Christian Counseling

Introduction to Psychology 03

The Biological Basis of Behavior 04

Memory, Cognition, and Self-Esteem 07

Adolescent & Adult Development 08

The Psychology of Religion 09

Psychotherapy & Personal Counseling 10

The Christian Counselor’s Manual 11

The Psychology of Counseling 14

Christian counselors, or nouthetic counselors, use a Biblical frame of reference or worldview as their textbook of truth. From its pages all ideology concerning psychological counseling are derived. The counseling texts under consideration here are written by individuals who share such a worldview. However, many nouthetic or Christian counselors do apply classic psychotherapeutic approaches in combination with their interpretation of the Bible as the sole, valid source of truth. Nonetheless, all classic psychotherapies are modified to be in alignment with Biblical truths since Christian counselors do n

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authors. When discussing Freud’s psychosexual stages of development, they use it as proof that homosexuality is a conditioned response. Piaget’s theory of development is also aligned with Christian perspective in that the authors argue parents should not expect children that are too young to be able to make a decision regarding the acceptance of Christ, much like in the chapter on brain development they believed some concepts of Christianity may not be comprehended by individuals who have not yet developed some aspects of their brain, “Most children raised in godly homes have a natural curiosity and interest in becoming Christians, but parents should not expect a decision for Christ until later.” Adolescent and Adult Development The stages of adolescent and adult development covered in this chapter are also redirected as being an affirmation of Christian values and concepts, or, of at least being useful to promote them. For example, since children are naturally rebellious and confused during their identity formation in adolescence, the authors argue a kindler-gentler approach is best used in the promotion of Christian ideology to influence behavior at this point, “The parents and church need to guide young people, encouragin
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