couc_506_exam_3 2021

Couc 506 Exam 3 • Question 1 4 out of 4 points Some beginning Christian counselors may be tempted to quote a quick verse, or give an easy biblical solution without delving into deeper issues in the life of the client. What caution about using the Bible in counseling might that illustrate? Selected Answer: Using the Bible as a smokescreen • Question 2 Healing prayer can best be described as: 4 out of 4 points Selected Answer: All the above • Question 3 4 out of 4 points Which answer below best describes the statement: “We can always count on God’s Word, but we must be careful of our interpretations and applications,” -- from the Five Potential Problems When Using the Bible in Christian Counseling lecture? Selected Answer: The “overconfidence” trap • Question 4 4 out of 4 points In our Christian counseling, if we want to help our client read the Bible for spiritual formation, what is true? Selected Answer: We need to help our clients develop the personal discipline to diligently approach God’s word • Question 5 The week five lecture talked about “depreciative desires” as 4 out of 4 points a hindrance to reading Scripture for spiritual formation. What would be an example of tha t hindrance in the life of a client? Selected Answer: All of these concepts were represented in the discussion of “depreciative desires” • Question 6 The lecture defines the “Trinitarian Relationship in Counseling” as: 4 out of 4 points Selected Answer: The recognition that God is the ever present part of each counseling session. • Question 7 4 out of 4 points The lectures explain that comments by the lecturer about Christian counseling are in the “soul care” tradition, and as such, spiritual formation is emphasized. Which answer below would NOT be true of Formative Reading of the Bible, as discussed in the lecture? Selected Answer: It is the same as informative reading. • Question 8 4 out of 4 points The lectures talk about the “level of risk” that different forms of prayer during counseling take. What is true from that discussion? Selected Answer: The use of meditation, as a form of prayer, or praying directly for a client insession should come after the counselor knows the client well, knows something about the spiritual history of the client, and has developed a degree of trust in the therapeutic relationship