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The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling
(Spring 2003, Vol. 57, No. 1)
[Answer 7 of 10 questions correctly to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit]

Pastoral Counseling and Pastoral Care (O’Connor)

1. From Table 1, whose pastoral care and counseling is rooted in a solution-focused brief approach?

a. Howard Clinebell

b. Don Browning

c. Debra Hunsinger

d. Howard Stone

 

First Look (Perry)

2. The author recommends which of the following solutions for reducing clergy stress?

a. teaching effective self-care

b. “cheerleading” by denominational officials

c. strengthening clergy marriages

d. all of the above

 

Blended Families (Zucker)

3. Parents with several offspring oftentimes are more _____ about child rearing than parents with one child.

a. obsessive

b. unrealistic

c. relaxed

d. defensive

 

4. Elizabeth decided to ____ her family problems.

a. take charge of

b. not fix

c. criticize

d. expose

 

Homelessness (Belgum)

5. Mayor Koch’s survey of New York City showed 40% of the homeless coming from

a. mental health hospitals.

b. single-parent families.

c. families on welfare.

d. abusive families.

 

6. If a homeless person asks for money for food, the author suggests to

a. go ahead and give it to him.

b. offer to buy him a meal instead.

c. direct him to the nearest welfare agency.

d. get him alone so he can tell his story.

 

Dragon Talk (Lai)

7. Chinese social behavior is best explained by a person’s effort to avoid

a. losing face.

b. isolation.

c. poverty.

d. depression.

 

8. Which IS a characteristic of Chinese culture?

a. laughing at one’s own mistakes

b. talking about personal feelings

c. waiting for assistance from others

d. reaching for distant food items at a meal

 

Rolling Away the Stone (Jeal)

9. A recommended Biblical response to post-abortion women is found in

a. Romans 3:23 “all have sinned”

b. Romans 6:23 “the wages of sin is death”

c. Romans 7:24 “wretched man that I am”

d. Romans 8:1 “no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus”

 

10. Pastor Margaret told Maureen that

a. life begins at conception.

b. her baby was just a “clump of cells”.

c. her baby’s soul was safe with God.

d. abortion is a sin.