Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-426) and index.

A Christian approach to psychology and counseling -- Human nature and human motivation -- Our nervous system and how it works -- How we learn -- Remembering, communicating, and thinking -- Sensation and perception -- Mental health -- Infants and toddlers -- Preschool and elementary years -- Adolescence -- Spiritual development -- Developing a healthy self-concept -- Basic causes of psychological problems -- Mental disorders related to physical problems -- Categories of mental problems -- Some personality disorders -- More personality disorders -- The mechanisms of defense -- Anxiety -- Depression : symptoms and causes -- Depression : treatment -- The Christian counselor -- Secular alternatives to Christian counseling -- Basic principles of Christian counseling -- Psychological evaluation in Christian counseling -- Group counseling -- The limits of counseling -- The spiritual basis of emotional problems -- Marriage and premarriage counseling -- Roles of husband and wife -- Five characteristics of healthy families -- Personality types in marriage.