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Introduction to Psychology and Counseling: Christian Perspectives and Applications

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This is a tremendous book for those interested in Christian counseling. I already own one; I'm buying another for my father who is a pastoral counselor. I am currently a counseling graduate student at John Brown University and the variety of subject material that this book covers is simply amazing. It is by far my favorite counseling book, and I have read dozens. It does not knock science, as unfortunately some Christian counseling theorists do. It recognizes scientific truths, while remaining true to the Bible.

From the physical basis to counseling modalities, this is the obvious textbook of choice for schools desiring to teach psychology from a Christian viewpoint. This is great for upper division high school or a general course for college students.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction to Psychology 2. The Biological Basis of Behavior 3. Sensation and Preception 4. Emotions 5. Motivation 6. Learning 7. Memory, Cognition, and Self-Esteem 8. Intelligence 9. Social Psychology 10. Child Development 11. Adolescent and Adult Development 12. Personality 13. The Psychology of Religion 14. Abnormal Psychology 15. Psychotherapy and Personal Counseling 16. Group and Family Counseling Afterword Appendix: Self-Change Projects Glossary Index of Names Index of Subjects

This book is a must for all biblical, pastoral, and clinician counselors. This work is not only scholarly put together, but it goes beyond the norm by giving the student indepth analyses to the brain, mood disorders, and historical facts and data. There are several citations through out, which also includes thoughts and conclusions reached by secular psychologists, and psychiatrists.

They discuss demon posession, and methods and approaches to counseling. This book should be a must for every bible college, and seminary that offers professional, pastoral, or biblical counseling as a pursuient.

Well done!

I bought this as a possible textbook for a Christian-based highschool psych class. It is an excellent resource, well-written, but it was too technical for my needs. It is great to have as a reference.

If only this book went more in-depth for what I needed...This was from a wonderful Christian perspective. However, it just wasn't as in-depth as I wanted, especially for the price. If only there was more in-depth info. on subject from same authors.

Note: I just bought this book for personal research. If this is required readng for your class, count yourself blessed, for sure!

After reading the earlier edition, I have found this newer edition to be so much more user friendly. This is an excellent reference book that could be added to any library.

If you are looking for an introduction to counseling from a Christian perspective this is a great book to start with. It was used in a psychology college course and I found the material to be interesting and informative. The authors did a great job at showing the different views and theories within psychology and didn't only share their own opinion.

I was amused to see two reviews mention the subject of demon-posession as a pro or a con towards the book. That was not what this book was about and the section they mention is just a tiny part of the book. They in no way implied that all mentally ill people are demon posessed.

As a textbook, this book was easy to read and not boring. It's always refreshing to see an easy to read handbook on psychology.

This is an excellent book that will give the reader a basic insight into the major topics of psychology. I would recommend this book for Christian leaders to read because it provides a Christian perspective on pyschological findings that would contribute to ones counselling proficiency.

I used this book in one of my classes in Theology School; it was not too heavy on the jargon and gave just enough information with the aid of the tutor for a budding pastor or counsellor. The slant was not heavily on the christian side and so the information was purely objective. It is not a book for every day light reading or is it for the psychology major.