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2.1Discussion.OhDeathWhereIsThySting.docx

2.1 Discussion. Oh Death, Where Is Thy Sting?

Getting Started

The death of a friend, family member, or a dear loved one brings us face to face with the absolute reality that each and every one of us will leave this Earth, depart from the body, and make our way into some unknown realm, a place of great mystery . . . or to nothingness, as some would believe. Yet there is knowledge within each of us that death is not the end of our story; how could that be? What could bring ultimate meaning and purpose to existence if not the "rest of the story"? Yes, there is something greater than our minds, greater than our beliefs, greater still than our own cynicism that brings us to our knees when faced with the doorway of death. We will pass through that door and behold eternity on the other side. What will we see?

Consider Paul's letter to the church at Corinth:

Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

"Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:51–58

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

· Articulate your beliefs about death.

· Describe the impact death and losses have had on your life.

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Resources

· Bible

· Video: The Awaiting

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Background Information

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

John 14:1–3

For those rich in Hebrew tradition, it will come as no surprise that after the engagement to wed has been made, the groom-to-be goes away to prepare a place, a home, for his new bride. He leaves for a purpose. He leaves for their future. He does not go away for long, nor for longer than he has to. He promises that he will return, and return he does—returning like a storybook hero, dashing and full of strength and honor, ready to wed his bride and bring her to their new home.

I can't imagine what the bride must feel like waiting for her groom's return. She must be wondering all sorts of things. What will my new home be like? What is he building for us? Does he know me well enough to create the kind of home we could both love? When will he return? All these things and so many more must be running through her mind as the days and weeks pass . . . as she waits for her groom to return.

This is not unlike our wait for our groom. He has gone to prepare a place, a home for us. He shares that there are "many rooms." In some versions of the Bible, it is actually "many mansions!" For now, we wait for His return. We wait, and we wonder. What will it be like when I live with my groom in my glorious mansion? Truly, for those who wait for a groom, we can say "Oh death, where is thy sting?" For we are not waiting for the throes of death to overcome us but, rather, for our unification with the love of our lives.

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Instructions

1. Watch the video, The Awaiting .

a. This video has closed captioning.

2. Navigate to the Discussion page and respond to the following prompts:

a. What are your beliefs about death?

b. Share a loss you have experienced and describe how it impacted your life.

1. I have experienced two impactful deaths in my life. The first one was the death of my father. The second one was the death of my brother. The impact of my father's death was life-altering for me. The grieving process was about ten years for me. Even today, 15 years later, writing this post brings me to tears. I felt the impact of his death in all core parts of my being: spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical.

I have discovered through these two significant deaths that there are no shortcuts to grief. Grief is a journey that doesn't end until we are changed into our glorified bodies, meaning we are wholly spiritual and have the same body type as Jesus.

We learn how to cope with losing loved ones, but the emptiness of their presence never leaves. Yes, I believe that death is a doorway into eternity, but knowing this doesn't remove the spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical pain one feels when a loved one crosses the threshold from Earth into eternity.

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2.4Assignment.ExploringLosstheCoreofAllProblems.docx

2.4 Assignment. Exploring Loss, the Core of All Problems

Getting Started

In Chapter 6 of the textbook, the authors state that “loss is the core of all problems.” At first glance, that might seem too simplistic. But let’s think through it more carefully.

When most people think of loss, they immediately think about a physical loss of some kind. The loss of a loved one through death is most common. But it could also be loss of a friendship, a wallet, a car, etc. These are tangible losses, and people vary in their timetable for coping with these and related types of losses.

There are other losses that are less tangible and more emotional in nature but just as real and painful to manage. For example, a person who is feeling depressed may feel the loss of joy in their life. A person prone to angry bouts may experience the loss of peace and contentment. Someone whose mind is always racing may experience the loss of focus.

Grief is the emotion most commonly associated with loss, especially when it involves the loss of a loved one. Grief is a normal response and shouldn’t automatically be seen as pathological unless accompanied by other behavioral issues.

Here are some additional losses that should be added to your list of considerations:

· Job loss

· Loss of health

· Miscarriage

· Loss of a home

· A loved one’s serious illness

· A relationship breakup

· Loss of financial stability

· Death of a pet

· Loss of a dream

· Loss of safety after a trauma

The more significant the loss, the more intense the grief response is likely to be. But even subtle losses can cause grief. Everyone goes through loss and grief at some point in life, but each person experiences and deals with grief and loss differently.

This assignment asks you to explore loss in your own life. This self-exploration is designed to help you make emotional contact with those experiences of loss so you are better able to generate empathy for the problems others struggle with related to mental health issues. Starting in the next workshop, you will be reading about common but complicated problems that counselors routinely work on with their clients. It is hoped that by first examining your own losses your compassion for others in their losses will be enhanced.

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

· Assess personal loss and how that can generate empathy for others.

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Resources

· Textbook: Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

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Background Information

The questions posed in this assignment are personal in nature and ask you to look back into your past and reflect on parts of your life that may be painful. You are encouraged to be honest and explore past or current losses in some detail. But use your discretion about how much detail you reveal. You can be honest but general in your responses if the situations are difficult to discuss.

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Instructions

1. Read Chapter 6, “The ‘Problems:’ An Introduction,” in your textbook.

2. In a short paper, respond to the following:

a. Identify and describe one significant loss you’ve experienced that has changed you in a meaningful way.

b. How did this loss affect your relationship with God and your faith journey?

c. How can your own personal loss be used in a positive way?

3. Your response should be at least three substantive paragraphs, and you should elaborate fully in your responses.

4. While this is more of a reflection assignment, you might use outside sources. If so, be sure to cite them in APA Style format in the text of your paper and in a reference page at the end.

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2.3Assignment.ComparingModelsintheTreatmentofAddiction.docx

2.3 Assignment. Comparing Models in the Treatment of Addiction

Getting Started

In the previous discussion activity for this workshop, you debated the pros and cons of the disease model. As you learned, the disease model dominates the way most clinicians approach mental health conditions despite the fact that the majority of the research doesn’t support this view. The disease model is most entrenched in the realm of addiction, where it is assumed by most medical and psychological professionals working in that field that addiction is caused by a brain disease.

In recent years, the biopsychosocial model has emerged as an alternative way of viewing mental health issues. A simple definition of the biopsychosocial model is a view that attributes disease outcomes to a variety of factors that include biological, psychological, and social elements. For example, a person who is depressed might have a history of depression in their family of origin (biological contribution) but may also have low self-esteem (psychological contribution) and have recently lost their job (social/environmental contribution). The biopsychosocial perspective considers mental health issues from all three of these angles to get a more comprehensive understanding of what might be contributing to the stated problem(s).

In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to compare and contrast the disease model approach to addiction with the biopsychosocial approach. You are presented with a scenario that you will use to respond to the questions. Your responses will also include an integrative element in which you will assess both the disease model and the biopsychosocial model from a biblical perspective.

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

· Compare the disease model of treatment with the biopsychosocial model and apply the findings to the treatment of addiction.

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Resources

· Textbook: Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

· Video: Biopsychosocial Model

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Background Information

Read Chapter 4 from the textbook and watch the video “Biopsychosocial Model.” The questions in the assignment that refer to “treatment” aren’t asking for a specific treatment plan but rather how the different models might approach treatment.

Think carefully about the presuppositions that apply to the two models. This will help you assess the distinctions between the two and aid in answering the last question, which is integrative in nature. You may need to do additional research beyond the assigned resources to fully understand and appreciate how the disease model is applied to addiction diagnosis and treatment.

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Instructions

1. Read Chapter 4, “Sociocultural Foundations of Mental Health,” in your textbook.

2. Review the video, Biopsychosocial Model (2:28 minutes).

a. A transcript is available on the website.

3. To complete this assignment, you will use the following scenario:

A young man comes into the mental health clinic where you work and says he needs help with his alcohol addiction. During the intake interview, you find out that in addition to his alcohol addiction, he is also depressed, out of work, going through a divorce, and has chronic back pain.

1. Write a three- to four-page paper that addresses the following:

4. As the intake interviewer, how would you see this man’s addiction if you exclusively took the disease model approach to diagnosing and prescribing treatment?

4. How would you see this man’s addiction if you took the perspective of the biopsychosocial model?

4. Why would your diagnosis and treatment suggestions be different based on the biopsychosocial approach? Be specific.

4. If you want to incorporate a biblical perspective into the treatment plan for this man, which of the two models would lend itself better to that type of plan? Explain.

1. Fully elaborate your responses. Be sure to cite your sources in APA Style format in the text of your paper and in a reference page at the end.

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2.2Discussion.TheDiseaseModel.docx

2.2 Discussion: The Disease Model

Getting Started

When we apply the disease model to mental health, we are essentially saying that psychopathology is the result of a person’s biology. In other words, it’s a brain disease. A physical problem with the brain is causing a particular problem. For example, a person suffering from severe depression might be experiencing a chemical imbalance in the brain. The problem with this approach is that there are no blood tests or other biological markers to determine whether a chemical imbalance is responsible for the person’s specific behaviors or whether he or she is mentally stable. If a person is perceived to have a brain abnormality, it can lead to a lot of conjecture about what is really going on. This can, then, lead to a misdiagnosis and treatments that may have little, if any, beneficial effect and may, in fact, worsen the problem.

What’s the alternative to the disease model of mental health? It would focus more on how psychological and social components impact our mental health. For example, we know that environmental factors such as poverty, neglect, and early life abuse are associated with a higher risk of a suicide attempt later in life. Instead of attributing the self-harm tendencies to a biological abnormality in the brain, we could view them as a consequence of social inequalities or unresolved traumatic experiences.

This doesn’t mean we don’t pay attention to the neurological or physical foundations of how the brain works. Great strides are being made in understanding how neural activity and neurotransmitters affect our thinking, moods, and behavior. But we don’t have to attribute all mental health issues (such as anxiety, depression, grief, etc.) to physical illnesses of the brain. Sometimes they are natural responses to difficult life circumstances.

In this discussion, you will have the opportunity to weigh in on the debate regarding the disease model approach to mental health and how it can be beneficial as well as detrimental. You also will have the task of trying to do some integration of the disease model with a biblical worldview to see what aspects, if any, are compatible.

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

· Assess the merits and potential weaknesses of the disease model approach to mental health treatment.

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Resources

· Textbook: Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

· Video: Psychology: Victories of the Disease Model

· Video: Psychology: The Three Costs of the Disease Model

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Background Information

First read Chapter 3 in the textbook and watch the videos “Psychology: Victories of the Disease Model ” and “Psychology: The Three Costs of the Disease Model” before participating in the discussion.

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Instructions

1. Read Chapter 3, “Biological Foundations of Mental Health,” in your textbook.

2. Review the videos (transcripts are available on the website):

a. Psychology: Victories of the Disease Model (2:08 minutes)

b. Psychology: The Three Costs of the Disease Model (1:08 minutes)

3. Navigate to the Discussion page and respond to the following prompts:

a. How would you describe the disease model’s approach to treating mental conditions?

b. Based on what you currently know about the disease model, do you agree or disagree with this approach as it relates to mental health treatment? Explain.

c. What are the potential strengths and weaknesses of this model?

d. Does the disease model seem compatible with a biblical perspective on mental illness? Explain.

4. Your initial post:

a. Should be between 400 to 500 words.

b. Is due by the end of the fourth day of the workshop.

5. Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings, as well as instructor follow-up questions directed to you, by the end of the workshop.

6. Your postings should also:

a. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking.

b. Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.