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Diagnosis
in Pastoral Care
Phenomenological
Orientation
Focused
on knowing the unique person so that Truths may be
applied in meaningful ways
1. Awareness
of the Holy
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What
is sacred? What is revered? Is there anything regarded as untouchable?
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Ever
experience feeling of awe or bliss? If so, where, how?
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Does
the person recognize their own dependencies?
(or) Is their sense of self inflated?
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Aware
of their own limitations? Their powerlessness?
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Humility?
2. Providence
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“Why me?”
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Devine
Purpose? What is God’s
will? Where can I fid peace, comfort?
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What
is the object of
Providence
? God? Self? Others? Chance?
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Trust
a prerequisite
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Hope
- Attitude, Perspective of general good
3. Faith
One’s
affirming or negative stance in life
Enthusiasm
or indifference?
Engage
or criticize?
Does
a person commit to anything? If so, what? How?
Does
their faith ope the world or draw arrow boundaries for safety?
4. Grace
or Gratefulness
Forgiveness
Offer
to others
Receive
themselves?
Lost
in shame and guilt?
Recognition
of God as provider ad sustainer?
narcissism
Haughty
Pride
Denial
of needs
My
rights
Excessive
Thankfulness
A
imposed must – forced gratitude
Beliefs
of unworthiness, ulovability
5. Repentance
Verb
– repenting, active form
Process
of change
Self-initiated
from position of pain towards righteousness, well living
Correction
Both
a Attitude ad Actions
Awareness
of Sin, of need to repent
Feelign
of contrition
Willingness
to do peace
Aticipation
of effects of absolution
Responsibility
Acceptance
of personal responsibility?
Experience
self as victim?
If
pure victim, o need to repent?
Assume
responsibility for ow reactions to event?
Assume
exaggerated, unrealistic personal responsibility?
DISCERNING
RESPONSIBILITY?
I
am responsible for…
How
I treat myself
How
I treat others
I
am not responsible for…
How
others treat me
How
others treat others
How
others treat themselves
Emotional
involvement
Remorseful,
sad, fear, sorrow, regret?
Detached
Constricted
Labile
6.
Communion
“where
two or three are gathered”
Sense
of belonging
Family
Clan
Community
Humanity
Reaching
out, caring, feeling cared for
Alienated?
Estranged?
Attachment
to the local group
Shame
Disconnection,
brokenness
Isolation
Availability
7.
Sense of Vocation
“person’s
willingness to be a cheerful participant in the scheme of creation ad
providence, so that a sense of purpose is attached to his (or her) doings which
validates His (or her) existence under the Creator”
Paul W. Pruyser in The Minister as Diagnostician , p. 76
A
concept that mediates between abstract theology ad details of everyday life
Life
activities
Work
What
Why
How
Joys
& Frustrations
Leisure
Humor
Curiosity
Imagination
Play
Gravity
Grim
obligation or duty
over
controlled
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