Theory Critique 1 - Adams and Backus Anonymous Graduate Student Liberty University Theory Critique I – Adams and Backus There exist several theories among Christian counselors which attempt to incorporate the Word of God into the counseling process. This critique will examine the theories and beliefs of Dr. Jay E. Adams as outlined in his book‚ How to Help People Change‚ as well as the work by William Backus and Marie Chapian as presented in their book‚ Telling Yourself
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Theory Critique: Cloud and Townsend B. J. Liberty University Theory Critique: Cloud and Townsend Summary Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend (1999) have created a comprehensive work titled Boundaries in Marriage. In this book they have outlined what boundaries are and what can be done to create healthy boundaries within a marriage. First‚ let’s look at the definition of boundaries. Cloud & Townsend (1999) define this as “a property line” (p. 17). In other words in a marriage it is a set of
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The Catholic church is right: the condom is no cure for Aids in Africa Today‚ everybody in developed world has heard (at least once) about HIV/Aids as the virus is spread all over the world. And as it is global‚ the fact that people in poorer countries are more likely to suffer from HIV/Aids may appear quite logical because the technology and/or medicine is less advanced in those countries. It might seem rather paradoxical‚ however‚ an absence of technological/medical opportunities can
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A CRITIQUE OF THE BEHAVIOURAL THEORIES OF LEARNING One of the most debated issues in psychology pertains to the nature and meaning of learning. The systematic study of learning is relatively new as it was in the late nineteenth century that studies in this realm began in a scientific manner. Psychologists borrowed techniques from the physical sciences‚ and conducted experiments to understand how people and animals learn. Psychologists have tried in the past to define and explain how learning
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Theory Critique: Anderson Echo Rae Maese Liberty University Summary of Content The Bondage Breaker was written by Neil T. Anderson. This is a book that “deals with the foundational issues of your identity in Christ and outlines practical steps on how to live by faith‚ walk according to the Spirit‚ renew your mind‚ manage your emotions‚ and resolve the emotional traumas of your past through faith and forgiveness" (p.12). I find this to be a significant definition of exactly what I see
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Theory Critique: Crabb and Hawkins Liberty University Summary of the Content Both authors express many overlapping elements of revealed truth in regard to the process of counseling and the problems that are derived in the life of clients and people suffering from disorders and psychologically unhealthy mindsets. Hawkins utilizes a theory of 5 concentric circles defining the human psyche and physiology. Hawkins goes on to relay his theory of counseling that utilizes 4 phases in which the counselor
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Attachment Theory originates from John Bowlby‚ who worked as a psychiatrist at the Child Guidance Clinic in London. This theory states that a strong emotional and physical attachment to at least one primary caregiver is critical to personal development. Loss of a strong bond in your early years can lead to anxiety‚ maternal deprivation‚ and affectionless psychopathy. Anxiety is an effect of the loss of contact between an infant and a caregiver. There are specific‚ and different anxieties that can
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Theory Critique: Cloud and Townsend Theory Critique: Cloud and Townsend Sam and Diane have been married for a few years now and‚ everything was so perfect in the beginning. There was nothing but plenty of love and romance. Even still‚ Sam had become more and more demanding of his wife until at a certain point he began demanding robotic perfection of his spouse. It took a few years‚ but Diane became more and more fed up. She became more and more hypersensitive and hyper-vigilant to anything
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For my 1st book report‚ I read a book called The Death Cure and was created by the skilled author‚ James Dashner‚ who notably created the Maze Runner series. This book is the third and final book in the Maze Runner series and takes place after the book The Scorch Trials. The perspective the book is told in is third-person omniscient as it doesn’t use the word “I” and is told by the author with no reference to himself. This is normally what perspective James Dashner usually writes in which I know
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Theory Critique: Theory of “Human Caring” Abigail Peerce Maryville University “Caring is the essence of nursing” (Chantal‚ 2003‚ p.57). Caring is the essence and core of my nursing background and why I chose to take the path towards a career as a professional nurse. The model of caring was developed around 1970‚ and established with the publication of the “postmodern transpersonal caring-healing paradigm‚ and has transformed the original caring model into one that is useful to practitioners from
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