pastoral counseling exam 1

pastoral care/ counseling has been around as long as religious leaders

true

OT and NT examples of pastoral care/counseling👌🏽

Moses, David, 12 disciples, Paul

Genesis 1:26-27

Let us make man in our own image

Genesis 2:7

man formed from the dust

genesis 3:6-7

the fall when they ate the fruit

Romans 3:23

for have fallen short of the glory of God

romans 6:23

the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life

romans 10:13

for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved

2 corinthians 5:17

the old has gone the new is here

romans 12:2

do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind

mark 12:30-31

restating of deut 6:5

Dueteronomy 6:5

love the lord with all your heart, soul, mind, strength and your neighbor as yourself

what percent americans desire to be in closer with God👌🏽

82%

what percent prayed to god for help/direction in the past 24 hours👌🏽

66%

galatians 6:2👌🏽

bear one another’s burdens

what are some conclusions about adversaries

they are fallen angels?

what are names for satan in OT and NT

adversary, accuser, opponent

5 ways of spiritual attacks 👌🏽

1. temptation

2. deception

3. accusation

4. infirmary

5. posession

using information from the book and bible, how would you answer someone who asks if demons are still active today

the book talks about how they can cause fear, lie, and infirmary, and the bible talks of how paul deals with demons after jesus left

how can mental health be impacted be demonic activity

they can attack our mental health and cause infirmary in the brain, and telling lies can also lead to a lot of mental health problems

Are all depression/anxiety/metnal health issues impacted by demonic activity?

no

what does James 4:7 teach us about responding to demonic power/devil👌🏽

if you submit yourself to god and resist the devil, he has no choice but the flee from you

1 corinthians 10:3-6👌🏽

They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.

Mark 16:15-18

go into all the world and preach the gospel, drive out demons, speak in new tongues, the snakes, healing

what are the spiritual gifts imparted through the Holy Spirit in 1 corinthians 12👌🏽

wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miraculous powers, prophecy, discernment, speaking in other languages, interpretation of tongues

what is the “best” spiritual gift?

none?

what is an example of mental illness recognition in OT and NT (example and scripture reference)👌🏽

John 10:20 - jesus accused of having a demon and being insane

what does it mean if there is “continuum” of mental health issues

not everyone’s experiences are the same with mental health

areas of underlying inter-related causes👌🏽

psychological - cognitive, spiritual - demonic, biological - genetic, social-environmental

what must we help others consider when referring to sin as cause of mental disorder

can be a result of my direct sin, another’s direct sin, indirect result of anothers sin, or simply living in a sinful world

what and where in scripture are examples of God and Jesus specifically healing using accepted helping practices of the day👌🏽

in 2 kings 20:1-7, king hezekiah was dying and isaiah instructed the king to put a “cake of figs” on the boil

helping ABBCDEFG👌🏽

deal with Affect, Body, Behavior, Cognition, Divine, Environment, Fam/friends/relation, ‘Get up and Go”

1 in ___ church folk wrestle with mental health issues

4

_____ % of people in gallup poll say religious faith is very important👌🏽

72

____ % want faith brought into counseling process👌🏽

80

what are 5 things a church community offers hurting people👌🏽

1. hope that transcends circumstances

2. holistic view of humans

3. accessibility

4. supportive community

what are the “5 gospels”

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, You

what are needed parts of a mental health equipped church

• clergy mental health training

• collaborative professional relationships

• congregational education and awareness

• pastoral care team

• support groups

• sunday morning

• special populations

• prevention

make your presence a ____, not a _____

gift, burden

what are some ways to be a safe/show presence inside and outside?

grace, humility, and patience—listening without judgment, resisting easy answers, and choosing faithful presence over fixing

what is counseling AAA👌🏽

Attending (presence)

Active listening (content, emotions, meaning)

Appropriate responding

what is SOLER👌🏽

Shoulder

Open posture

Lean forward

Eye contact

Relax

what are 3 things we should listen for when helping and caring👌🏽

1. pain without reason

2. meaning beneath the words

3. what kind of presence they need

what is the difference between a paraphrase and a summary

paraphrase: restating a shorter piece of work in your own words

summary: taking the main points from a larger work

what is the purpose of reflection of feeling

makes them feel seen and safe to be honest, trusting you to help them grow

why is silence a good response often

you don’t always need to say something, they might just need you to listen

Ephesians 6:10-18

the full armor of God

psalms 102:1-9

david being super depressed lowkey

common cold of mental disorders

depression

women 2x likely to

have a depressive episode

___% of population in churches struggle with depression

20-25

leading cause of disability in the US

depression

what age struggle with depression the most statistically

20-45

symptoms of depression

no mood, obsessive thoughts, weight fluctuating, weird speech, irritability, sleep fluxing,

major depressive disorder👌🏽

2 WEEKS depressed mood, most frequently diagnosed adult disorder

dysthymic disorder👌🏽

2 or more YEARS depressed mood more days than not

PMS

postpartum depression, low percentage

Bipolar 1👌🏽

manic episodes more prevalent

Bipolar 2👌🏽

depressive episodes more prevalent

causes of bipolar 1 and 2

bio, phys, personality, spiritual, interpersonal, environmental

assessment of bipolar questions

1. How long felt depressed?

2. What was happening in your life when you first became

depressed?

3. Have you been depressed before?

4. Do you have a family history of depression?

5. Have you felt depressed before?

6. Do you have difficulty concentrating?

7. Have you lost interest in activities?

8. Have you noticed changes in sleep/eat patterns?

9. Are you feeling guilty or fearful about anything?

10. Have you had any thoughts of hurting yourself/suicide?

helping depression👌🏽

affect, behavior, cognition, spiritual levels 

helping bipolar

enhance protective, reduce risk factors

bible example of bipolar or depression👌🏽

David was depressed in Psalms when running away from his opposers

what disease is used to teach of pain

leporasy

just-world phenomenon

the thought that the world is fair and just, and people get what they deserve

injustice gap

the gap between what people think is fair and what is realistic

stained planet

the idea that our planet is bad because of sin and we live in it - yancy

god is present helping not hurting

yancy

where is the church/where am i when people hurt

yancy

what can i find even in this? ‘to what end”

yancy

not always answers but always hope

yancy

faith includes supernatural but also dependent trust

yancy

let history finish, Jesus kept the scars

yancy

let resurrections changes everything

yancy

presence, care not always cure

yancy

empathy

suffering with someone

hope

good and needed for depression?

anger toward inward

depression

god gives us tools

medicine

‘you just want to get out of the dark’

depression? - chonda pierce

stigma

is bad?

you want to look at the body of christ and tell the truth and be told “i love you the way that you are and we are with you”

yancy

jesus gives us each other

ture - chonda pierce

SAD

seasonal affective disorder

when we share, we find others there too

chonda pierce

what is the ‘therapeutic triad’ 👌🏽

counselor, counselee, god