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Crossing the Threshold: When Suicide Hits the Family of
God – Frank S. Page
1. 1. Pastor Page advises that psychotropic medication
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a. is mandatory when someone is experiencing suicidal ideation
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b. should never be used by Christians
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c. may exaggerate suicidal symptoms
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d. should not be used for children or teens
On Belay: The Role of the Church in Lay Helping Ministry
– Siang-Yang Tan and Eric Scalise
2. Which of the following is
not
listed as a goal for lay counseling ministry
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a. gathering (fellowship)
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b. going (evangelism)
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c. growing (teaching)
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d. gifting (identifying calling)
On Mission: What Makes Counseling Christian? – Ian F. Jones
3. In contrast to the naturalistic worldview, a biblical worldview
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a. implies the objective existence of the Trinitarian God
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b. says that God’s Word, wisdom, and law govern our existence
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c. believes we engage in a mission greater than ourselves
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d. all of the above
Rethinking Mental Healthcare: How the Church Can…
– Matthew S. Stanford
4. Which of the following is
not
listed by Stanford as a role of the
Church
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a. to replace professional mental healthcare
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b. to be an effective gatekeeper for mental healthcare
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c. to provide peer led mental health services and support
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d. to see mental health problems as a great mission field
STOP: Suicide Prevention and Intervention
– Jennifer Cisney Ellers and Kevin Ellers
5. Which of the following is not a component of the “desire to die”
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a. an untreatable disease
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b. a lack of connectedness
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c. a perceived burdensomeness to others
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d. the ability to enact lethal self-injury
The Church and Mental Health:
What Do the Numbers Tell Us? – Ed Stetzer
6. Those with mental illness say the Church can assist by
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a. helping families find local resources
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b. talking about mental illness openly
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c. providing training for the Church to understand
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d. all of the above
The Church and Mental Illness: We Are Called to Care
– Amy Simpson
7. Which of the following should not be the Church’s response
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a. teach about suffering
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b. get educated about mental illness
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c. offer referrals and meet practical needs
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d. propose purely spiritual solutions
Can the Church have a Compassionate View of Suicide?
– H.B.
London, Jr.
8. London says the Church must establish
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a. comprehensive mental health facilities
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b. a safe place for weary life travelers
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c. schools of spiritual deliverance
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d. all of the above
To Believe or Not to Believe: The Role of Faith in…
– Harold G. Koenig
9. Dr. Koenig reports that his beliefs were recently challenged about
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a. the veracity of other religions in the world
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b. faith and the yearnings to die in protracted illness
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c. the existence of suffering and God’s mercy
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d. suicide in the lives of young people
Too Young to Die: Adolescent Depression,
Suicide and the Church – Chap Clark
10. The author says the default motivator in leading our young is
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a. peer pressure
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b. performance
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c. shame
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d. competition
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