A Short Biopsychosocial Interview

I have a close friend named Lisa that I have known for several years. We met at a conference for laboratory technologists in Dallas. As we spoke that day, we realized that we lived in the same neighborhood and worked as laboratory technologists in different hospitals. Lisa is married has two young children. Even though she spends a lot of time at work, she loves to spend as much time with her family as well. We often visit each other and I could see that she is very close to her family. Lisa works long hours and often is often troubled by the rigors of having a family and a career. We have spoken to each other often about life’s struggles. We often speak about God and his role in our lives. I know that Lisa is a Christian, however she never …show more content…
I told Lisa that attending church with someone who is familiar with it would help in keeping her enthusiasm for church. I know from early experience that I felt the same way until I started to have a good friend of mine attend with me. She was able to explain the sermons that helped me to better understand what was being said and that peaked my interest. Another suggestion that I offered Lisa was to experiment with different churches. I explained to her that whether we are Roman Catholics, Baptists or Christians, we all follow the teachings of the bible and God. I told her about how different denominations preached in different ways. I let Lisa know that I was a Roman Catholic and had attended the Roman Catholic Church for most of my life. I explained to her how I also felt bored until I attended a mass in a Christian Church. It was different and I enjoyed it. I told her that she just needed to find the right church to attend. Another piece of advice I gave Lisa was to apply the teachings of the bible to her own personal life. I explained to Lisa that the bible is a guide to life and that its teachings should be applied to our lives. I told her about the many times when I was going through some issue in life and that issue would be the topic of a sermon. Finally, I told Lisa that she should make it a family day when attending church. I expressed to her the importance of including her family and then spending the rest of the day together after …show more content…
I told Lisa that I knew how she felt but that not all priests or pastors are bad. I said to her that the majority of priests are good decent individuals but that unfortunately the media always reports the misgivings of the church without giving it credit for all the good that it does. I explained to her how that could cause a good deal of doubt in the church. I also told Lisa that she would be spending a majority of her time in church without much personal interaction with the priest or pastor. I explained to her that I very rarely spoke to my pastor. That led me to further inform Lisa that going to church was about her relationship with God. Just like trying to find the right church, I emphasized to Lisa how her focus should be on the teachings of the bible instead of who might be presenting it. Finally, I told her to keep an open mind about the church. I advised her that the most important part of Christianity is faith and how my faith led me to learn about the