Question

Beginning Christian counselors are often naïve in assuming that psychology and Christianity can be easily integrated. Based on your reading of McMinn, what are some areas where Christianity and psychology/counseling disagree and how will you deal with this contrast in the practice of counseling?

Answer 1

Psychology and christinity is both considered our action is product of inner process.psychlogy and christinity both are concerned about human human mental and provide various technique to follow right path. But still in some aresa where psychology and councelling disagree.

1. Psychology reveals on antiGod approach but christinity belive on God. So psychology does not believe any supreme power.. They are acepted the ideas , thought and find out soloution on empirical and sceintific point of view .

2. Another area of spirit releam which Psychology doesn't acepted.Psychology looks no deeper than soul of man for answers .it's totally ignor God of holy spirit.

3. There are four major tenets of psychology that are incompatible and disagree with christinity.

A. We are product our enviornment.

B .we are not accountable of our action

C. Self-estem is Paramount.

In practice of councelling :

Firstly christinity is fully belief on God and give answer of human Question in every sphere deeply . Christinity doesn't accept fully that we are the product of enviornment.God shows that we are product of our thought and action though liitle bit enviornment affect. So in practice of councelling , we should keep in mind to change our behaiour , thought and action to overcome the problem and find out soloution problem.we can't blame others for our problem . We must be accountable for action. So we can refrom our selves. Similarly , councelling practice should be made to refrom and purifying the soul of person and develop sense of accountablity.in councelling session , we Should develop of self estem of client as well as also make capable to deal with adverse enviornment or condition rather then blame that we are product of Environment and it's common to us.