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The Journal of Pastoral Care (Winter 2000, Vol. 54, No. 4)
[Answer 7 of 10 questions correctly to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit]
  God Talk as Apocalyptic (Allen)
1. John J. Collins suggests that apocalyptic literature was written

a. to provide an escape from reality.

b. to help the sufferer endure present difficulties.

c. to produce fear of divine retribution.

d. to explain how evil can triumph over good.

 
2. A passage of Scripture that encourages sufferers to exhibit joy in their trials rather than depression is found in

a. Ezekiel

b. Daniel

c. Revelation

d. I Peter

 
The Gestalt of Emptiness/Receptivity (Gau)

3. A client who begins looking at the therapist rather than away is learning

a. emerging.

b. emptiness.

c. uniqueness.

d. receptivity.

 
Pastoral Counselors, Educators and Clowns (Gilliam)

4. The pastoral counselor is like a clown when the counselor

a. puts information into the client.

b. fixes the client from the outside.

c. draws out the healing resources within the client.

d. makes the client laugh.

 
Pastoral Care in A Trinitarian Perspective (Eschmann)

5. D. Bonhoeffer described “the heart of pastoral care” as

a. empathy.

b. reflective listening.

c. charismatic renewal.

d. the assurance of forgiveness.

 
Child Prostitution in Thailand (Sorajjakool)

6. Thai parents who sell their children into prostitution do so because

a. the government makes them do it.

b. they are trying to appease their god(s).

c. of their great poverty.

d. because they never wanted children in the first place.

 
7. The emotional trauma of a Thai child prostitute includes

a. a continual sense of terror.

b. self-blame.

c. crying in private.

d. all of the above.

 
8. The pastoral caregiver’s first task of recovery for these children is to

a. listen to their traumatic stories.

b. promote the expression of their opinions

c. establish safety.

d. explain that God has always loved them.

 
Psychiatric Medication (Martignetti)

9. More children are being medicated because of

a. a decline in parental discipline and boundaries.

b. less attention from working and single parents.

c. the perception that natural aggressiveness in boys is dangerous.

d. all of the above.

 
10. The client whose father had committed suicide eventually stopped using medication because

a. he learned to accept sadness without having to prove that life must always be a rich experience.

b. he reached the maximum benefits with his managed care company.

c. all of his counselors told him to stop.

d. it had cured him of his bipolar disorder.