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The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling
(Winter 2002, Vol. 56, No. 4)
[Answer 7 of 10 questions correctly to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit]

The Clergy as Advocate (Lapsley)

1. The author believes that the distressed outcry of the severely demented is a sign of probable

a. hunger

b. agitation

c. pain

d. confusion

 

Jewish Supervisees (Taylor/Zucker)

2. (Point #3) A Jew would be most likely to keep in touch with God through

a. a Rabbi

b. reading the Talmud

c. creeds

d. daily actions

 

3. (Point #4) If a non-Jewish supervisor perceives a Jewish supervisee as “competitive” and “boastful”, it may be because

a. the supervisor is more humble than the supervisee.

b. the supervisor is jealous of the supervisee.

c. the supervisee really is competitive and boastful.

d. the supervisee equates talking about his good deeds with talking about God.

 

4. (Points 5, 6,7) Jews do NOT have a problem with Jesus as

a. an historical man who was benevolent and kind

b. God walking the earth in human form.

c. the Savior who vicariously atones for our sins.

d. the mediator between God and mankind.

 

Pastoral Hermeneutics (Louw)

5. Pastoral care in an African context should become more involved in

a. supporting the development of malls and big shopping centers.

b. networking big companies with the needs of the poor.

c. encouraging personal wealth and ownership.

d. expecting God to grant more material blessings.

 

Health Care Reform (Vandecreek)

6. Pellegrino believes that health care

a. is a universal human need and common good.

b. is not a commodity.

c. should not be denied to those who cannot pay.

d. all of the above

 

Francoise Dolto (Slattery)

7. Dolto found that when her clients expressed spiritual desires, they

a. were weighed down with obligations and rules.

b. became joyful, spontaneous, and respectful.

c. distanced themselves from painful memories.

d. grew in independence and self-determination.

 

8. In Dolto’s view, other than Christ, _____ is the best western example of the “total openness” of human desires in their deepest core.

a. C.S. Lewis

b. Mother Theresa

c. Francis Assisi

d. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

9. Dolto interprets the parable of ______ to be the best summary of Jesus’ message on desire, freedom, and solidarity.

a. the Sower and the Seed

b. the Prodigal Son

c. the Mustard Seed

d. the Good Samaritan

 

10. Dolto told the mother of an illegitimate boy to

a. tell the boy who his father was so he could know he was born out of desire.

b. never tell the boy who his father was.

c. blame the father for abandoning them.

d. get married so the boy could have a father.