Adams believed the lists of maladaptive behaviors listed under each diagnostic category were actually behaviors emanating from our volitional nature, rather than an illness. Maladaptive behaviors, he maintained, are a matter of sin and therefore subject to confrontation and education in God's word, exhorting the client to choose behavior that is obedient to God's word, thus removing the sin in their life.
Adams viewed the lists of maladaptive behaviors as manifestations of our volitional nature rather than an illness. He believed that these behaviors stem from sin and can be addressed by confronting them through education in God's word, prompting clients to adopt behavior consistent with divine teachings to remove sin from their lives.