Efficacy of Meditative Prayer on Guilt Feelings, Inferiority & Insecurity

Efficacy of Prayer

A child praying before lunch, 1936 Determining the efficacy of prayer has been attempted in various studies since Francis Galton first addressed it in 1872. Some studies have reported benefit, some have reported harm, and some have found no benefit from the act of praying. Others suggest that the topic is outside the realm of science altogether. According to the Washington Post, "...prayer is t...

The Efficacy of Prayer

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on the Feelings of Inferiority and Depression of Mothers of Mentally Retarded Children

Abstract Background & Purpose: The effectiveness of narrative therapy on the feelings of inferiority and depression of mothers of mentally retarded children was the aim of this study. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed using a quasi-experimental approach and using a pre-test-post-test-follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population consiste...

Feelings of insecurity: review of attachment and eating disorders.

OBJECTIVE Attachment theory has received increasing attention from clinicians and researchers in the field of eating disorders. This paper is an updated review on theoretical approaches in the field, and of studies employing the Adult Attachment Interview. METHOD We searched the major databases such as PsycInfo and Science Direct for empirical and theoretical studies on attachment and eating ...

Scientific Evidence for the Efficacy of Prayer

In our Judaeo-Christian society, prayer has always been recognised as a way of ameliorating distress. Let us start by looking at the way in which the power of prayer was regarded over a century ago. This is a story told by a country lawyer in the mid-west of the US around 1880. There had been a prolonged drought in the area, so long, so severe that the little farming community in which he lived...