Critique of “Habituation” as a Biblical Model of Change

In this article, George Schwab acknowledges that Adam’s principal ideas were of revolutionary importance and have contributed to a reformation in counseling. Given that, Schwab discusses Adam’s views of “habituation.” Adams claims that the Bible is sufficient for counseling, and that all so-called psychological insights must stand the test of Scripture. Yet, Schwab argues, some of his ‘Bible-based’ theories and emphases seem almost identical to those of secular predecessors Mowrer and Glasser. Schwab concludes by identifying similarities between this part of Adams’s model and his secular contemporaries.