I was immediately drawn in to what you wrote about suicide, in saying that studies show
that having Spirituality has shown a decreased risk in folks who would complete suicide
(Rasic, et.el., 2011).. a My studies thus far complements this very fact. Your article is well
written. a Scripture does state that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (2
Timothy 3:16, KJV). I believe that God's Holy Word gives us insight and when it comes to
our studies that would contradict His Word, we as Christians are to defend it.Secular
Psychologist may not knowingly Len d credence to God's word, but oftentimes, they leave
more questions unanswered that are answered in studying God's word. a With the subject of
suicide, a Scripture that comes to mind is "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind
is stayed on thee, because he trusted in thee" (Isaiah 26:3, KJV). a Your references of
Christians using the Bible and psychologists using the DSM 5 to help people with their
extensive knowledge of human nature. The assignment asked what happens when a
Christianity and psychological study suggests a scientific finding that opposes the Bible.
DSM-5 replaces the diagnostic name “gender identity disorder” with “gender dysphoria”.
DSM-5’s objectives are to avoid stigma and ensure clinical care for individuals who see
and feel themselves to be a different gender than their assigned gender. DSM-5 states that
the initial condition for the identification of gender dysphoria in both adults and teenagers
is a evident contradiction between the gender the patient believes themselves to be and
what society perceives them to be. This discrepancy should be ongoing for at least 6
months and should consist of 2 or more of the subsequent criteria (American Psychiatric
Association, 2013):
• Noticeable incongruence between the gender that the patient sees themselves
are, and what their classified gender assignment
• An intense need to do away with his or her primary or secondary sex features
(or, in the case of young teenagers, to avert the maturity of the likely secondary
features)
• An intense desire to have the primary or secondary sex features of the other
gender
• A deep desire to transform into another gender
• A profound need for society to treat them as another gender
• A powerful assurance of having the characteristic feelings and responses of the
other gender
• The second necessity is that the condition should be connected with clinically
important distress, or affects the individual significantly socially, at work, and in
other import areas of life.
The Bible states twice homosexuality is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22 You shall not lie
with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination and Leviticus 20:13 If a man lies with a
male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be
put to death; their blood is upon them (King James Bible, 2017).
These clients often seek therapy due to experiencing religious trauma of being disciplined
to save their soul as to not be an abomination. While Christianity and the DSM 5 are
conflicting is should be noted that counselors should not allow Countertransference, which
occurs when a therapist transfers emotions to a person in therapy or transference in which
the person in treatment redirects feelings for others onto the therapist to occur. It is
important for counselors therapeutically assist the client and not force our own beliefs. I
like how you are able to view psychology that opposes the bible as something of
information. I feel that psychology and Biblical views are very intune with one another but
there are those instances where we find ourselves in a pickle. I brought up in my post about
the divide of evolution and how it is based upon all we look at the information that is
presented. As you stated in James 1:5 that we are seekers of knowledge and with that
sometimes that knowledge is something that we either just do not understand or we are not
meant to understand. This thought draws me back to Genesis and the eating of the fruit of
knowledge (NIV World BIblical Translation, 2019). Knowledge is a wonderful thing but
we must keep inline with that of biblical teachings. While reading your post Allyson, I
couldn't help but think of just how much we do not know as humans. For instance, we only
use a fraction of our brains ( O'Doherty, et. el, 2011). Something that you mentioned was
that we all come to a different understiang on any one topic and tom e that is very factual. I
work as a marriage and family therapist, and I treat many couples and families that struggle
with this exact issue. We can line up the children in the family and ask them as adults what
it was like growing up in the home and you will get varying answers. This would make it
seem as though the children in the family are crazy but it truly is when you break it down
to the core a perception of how we view the subject
References
American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders. Gender dysphoria (5th ed. pp 451-459). American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
King James Bible. (2017). Bible Gateway.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%204%3A13&version=KJV
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