1. What is psychology and what does it claim to be and do.

2. What is the definition of emprircism?

3. What are some problems that arrise when applying this definition to humanity?

4. What are some other problems when dealing with empiricism?

5. How is empiricism utilized in the DSM?

6. How should we discern as we read psychological information?

7. Final thoughts on opportunity cost?

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How do we handle despair biblically?

Biblical hope in all affliction from 2 Corinthians 1.

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1. God glorifying change as a key tenet of biblical counseling.

2. Where do we get the concept that sanctification is the primary aim in biblical counseling?

3. What texts come to mind when thinking about not adding to God's Word in counseling?

4. Why do we see sanctification as such an important issue when considering helping others in counseling?

5. Where do we see people substituting other ideas for sanctification?

6. What is the goal of biblical counseling and how does that determine the methods we use?

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1. Why should counselors be careful when sharing the Gospel?

2. What are the potential pitfalls?

3. How can our mishandling of the Gospel harm someone?

4. How can counselors avoid some of these pitfalls?

5. What resources have helped you?

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What is a biblical understanding of discontentment?

What are common factors that contribute to discontentment?

What are the dangers of not dealing with discontentment biblically?

What are good resources on discontentment?

How can the counselor or pastor think through discontentment?

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1. Who is Bessel Van der kolk?

2. What is the concept of the body keeps the score?

3. What is dissasociation and how do we think about it?

4. How does Van der Kolk utilizes the concept of re-experiencing unresolved trauma?

5. How is Van der Kolk impacted by LeDoux and darwinsim?

6. How does Van der Kolk understand dysregulation?

7. How do we account for different responses if these things genuinely are stored in the body?

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1. What is CPTSD?

2. Why was CPTSD excluded from the DSM IV and DSM V?

3. How did Freud influence Judith Herman?

4. What halted this movement in the 80s and 90s?

5. What is Judith Herman's view of a recovery model?

6. What is ACEs and how is it being used today?

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1. How does salvation relate to the mind?

2. How does sanctification and the mind interact spiritually?

3. How does salvation and sanctification affect our understanding of mental health remedies?

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1. How did this book come about?

2. What is the crisis in the mental health currently?

3. How did we get to this place?

4. What is the solution?

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1. What are the weaknesses of the construct of the DSM?

2. What are some of the financial issues surrounding the use of the DSM?

3. What are the weaknesses of the worldviews surrounding the DSM?

4. Is the DSM a "bible" for the counseling world?

5. What are you hoping people walk away with after reading your book?

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