The Chinese Taoist medicine has a deep foundation in natural philosophy. It not only respects nature, rationally arranging life and health accordance with the laws of but also emphasizes nurturing spirit peace mind. Integrating physiotherapy, psychotherapy, spiritual belief therapy social therapy, it holistic, dialectical, comprehensive diversified medical model practical healthy methods on sea...

BACKGROUND Women in particular suffer from psychological stress when diagnosed with infertility. Psychosocial interventions are known to not only prevent and lessen various mental problems, but also to play a positive role in physical health and pregnancy rates. The aim of this study is to determine the unique impact of spiritual psychotherapy on concerns about infertility and their perceived p...

The various mental health disciplines (e.g., counseling, psychology, social work) all mandate competence in working with clients from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. However, there is growing evidence that practitioners feel ill-equipped to meet the needs of their religiously- spiritually-diverse clients. Furthermore, formal education on religion spirituality remains optional withi...

human was created from both the natural and spiritual dimensions and has multimodal functions (e.g., cognitive, behavioral, affective, sensation, interpersonal relationship, and etc.). having one-dimensional impression in life would provide anxiety predisposition for man, but then having an integrated and monotheistic view would result in an assimilated psychological discipline for him/her. the...

The subject of inquiry in this thesis is the interface between worldview and psychotherapy. My interest in this topic was raised by the tension I observed between secular psychotherapy's focus on autonomy as a primary value in human functioning, and traditional religion's emphasis on external authority guiding people's choices. How should religious people benefit from psychotherapeutic care wit...

Abstract Comparative analysis of metanoia not only as a psychological but broader spiritual concept versus the paranoid existential position with accent on projection primitive defence mechanism. These phenomena were studied from phenomenological, psychodynamic, and theological points view. The theory personality Christian psychotherapy Transactional Analysis concepts are applied. ego apparatus...

Those who have read Miss Ikin's earlier little book on " Religion and Psycho-therapy" will expect to find in this present work a clear and simple treatment of her subject and they will undoubtedly not be disappointed. Miss Ikin has stated with great clearness and simplicity the case for spiritual healing, than which few studies today are of greater interest to thoughtful people. Since the begin...

The Examen is a 500-year-old end of day prayer developed by St. Ignatius Loyola, founder the Society Jesus (better known as Jesuits). Like many other religious or spiritual practices, such mindfulness and yoga, suitable either spiritually focused secular intervention strategy to assist people within clinical psychotherapy practice elsewhere. Adapting cognitive behavioral easy do may add another...