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The Journal of Pastoral Care (Spring 2001, Vol. 55, No. 1)
[Answer 7 of 10 questions correctly to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit]
  Prayer and Fasting (Duncombe)
1. Reverend Duncombe fasted because
a. he wanted immediate publicity.
b. he had never fasted before.
c. his doctor told him it was safe.
d. he wanted members of Congress to actually meet a starving person.
 
2. Upon reflection, the author suggests that a missing element in ministry is
a. prayer.
b. fasting.
c. risk-taking.
d. money.
 
3. On October 25, 2000, Congress passed funding for debt forgiveness totaling
a. $75 million.
b. $123 million.
c. $300 million.
d. $435 million.
 
Care for the Caregiver (Pullman)
4. The authors provided support for nursing home staff who
a. had to withdraw food and water from a resident.
b. had to work short-handed in a crowded facility.
c. suffered from exhaustion and burn-out.
d. were too emotionally detached in their work.
 
5. This particular nursing home staff responded just like
a. emergency room nurses.
b. intensive care nurses.
c. problem-solvers.
d. family members.
 
Conversion Therapy Revisited (Rosik)
6. The best candidates for conversion therapy are those who
a. are HIV positive.
b. freely want to change their sexual orientation.
c. had forced sex.
d. have considered suicide.
 
7. In contrast to heterosexual men, homosexual men have
a. later birth orders.
b. more distant father-son relationships.
c. higher rates of childhood sexual abuse.
d. all of the above.
 
8. The author compares opposing conversion therapy to opposing efforts to promote
a. weight loss.
b. sobriety.
c. spiritual growth.
d. self-control.
 
9. When using conversion therapy with a willing client, the author proposes classifying their condition as ____ in the DSM-IV Manual.
a. 313.82
b. 309.28
c. 296.00
d. a V code
 
Collaborative Supervisory Model (Hill)
10. From The Prodigal Son story, pastoral counselors and ministers are most like
a. the compassionate father.
b. the returning son.
c. the elder son.