Introduction to Psychology and Counseling: Christian Perspectives and Applications

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!

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 ContentsPreface 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