1. Dust:Breathing Life Into Dust:What It Means to Be Made in the
Image ofGod in Terms of Our Mental Health1 2. Mental Illness is an
unplanned detour on theroad of life.Healing begins with faith, hope
and love-transformationinto mental health, reflectingGods image.2
3. God The Holy TrinityHow is God reflected in goodmental health? 3
4. Is the immaterial mind dependentupon the physical brain?4 5.
Neurons Firing in the Brain5 6. Philosophy ofMindWhat
isConsciousness?How is it relatedto spirit?6 7. 7Seven definitions
of mental health1. The absence of illness2. Appropriate social
behavior3. Freedom from worry and guilt4. Personal competence and
control5. Self-acceptance and self-actualization6. Unification and
organization ofpersonality7. Open-mindedness and flexibilityLarry
Ventis, Psychologist 8. More and more it is being recognizedthat
human beings are whole personswhose physical, emotional, socialand
spiritual needs are inextricablyinterlinked. Pg. 16, SwintonThe
spiritual aspect of the humanprovides drive and the desire tofind
meaning, purpose and valuein our lives. Pg.18, Swinton 9. Human
beings who are spiritual creaturesrequire more than the basic needs
toachieve health and well-being.Issues of meaning, hope, purpose
andtranscendence are not secondary to ourmake-up but are a
fundamental part of it.Pg. 19, SwintonWe find the fulfillment of
theseneeds in God. 9 10. The Image of God:~ As Personal AgentA God
who acts as seen in scripture:Takes initiative and along with
thatcommunicatesIn good mental healthwe see a person who has
agencyand who communicates10 11. Image of GodTheHeart of
GodLove/kindnessAngerCompassionForgivenessPatienceJusticeGood
Mental Health ReflectsGods Image/Heart 11 12. 12What do we value?Do
we value whatGod values?Good mental health reflectsGods values 13.
We Worship What We ValueandBecome What We Worship13 14. Opposing
ValuesWe Pursue Wealth or The Kingdom of GodGreed, selfishness,
corruptionDo justice, love kindness, andwalk humbly with your
God.Micah 6:814 15. 15Good Mental HealthLove the Lord your God
withall your heart and with allyour soul and with all yourstrength
and with all yourmind; and,Love your neighbor asyourself.Luke 10:27
16. 16How Do We Love God?We love God when weobey His
commandsObedience is an act ofthe will 17. How do we love our
neighbor?Treat others the way we want to be17treated: With respect
With courtesy With honesty With fairnessParents can teach their
childrenbasic manners 18. Good MentalHealthResults in Graceand
ForgivenessAs God hasforgiven us inChristWe are toforgive others18
19. Good Mental HealthCares for the Needs of OthersHe who shuts his
ears to thecries of the poor will beignored in his own time
ofneed.Proverbs 21:13 20. Matthew 25:35-36.20 21. I was hungry and
you gave mesomething to eat21 22. I was thirsty and you gave
mesomething to drink.22 23. I was a stranger and youinvited me
in.23 24. I needed clothes and youclothed me.24 25. I was sick and
you looked after me.25 26. I was in prison and youcame to visit
me.26 27. Good Mental HealthTakes a Stand for Justice27 28. 28The
Healthy HumanMindFaith purifies the heartThe heart directs the
willAnd the will determines howone reasonsThomas Williams 29.
29Mental Health & ReasonGod is LogicalThe laws of logic are a
description ofthe functioning of Gods mind.The Bible says, In the
beginning was the Logos(word, reason), and the Logos was with God
andtheLogos was God.(John1:1) 30. God is the supremely logical
thinker,and the laws of logic are a reflectionof His mind, just as
the moral law is30a reflection of His character.Just as God did not
arbitrarily makeup the moral law, so He did notarbitrarily make up
the laws of logic.William Lane Craig 31. 31Image of God in
Logic:Foundational Law ofNonContradictionA cannot be both A and not
Aat the same timeA A 32. My cat,Kingman,cannot beboth my
cat,Kingman, andnot my cat,Kingman, atthe sametime.32 33. Kingman
Kingman= AbsurdityThe fact that something is equalto itself is aLaw
of Logic 34. Reason is not inherently Godlessandfaith is not
inherently irrational~Thomas Williams34 35. I cannot believe that a
Godwho would endow us withreason and intellect would alsohave us
forgo their use.~Galileo35 36. Image of God:Even those with
developmental orlearning disabilities employ adegree of reason and
logic.36 37. Beware ofCognitive Idolatry:Idolizing the Intellect37
38. Creativity38 39. Good Mental HealthSeeks Wisdom 39 40. Good
Mental HealthSeeks Knowledge40 41. Good Mental & Spiritual
HealthSeeks after Wisdom & KnowledgePsalm 111:10 The fear of
the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; allthose who practice it have
a good understanding.Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of knowledge;fools despise wisdom and instruction.41 42.
Good Mental HealthStrong Work EthicIn his defense Jesus said to
them, My Father is always at hiswork to this very day, and I too am
working. John 5:17 NIV 42 43. Elements Conducive for aHealthy State
of Mind1. An environment for purposeful activity such ascreative
art, structured work, enjoying nature2. Feeling safe and secure;
being treated with respectand dignity and allowed to develop a
feeling ofbelonging, being valued and trusted3. Having
opportunities to express feelings to otherswho listen with a
sympathetic, listening ear43 44. 4. Receiving permission and
encouragementto develop a relationship with God, thus atime, place
and privacy in which to pray,worship, education in
spiritual/religiousmatters, encouragement in deepening
faith,feeling universally connected and also forgiven 44 45.
Achieving and maintaining good spiritual health:prayer, meditation,
listening to music, readingscripture, literature45 46. The Image of
God is Reflected inGood Mental & Spiritual HealthGood
morals,ethics,and a peace-loving personalityresults in beingquick
to listen, slow to speak andslow to anger.46 47. Listen! I am
standing at the door,knocking; if you hear my voice and openthe
door, I will come in to you and eatwith you, and you with me. Rev
3:2047 48. Credits48 Spirituality and Mental Health
Care:rediscovering a forgotten dimension,by John Swinton (2001)
Invitation to the Psychology of Religion.(2nd Edition) by R.F.
Paloutzian (1996) Spiritual Care and Psychiatric Treatment:an
introduction by Larry Culliford, inadvances in psychiatric
treatment (2002) 49. Created byMarcia A. MurphyAIM Team, MHISt.
Andrew Presbyterian ChurchIowa City, IA201449
