CWP Chapter 5 Test with 100% correct answers 2024

Why does William Kirk Kilpatrick refer to Christianity and psychology as competing faiths? - answer-Modern schools of psychology are based primarily on the works of atheists. Based on their assumption that there is no God, they conclude that man is only matter in motion and human beings do not possess souls Why should Christians bring God's truth to the discipline of psychology? - answer-Psychology is the study of the mind- no worldview other than Christianity has true insight into this spiritual realm. Popular psychology is a deceived discipline because it adheres to the following misconceptions: 1) Denial of the Fall 2) Metaphysical monism 3) Denial of the creaturehood of man 4) Excuses guilt According to Christianity, what is the key to healing non-organic mental illnesses? - answer-The confession and forgiveness of sin through Christ, reconciliation with God, and sanctification through the disciplining work of God's spirit How do Secular Humanists and Christians differ in their views of suffering? - answer-Secular humanists believe that suffering is to be avoided at all costs, Christians believe that suffering can be both purposeful and instructive What is the Islamic view of the Fall? - answer-According to Islam, the Fall was only a slip on Adam and Eve's part that was completely forgiven after they repented. It had no further effect on the nature of man or the world What is the Islamic view of Christ's work on the cross? How does one attain salvation in Islam? - answer-Islam rejects the atoning work of Jesus, even going so far as to deny that Jesus died on the cross. According to Islam, "each person must bear his own burden and responsibilities"; Muslims believe that human beings have a naturally good nature and that we must work out our salvation through the guidance of God What is the Islamic view of the Final Judgment and forgiveness? - answer-The Final Judgment will be a day of balancing good deeds against bad. If your good deeds outweigh your wrongdoings, there's a good chance you will enter paradise. However, it is not completely up to the person's deeds. Ultimately, it depends upon the mercy of Allah What is behaviorism? Why is Secular Humanism's rejection of behaviorist psychology inconsistent with its worldview? - answer-Behaviorism focuses on strictly material things- the brain, environmental stimuli, and tangible human responses to stimuli; Secular Humanists, to be consistent, should embrace behaviorism- because of their assumption that the natural is all that exists, they should welcome a psychology that denies the supernatural Why do so few Secular Humanists accept behaviorism? - answer-Behaviorism is a stultifying theory that reduces men to mere automatons. Thus, it is neither an attractive theory nor one that matches up with day-to-day experience. Behaviorism also destroys the concept of free will, a necessary concept for freedom What do Secular Humanists believe about the innate nature of mankind? - answer-Secular Humanist psychology emphatically proclaims the innate goodness of man, they believe that society is responsible for the evil in mankind What is the Secular Humanist psychologist's source of ethics? How does this line of thinking tend toward elitism? - answer-According to Secular Humanism, humanity must turn inward to discover goodness. The self-actualized person is the highest authority. Since there are relatively few of these enlightened people, those who are not yet self-actualized must look to them for guidance What aspects of behaviorism do Marxists accept? What aspects of behaviorism do they reject? - answer-Free will is crucial for Marxist psychology. Marxists fear that a behaviorist psychology might not encourage the development of a communist society since it denies the possibility of man making a "conscious struggle" to achieve such a society According to Marxists, what is the major problem with society? Why? - answer-According to Marxists, the major problem with society is capitalism since it inevitably leads to oppression. Capitalism promotes the existence of a ruling class, which in turn breeds deviant behavior What role does psychology play in Cosmic Humanism? - answer-Achieving higher consciousness is the central goal for any member of the New Age movement and only psychology provides the means for unlocking the secrets of this higher mindset According to Cosmic Humanism, how do individuals achieve a healthy well-being? - answer-Our consciousness affects both body and soul and only a constant state of higher consciousness can ensure our mental and physical well-being According to Cosmic Humanism, why do people suffer health problems? - answer-Cosmic Humanists believe that an individual's mindset is responsible for his or her mental health. People suffering through painful sickness or disease are doing so because they have not yet achieved higher consciousness. However, if we are able to change our mindset, then we will be able to overcome health problems How has the concept of soul become obsolete in the Postmodern era? - answer-The traditional idea of an immaterial soul as the seat of our personal identity has been replaced with the postmodern notion of socially constructed "selves" What are some inherent problems with the notion of a socially constructed self? - answer-First, we become absolved of the responsibility for our choices and actions, because different situations, and their accompanying behaviors, cannot be compared with each other or any absolute standard of right and wrong. Second, there is no such thing as normal or abnormal, since a constant view of self does not exist How is homophobia defined in The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex? According to this definition, are Christians homophobes? Why or why not? - answer-According to the Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex, "homophobia" is an irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals. According to this definition, Christians are not homophobes because, although we recognize that homosexuality is sin, we are not called to hate anyone It is often cited that 10 percent of the population in the United States is homosexual; from where does this statistic come? - answer-A flawed 50-year-old study done by William Kinsey- Sexual Behavior in the Human Male Is the 10 percent figure accurate? Why or why not? - answer-No, because Kinsey's witnesses were either prison inmates who, because of their incarceration, could not have heterosexual intercourse or they were male prostitutes. The study also had volunteer bias Does the APA's decision to take homosexuality out of the book of diseases support that its biological/normal? - answer-Not normal, even though homosexuality has been removed from the APA's list of diseases, they still think that it's a problem What's the best evidence for homosexuality being biological? - answer- For what two reasons is homosexuality not a healthy lifestyle? - answer-1) Promiscuity 2) Sexual practices can cause bodily harm What's the Christian's task in relating to homosexuals? - answer-We need to love them and spread the gospel Of what are homosexual activists trying to convince society? - answer-The lifestyle is acceptable and normal Are new laws needed to protect homosexuals? Why? - answer-No, both homosexuals and heterosexuals have the same rights