BC 241 Fundamentals of Counseling Test 3

Mazak, BJU

What are the five steps of helping people change?

gather information, determine the problem, work on change, give hope, give homework

What is the key to counseling?

change

What are two ways we can gather information?

listening & language

What differentiates a wise person from a foolish person (Prov. 17:27-28)

A wise person will be quick to listen and slow to speak, and a foolish person will be quick to speak and slow to listen

How should we listen?

carefully, with the goal of understanding

What should we NOT do when listening to the counselee?

minimize what they say (take them seriously!)

Remember that there are at least ____ sides to every story

two

Never assume what, in the context of listening?

that you know the whole truth

What kind of language should we NOT use?

psychological labels or lingo (i.e. paranoia, phobia)

Why shouldn't we use psychological language?

terms are often vague and/or unbiblical

If you're not sure where to begin when counseling, what should you do?

ask 4 key questions

What are Adams' 4 key questions you should ask?

1. What's your problem
2. What have you done about it?
3. What would you like me to do about it?
4. Is there anything else I should know?

What's an example of a structured informational form some biblical counselors use?

Personal Data Inventory

What should you always check first about the counselee?

if they're a believer

What should you focus on when gathering information?

the facts (try to stay away from "why" questions)

Pay attention to both what is said (__ data) and how it is said (_ data).

core

halo

What should you do if you take notes in counseling?

keep confidential

Don't ignore _ counselee language

inaccurate (i.e. "That's just the way I am")

Seek to determine the ____ behind vague statements

facts (i.e. "I've tried everything"…well what have you tried?)

Should we hold counselees responsible for their sinful actions?

yes

Is biblical counseling concerned with all levels of problems?

yes

What's the ABCD model for organizing information?

Feeling level (Affect or emotion)
Doing level (Behavior)
Thinking level (Cognition)
Heart level (Desire)

Is biblical counseling shallow?

no, psychological counseling is

We often incorrectly refer to "___" problems?

emotional

What's the problem with "emotional" problems?

most of the time our emotions work fine, it's difficult to directly change our emotions

Are emotions subjective or objective?

subjective

What are the 3 components of emotions?

biological arousal, cognitive appraisal, behavioral expression

Emotions are closely tied to what 2 things?

thinking and doing

What influences how we feel?

what we do, what we think, and the interaction of what we do and think

How we feel influences what?

what we do and think

How do we change what we feel?

change what we think and do

What we really desire is what we set our ____ on

heart

What's important to us is that which we ??

treasure (Matt. 6:21)

What we treasure most indicates where what is?

our heart

Counseling problems are typically what kind of problems?

heart

Where does our thinking and doing originate?

heart

If Christians are supposed to worship God with all of their heart, when do problems arise?

when we desire things more than we desire God

What's our main problem?

idolatry

What kind of disorders are counseling problems?

worship

What verse supports the idea that only God can ever truly satisfy?

Jeremiah 2:13

God describes Himself as the fountain of what?

living waters

Anything we look to in place of God is a what? (Jer. 2:13)

a broken cistern

What are some questions that help identify the broken cisterns in our lives, and the lives of others?

1. What's the one thing you really desire to have/do?
2. What really makes your day a great day?
3. What really ruins your day?
4. What one thing do you worry about/fear the most?
5. What do you spend most of your time thinking about?

Anything less than a change of heart is and creates hypocrites or __

superficial

Pharisees

Be familiar with the chart on pg. 72

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Sanctification is the work of who?

God

Sanctification is NOT the result of what 3 things?

self-help, self-discipline, will-power

Are all three members of the Trinity involved in sanctification?

yes

Does man participate in sanctification since it's the work of God?

yes

What movement denies the idea that man participates in his sanctification?

deeper life (ex. Spurgeon and spirituotherapy)

The deeper life movement stresses _ and emphasizes slogans like "let go and let God."

passivity

The Bible teaches (Rom. 12:1-2, Eph. 6:10) that sanctification is active or passive?

active

The Bible is full of _, which direct us to change and grow continaully.

direct commands

Is Christian growth an option?

no, it's a privilege

What things does the Bible compare the effort of growing to?

racing & boxing (1 Cor. 9:24-27), warfare (Eph. 6:10-12), fighting the good fight & finishing the course (2 Tim. 4:7)

Sanctification is different from what other doctrine, since it's the work of God and man?

regeneration

What are the two parts to the process of change/sanctification?

putting off and putting on

What's the key passage regarding putting off and putting on (sanctification process)?

Ephesians 4:22 (put off) - 24 (putting on)

Putting off is similar to what analogy?

removing clothing

The old self is everything that we are apart from Christ, prior to what?

salvation

Since believers have been saved, they don't actually have an old man still, but they can still what?

digress to old behavior

In order to practically put off the characteristics of the old man we must

1. _ of our sinfulness
2. specific sins
3. specific sins
4. of specific sins

1. repent
2. identify
3. confess
4. repent

Repentance is a change of ____ reflected in a change of _____

mind

behavior

Confession isn't merely saying, "I'm sorry," it involves what?

seeking forgiveness

The Bible is profitable for doctrine, which means what?

teaching us what is sin

The Bible is also profitable for reproof/conviction, which means what?

declaring that we are guilty

Putting off/putting on is often referred to what principle?

replacement

What analogy is used to illustrate putting on?

putting on clothing

What is the new self?

what a person is in Christ, in the likeness of God

What characterizes the new self?

righteousness, true holiness

By God's grace and the Spirit's power we must do what two things?

discipline ourselves to live godly and practice living godly

What are four other key passages besides Ephesians 4 that mention the putting off/putting on replacement principle?

Romans 13:12-14, Hebrews 12:1-2, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1-3

What does Romans 13:12-14 say we should put off and put on?

put off works of darkness and put on the armor of light & the Lord Jesus Christ

What does Hebrews 12:1-2 say we should put off and put on?

put off all sin (weight) and put on running the race with our gaze fixed on Jesus

What does James 1:21 say we should put off and put on?

put off all filthiness (moral filth) & superfluity of naughtiness and put on the Word (engrafted)

What does 1 Peter 2:1-3 say we should put off and put on?

put off malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander and put on the desire for the Word

The goal of desire is to make the Lord _

first

The goal of cognition is to make the Lord first in what we _

think

The goal of behavior is to make the Lord first in what we _

do

The goal of affect is experience

joy (a fruit of the Spirit)

Renewing the mind refers to putting off what and putting on what?

old man's way of thinking

new man's way of thinking

What two key verses refer to renewing the mind?

Eph. 4:23, Romans 12:2

To renew is to what?

make new again (restore to original condition)

A renewed mind can only happen when the of Christ richly dwells in us

Word

what does dwells mean?

to be at home

How do we renew our minds?

meditation

What does meditation mean?

purposely ponder

What is the goal of meditation?

obedience

What are the results of obedience according to Psalm 1 and Joshua 1?

happiness, stability, fruitfulness, prosperity, success

What are 3 questions we should ask when reading the Scriptures?

what does it say? so what (what does it mean)? now what (how does it apply to me)?

Is meditation or memorization more important?

meditation

What is the definition of biblical hope?

confident expectation (not belief in chance)

Telling a person that he's mentally ill or sick actually does what?

takes away hope

Does medication for mental illness address the problem or its symptoms or both?

only the symptoms

"you were just born this way" takes away hope because of what reason?

can't change DNA

What did God do immediately after the first sin?

gave Adam and Eve the promise of the Gospel (Gen. 3:15)