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look at people, especially when they are speaking. Don’t stare at people that results in them feeling uncomfortable

101
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What does relational posture mean

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coordinate all your body, head, and facial movements in a way that is most conducive to the comfort of the counselee. Your posture should not be stiff and robotic, but neither should it be so totally relaxed that the person thinks you are about to go to sleep.
a. Be approachable as you deal with people
b. The counselee has to be approachable

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