TY - BOOK AU - Meier,Paul D. AU - Minirth,Frank B. AU - Wichern,Frank B. TI - Introduction to Psychology and Counseling: Christian Perspectives and Applications SN - 0801061288 AV - BV4012.2 .M44 1982 U1 - 253.51 M511I First PY - 1982/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Book House KW - Pastoral counseling KW - Psychology KW - Marriage Counselling KW - Pychology and Religion KW - Marriage and Counselling KW - Group Counselling N1 - 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 ER -