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Apr 25, 2016 · It means that we acknowledge that people are spiritual and physical beings, all intertwined in a way that there is really no such thing as “spiritual problems” and “physical problems”. So called “physical problems” always affect both our body and our spirit, and our spiritual state impacts our physical reality in a constant feedback loop.
Abstract. The links between spirituality and eudaimonic well-being are examined, beginning with a look at theoretical issues as to whether spirituality is best construed as part of well-being, or as a possible influence on well-being. A brief review of scientific findings from the MIDUS study linking religion and spirituality to well-being and ...
Jan 1, 2019 · The body gets treated in isolation, separate from emotions, mind-set, and spiritual meaning and social context of the patient. Ironically, despite the many advances in biomedicine and science and better healthcare on so many levels, the experience of many patients in the current healthcare systems around the world is one of a “soulless” clinical setting.
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- Definitions of Religion and Spirituality
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Social Support Associated with Church Participation and Health
- Considerations About The Dark Side of Religious Thinking and Activity and Health
- Churches’ Active Support of Health and Healing Today
First, some definition of key terms is imperative to keep this discussion more specific and clear. In recent years, many definitions have been published for religion and spirituality, and there is often overlap between the definitions of the two words. The National Cancer Institute, in an online monograph on spirituality in cancer care (2015), defi...
“Involves beliefs, practices, and rituals related to the transcendent, where the transcendent is God, Allah, HaShem, or a Higher Power in Western traditions, or to Brahman, manifestations of Brahman, Buddha, Dao, or ultimate truth/reality in Eastern traditions… Religions usually have specific beliefs about life after death and rules about conduct w...
“Spirituality is distinguished from all other things—humanism, values, morals, and mental health—by its connection to that which is sacred, the transcendent. The transcendent is that which is outside of the self, yet also within the self… Spirituality includes both a search for the transcendent and the discovery of the transcendent…” (2012b, p. 3)....
Ellison and Hummer (2010) cited extensive research indicating that individuals who are regularly involved in church activities report more social ties and connections, more friendship networks, and experience more social integration and social support in their communities. These variables are likely to account for a significant portion of the links...
According to Pargament, Koenig, and Perez (2000), many older persons mention religion as a resource for coping with the stress of life. Among certain groups—the elderly, minorities, and persons facing a life-threatening crisis—religion is cited more frequently than any other resource as a support. The same authors, however, have shown that religiou...
Many mainstream churches combine pastoral care with denominational support for skilled mainstream medical and nursing care. Consequently, many major health institutions continue to bear names with resonance in church history, such as Jewish Children’s, Mount Sinai, Beth Israel, Presbyterian, Adventist, Lutheran, Mercy, and Trinity. Religious health...
- Angele McGrady, Donald Moss
- 2018
Education (0 = on the human’s body and 1 = on the human’s mind and spirit) and gender (0 = males and 1 = females). The results indicated that both spirituality and health-related behaviors were directly related with psychological well-being (p < 0.001). Spirituality showed a positive relationship with health-related behaviors (p < 0.001).
The focus on the physical body by modern science has provided great advances in the cure and management of many physical and some psychological diseases, but it has also come with a cost. That cost is in the depersonalized, non-patient-centered approach of our modern medical treatment system.
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Sep 2, 2012 · Spirituality and well-being are closely intertwined, and for many, spirituality affects all aspects of well-being. Well-being is a state of being in balance and alignment in body, mind, and spirit. It is a state in which people describe themselves as feeling healthy, content, purposeful, peaceful, energized, in harmony, happy, prosperous, and safe.
