Religion and psychology / Michael T. Evans and Emma D. Walker, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Michael T.

Walker, Emma D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Psychology, Religious.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work begins with the importance of a critical methodology when studying the relationship between religion and psychology. Among the many topics presented is a study on the experience of contemporary peacekeepers faced with existential questions about life, death, being and the searching for meaning.

Contents:

Critical methodology in the history of psychology and religion / Robert Kugelmann

Holistic healing in religion, medicine, and psychology / Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Isack Kandel, and Joav Merrick

Being in the world of peacekeeping : living the unpresentable / Susan L. Ray

The spiritual dimensions of trauma healing / Abdul Basit and John Tuskan

Is there a place for spirituality in the care of elderly patients? / Stéfanie Monod, Etienne Rochat, and Christophe Büla

Unforgiveness and lifetime prevalence of psychopathology : findings from an epidemiological study of United States adults / Loren Toussaint and Alyssa C.D. Cheadle

Unforgiveness and the broken heart : unforgiving tendencies, problems due to unforgiveness, and 12-month prevalence of cardiovascular health conditions / Loren Toussaint and Alyssa C.D. Cheadle

Discovering a stronger sense of self : the influence of religion and spirituality on emotional wellbeing of infertile women / Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Helen T. Allan, Pam A. Smith

Navigating the spiritual journey of infertility : Muslim and Christian infertile women's experiences / Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Helen T. Allan, Pam A. Smith

Discourse on volunteering : the benefits and barriers / Karen S. Dunn

Representations of God uncovered in a spirituality group of borderline inpatients / Geoff Goodman

Studies test the effects of religious hallucinations on perceptions of insanity / Monica K. Miller and Sabrina Dolson

Varieties of religiousness and belief : adaptive and maladaptive associations of varieties of religiousness and belief / Gerard Saucier

What the spiritual and religious traditions offer psychologists / Thomas G. Plante

Resident physicians' thoughts regarding compassion and spirituality in the doctor-patient relationship : a brief report / Gowri Anandarajah, Marcia Smith, and Gowri Anandarajah.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-689-6