Notes - from Counseling and the Demonic

Notes from Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Buffor

Faulty Thinking: Separating the Spiritual and the Physical - Chapter 4 of Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 4 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Buffor

Principles of Behavior Therapy and Behavior Modification (Chapter 5 from The Human Reflex)

This chapter examines the theoretical aspects of the application of behavioral psychology (technically, the experimental analysis of behavior) to the process of behavior therapy. Beginning with a brief history, we will then discuss the definition of behavior therapy and behavior modification, survey a conception of problem behavior that grows out of the behavioral approach, examine basic approaches to behavior therapy, look at specific behavior change techniques, discuss biblical parallels, and consider several areas of controversy

Exorcism

Excerpt: A ritual for delivering persons from satanic or demonic domination. It somewhat parallels deprogramming, popularized in the 1970s to free individuals from cult influences. Within the Roman Catholic tradition exorcism ( solemn exorcism ) is restricted to priests with specialized training and commissioning; it is normally used for those who are possessed or dominated by demons. Deliverance ( simple exorcism ) is for persons troubled by demonic influence in some area of their lives who earnestly desire to be freed. Deliverance requires only a simple prayer, such as In the name of Jesus Christ, unholy spirit, I command you to depart from this creature of God (Green, 1981), and may be practiced by all

Covert Sensitization

Excerpt: A form of aversion therapy in which a covert response such as a thought or an image is followed by an imagined aversive event. An individual may imagine himself relaxing in front of the television and eating a large bowl of hot buttered popcorn, enjoying the smell and taste; he then imagines the rolls of fat accumulating around his waist, having to buy new clothes, and being rejected by his girlfriend because of his weight. In covert sensitization the cognitive elements of the stimulus-response sequence rather than overt responses and external stimuli are dealt with. The goal is to block the thoughts and fantasies that precede undesired overt behaviors and increase their probability

Behavioral Psychology

Excerpt: Behavioral psychology is concerned with the conditions involved in development, maintenance, and control of the behavior of individuals and other organisms. Behavioral approaches have been developed in many areas of applied psychology. These raise a number of issues important from a Christian perspective