COUC 506 Exam 2

COUC 506 Exam 2 Liberty University

1. If we take into account the Formation Field approach to spiritual formation in our counseling, what is true?
2. According to the lecture, if someone were asked: “What is spirituality?”, how would they answer if they were coming from a post-modern point of view?
3. From the lecture, when we define Christian counseling as a spiritual enterprise, what can we say?
4. One counseling benefit of Nouwen’s polarities model of spiritual formation is that we find clues as to typical counseling problems. If a client was at the “loneliness” end of the pole, he/she might be struggling with
5. Brewer’s model of spiritual formation emphasizes the necessary relationships in the life of our counselee. What is true of his approach?
6. In the context of the discussion of Christian counseling as a spiritual enterprise, the lecture talked about “receiving grace” and “refining grace.” What is the main idea behind that discussion?
7. What determines what you emphasize in counseling and the techniques you choose
8. The lecture talked about “hospitality” as one way for a counselor to respond to suffering. How might a counselor exercise hospitality?
9. What would a counselor do as an “engineer” as relates to multi-tasking in Christian counseling?
10. Which list below provides some of the best suggestionsfor building a therapeutic relationship in a Christian counseling session?
11. With regard to how a counselor’s temperament affects counseling, what can we say?
12. In providing hospitality to a suffering client, and providing solidary to him/her, what is true?
13. What propels a level of professionalism in Christian counseling?
14. When clients come to a Christian counselor expecting to have “spirituality” included in counseling, what must we keep in mind?
15. The lecture talked about internal dissonanceas one reason for personal suffering. What can we say about that?
16. In counseling suffering people, what principle is true from the lectures?
17. From the lecture discussion of the METAMORPH Grid, what is a true statement below?
18. Although a counselor cannot magically make suffering disappear, how might a counselor provide immediate relief?
19. What is the idea behind the faith tradition vs. the formation tradition in the context of spirituality; why is focusing on our formation tradition important in counseling?
20. The lectures talked about creating “free space” in the process of counseling suffering clients. What is a true statement from that discussion?
21. There is little connection between a counselor’s worldview and the theory that a counselor chooses to promote healing.
22. It is not really important that clients understand the meaning behind their suffering.
23. It is not really important that a counselor assess his/her own feelings toward a potential client.
24. With regard to attribution theory, as counselors we need to recognize that people are responsible for their own behavior but at the same time also respond to external events.
25. In counseling suffering clients, looking at body language may help you identify some of your client’s  faulty thinking about suffering.
26. Clarifying your role as a counselor can actually contribute to healing for a suffering client.
27. A purpose of the METAMORPH grid is to help a Christian counselor focus on factors that affect human behavior and emotions.
28. The counselor must assess whether the client’s view of their _________ is healthy or unhealthy.
29. In the Bible the _____________ is conceived as the writers’ attempt to sum up the various components of psychological, spiritual, and relational health in human beings, which also affect the physical aspects of life.
30. Attachment interactions in _________________ become internalized and stores in the emotional brain, providing a template for one’s core beliefs of self and others and shaping one’s adult emotional regulation styles and relationship styles.