HSCO 506 Exam 1 Study Guide

HSCO 506 Exam 1 Study Guide HSCO 506 Exam 1 study guide Question 1 5 out of 5 points In the discussion on worldview, the lecture contrasted the “modern” and the “post-modern” worldview. If one held the post- modern worldview, which would be true? Selected Answer: One should use personal experiences as a guide to what is right/wrong. Question 2 5 out of 5 points The lecture talked about levels of integration. What is an incorrect statement from that discussion? Selected Answer: We should focus solely on the cognitive process of how we are discovering truth, rather than how we are living as a counselor. Question 3 5 out of 5 points The lecture emphasized that the way we interpret behavior has a lot to do with our worldview, and a lot to do with our expectations of our clients. What is true based on the lecture discussion? Selected Answer: The worldview of most secular psychologists would suggest that a primary reason for personal problems is a lack of coping skills. Question 4 5 out of 5 points “Imago Dei” is an important concept in the study of integration, and was mentioned in the lectures. This term refers to Selected Answer: the quality that allows human beings to resemble God the Creator. Question 5 5 out of 5 points For the Christian counselor, epistemology, according to the lecture Selected Answer: would suggest that truth can be discovered through logic, rational discourse,empirical methods, and/or special revelation found in Scripture. Question 1 5 out of 5 points From the lecture discussion on ways of knowing truth, what can we say? Selected Answer: There is a link between our worldview and what ways of knowing (epistemological methods) that we accept and reject. Question 2 5 out of 5 points The lectures in week one referred to Jay Adams (the founder of Nouthetic counseling) when discussing the biblical foundation/worldview of Christian counseling. What did the lecture emphasize in that discussion, based on Adam’s perspective? Selected Answer: We may gain insights from psychology and psychological theories, but God’s word is still our primary authority and our “lens” to view other sources. Question 3 5 out of 5 points The lecture emphasized that the way we interpret behavior has a lot to do with our worldview, and a lot to do with our expectations of our clients. What is true based on the lecture discussion? Selected Answer: The worldview of most secular psychologists would suggest that a primary reason for personal problems is a lack of coping skills. Question 4 5 out of 5 points The lectures provided a brief introduction to the models of integration (based on Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture). What did we learn from that introduction? Selected Answer: One criticism of the colonialist’s position is that adherents would use certain psychological principles or theories but would not admit the necessity for empirical verification of the psychology “findings.” Question 1 5 out of 5 pointsFinish this comparative key phrases with the correct sets of words: theology is to psychology as . is to