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Pastor/TeacherPastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Jim Rickard

Tuesday, March 8, 2011Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

1 Tim 1:5, 1 Tim 1:5, “But the goal of our “But the goal of our

instruction is love from a pure instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience heart and a good conscience

and a sincere faith.”and a sincere faith.”

John 16:5, John 16:5, “But now I (“But now I (JesusJesus) am going ) am going to Him (to Him (God the FatherGod the Father) who ) who sent Me, and yet not one of sent Me, and yet not one of you (you (the disciplesthe disciples) asks Me, ) asks Me,

‘Where are you going?’”‘Where are you going?’”

John 16:6,John 16:6,“But because I have said “But because I have said ((taughttaught) to you all these ) to you all these

things, sorrow (things, sorrow (inwardinward stressstress) ) has completely filled your has completely filled your

heart (heart (right lobe of the soulright lobe of the soul).”).”

The Doctrine of The Doctrine of Emotional Revolt Emotional Revolt

of the Soul. of the Soul.

D. Emotional Revolt of D. Emotional Revolt of the Soul is characterized the Soul is characterized by various personality by various personality

disorders.disorders.

a. a. Antisocial Personality DisorderAntisocial Personality Disorder, , (APD).(APD).

b. b. Histrionic Personality Disorder.Histrionic Personality Disorder. (HPD). (HPD).

c. c. Narcissistic Personality DisorderNarcissistic Personality Disorder, , (NPD). (NPD).

d. d. Dependent Personality DisorderDependent Personality Disorder, , (DPD).(DPD).

e. e. Passive-Aggressive P.D.Passive-Aggressive P.D., , (PAPD), covert obstruction-(PAPD), covert obstruction-ism, procrastination, stub-ism, procrastination, stub-bornness, and inefficiency bornness, and inefficiency passively expressed with passively expressed with underlying aggression.underlying aggression.

Passive resistance to Passive resistance to following through with following through with

expectations in expectations in interpersonal or interpersonal or

occupational situations. occupational situations.

It manifests itself as learned It manifests itself as learned helplessness, resentment, helplessness, resentment, sullenness, or deliberate / sullenness, or deliberate /

repeated failure to accomplish repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks.requested tasks.

Characterized asCharacterized as::

1) Procrastinates things that 1) Procrastinates things that need to be done, missing need to be done, missing

deadlines.deadlines.

2) Becomes sulky, irritable, 2) Becomes sulky, irritable, or argumentative when or argumentative when

asked to do something they asked to do something they do not want to do.do not want to do.

3) Protest without 3) Protest without justification that others are justification that others are

making unreasonable making unreasonable demands.demands.

4) Avoid obligations by 4) Avoid obligations by claiming to have forgotten.claiming to have forgotten.

4) Avoid obligations by 4) Avoid obligations by claiming to have forgotten.claiming to have forgotten.

5) Believe they are doing a 5) Believe they are doing a better job than others think better job than others think

they are doing.they are doing.

6) Resent useful 6) Resent useful suggestions from others on suggestions from others on how to be more productive.how to be more productive.

6) Resent useful 6) Resent useful suggestions from others on suggestions from others on how to be more productive.how to be more productive.

7) Obstruct the efforts of 7) Obstruct the efforts of others by failing to do their others by failing to do their

share of the work.share of the work.

8) Unreasonably criticize 8) Unreasonably criticize or scorn people in a or scorn people in a

position of authority.position of authority.

f. f. Avoidant “anxious” Avoidant “anxious” Personality Disorder (AvPD)Personality Disorder (AvPD), ,

pervasive pattern of social pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of in-inhibition, feelings of in-

adequacy, extreme sensitivity adequacy, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation, and to negative evaluation, and

avoidance of social avoidance of social interaction.interaction.

Characterized by at least fourCharacterized by at least four::1) Persistent and pervasive 1) Persistent and pervasive

feelings of tension and feelings of tension and apprehension.apprehension.

Characterized by at least fourCharacterized by at least four::1) Persistent and pervasive 1) Persistent and pervasive

feelings of tension and feelings of tension and apprehension.apprehension.

2) Belief that one is socially 2) Belief that one is socially inept, unappealing, or inferior inept, unappealing, or inferior

to others.to others.

3) Excessive preoccupation 3) Excessive preoccupation with being criticized or with being criticized or

rejected in social situations.rejected in social situations.

3) Excessive preoccupation 3) Excessive preoccupation with being criticized or with being criticized or

rejected in social situations.rejected in social situations.4) Unwilling to become 4) Unwilling to become

involved with people unless involved with people unless certain of being liked.certain of being liked.

5) Restrictions in lifestyle 5) Restrictions in lifestyle because of need to have because of need to have

physical security.physical security.

6) Avoidance of social or 6) Avoidance of social or occupational activities that occupational activities that

involve significant involve significant interpersonal contact interpersonal contact

because of fear of criticism, because of fear of criticism, disapproval, or rejection.disapproval, or rejection.

g. g. Borderline Personality Borderline Personality Disorder, (BPD)Disorder, (BPD), extreme , extreme

“black and white” thinking; “black and white” thinking; instability in relationships, instability in relationships,

self-image, identity and self-image, identity and behavior, often leading to behavior, often leading to

self-harm and impulsivity. self-harm and impulsivity.

BPD can lead to dissociation BPD can lead to dissociation traced to inner pain and traced to inner pain and

turmoil, powerlessness and turmoil, powerlessness and defensive reactions, or limited defensive reactions, or limited

coping and communication coping and communication skills. skills.

It is characterized by 5 It is characterized by 5 (or more) of the following:(or more) of the following:

1) Frantic efforts to avoid real 1) Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. or imagined abandonment.

It is characterized by 5 It is characterized by 5 (or more) of the following:(or more) of the following:

1) Frantic efforts to avoid real 1) Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. or imagined abandonment.

2) Identity disturbance: 2) Identity disturbance: unstable self-image or sense unstable self-image or sense

of self. of self.

3) A pattern of unstable 3) A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal and intense interpersonal relationships alternating relationships alternating

between extremes of between extremes of idealization and idealization and

devaluation.devaluation.

4) Impulsivity in at least two 4) Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., promiscuous damaging (e.g., promiscuous sex, eating disorders, binge sex, eating disorders, binge

eating, substance abuse, eating, substance abuse, reckless driving).reckless driving).

5) Recurrent suicidal 5) Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats or behavior, gestures, threats or

self-injuring behavior.self-injuring behavior.

5) Recurrent suicidal 5) Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats or behavior, gestures, threats or

self-injuring behavior.self-injuring behavior.6) Affective instability due to 6) Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood.a marked reactivity of mood.

5) Recurrent suicidal 5) Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats or behavior, gestures, threats or

self-injuring behavior.self-injuring behavior.6) Affective instability due to 6) Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood.a marked reactivity of mood.

7) Chronic feelings of 7) Chronic feelings of emptiness.emptiness.

8) Inappropriate anger or 8) Inappropriate anger or difficulty controlling anger.difficulty controlling anger.

8) Inappropriate anger or 8) Inappropriate anger or difficulty controlling anger.difficulty controlling anger.9) Transient, stress-related 9) Transient, stress-related

paranoid ideation, delusions or paranoid ideation, delusions or severe dissociative symptoms.severe dissociative symptoms.

h. h. Other types of P.D.sOther types of P.D.s: : Paranoid, Schizoid Paranoid, Schizoid

(a lack of interest in social (a lack of interest in social relationships), and relationships), and

Obsessive–Compulsive. Obsessive–Compulsive.

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