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Abstract: Religion and illness: a psychological perspective. There was a time, starting about a hundred years ago, when psychology and religion were at odds. Psychology was working hard to establish itself as a science, and had to divorce itself from some of the negative influences of religion. It was important to portray disturbed individuals as having a mental illness rather than being possessed by the Devil, for example. As the influence of organized religion waned, psychologists found themselves helping people with a variety of issues having to do with religion and spirituality. Religion, psychology and medicine confront forces that are not completely understood, and involve a relationship with a trained, socially sanctioned healer. Each addresses basic existential questions of life, death, illness and the alleviation of suffering. Now, a growing number of health professionals recommend an expanded bio-psycho-socio-spiritual model for use in clinical practice. This model is relevant for the health psychologist in order to help the patients to make changes in lifestyle, or helping patients and their families cope with illness, pain and loss. So, the purpose of this study was to identify and describe a few elements of patient-reported, health-related spirituality. We tried to emphasize the idea that a psychologist can complement and collaborate with spiritual direction you receive from your priest, pastor, rabbi, or other spiritual leader. |
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