A social cognitive perspective on religious beliefs: their functions and impact on coping and psychotherapy

Carone, Dominic A.; Barone, David F.

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(00)00078-7

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“…Religion thus offers a way to cope with life's adversities (Carone & Barone, 2001), such as loneliness (Rokach & Brock, 1998) and the loss of loved ones (Thompson & Vardaman, 1997). This certainly seemed to be true for many of the women in the present study, particularly Evergreen, as seen in the excerpt below.…”

Section: Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…loving, protective, responsive) match the essential features of a secure attachment figure (Carone & Barone, 2001;Kirkpatrick, 1994). From this perspective, each woman's representation of God could be understood as a perpetuation of her childhood attachment experiences or as a reparation for those attachments that had been unfulfilling (Sorenson, 1997).…”

Section: Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Feminist Phenomenological Description of Depression in Low-income South African Women

Dukas¹

2016

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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Section: Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 54%

Section: Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Feminist Phenomenological Description of Depression in Low-income South African Women

Dukas¹

2016

Int J Womens Health Wellness

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“…Religious beliefs help to fi nd order and framework of meaning to an otherwise chaotic and unpredictable world (Carone & Barone, 2001), while uncontrollable events can be understood and interpreted by God-mediated control, that provides a sense of psychological control as well (Krause, 2005). According to Siegel, Anderman and Schrimshaw (2001), one function of religion is that it provides an interpretive framework or cognitive schema leading to better adjustment to health-related stressors.…”

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Faith, Purpose in Life and Place in Life: A Comparative Study of Hungarian Breast Cancer Patients and Healthy Women

Mersdorf¹

2014

PHC

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In this study the spiritual attitudes (faith, purpose in life and place in life) of 28 Hungarian breast cancer patients and 28 healthy women were compared. The qualitative analysis of the structured interviews indicates that while healthy women have a general framework of belief, not playing an important role in everyday life, breast cancer patients perceive religion as an active aid affecting everyday life. No signifi cant differences were found between the groups concerning purpose in life, place in life, perceived control and sharing thoughts about spirituality with others. The fi ndings of this study contribute to a better understanding of breast cancer patients' psycho-social needs.Keywords: spirituality  faith  purpose in life  meaning of life  breast cancer, structured interview

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“…There may be negative effects in their maintaining conformity and promoting external control, whereas mental-health professionals work for self-development and sensitize their clients as to competences required to achieve change and lead their own lives (Carone and Barone, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Confirming their beliefs and perceptive leanings may boost the ability to organize or comprehend painful, chaotic, or unexpected events (Carone and Barone, 2001). Several studies have shown that knowing clients' belief systems and valorizing them assists adherence to psychotherapy and helps to achieve better outcomes (Giglio, 1993;Razali et al 1998;Sperry and Sharfranske, 2004).…”

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Espiritualidade, religiosidade e psicoterapia

Peres¹,

Simão²,

Nasello³

2007

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Religious/spiritual beliefs and practices constitute an important part of culture and principles clients use to shape judgments and process information. Psychotherapists may use knowledge of these belief systems and appreciation of their potential to leverage client adherence and achieve better outcomes. However, many approaches have yet to do so and the variety of concepts of religiosity/spirituality may place obstacles to this important interface. This article raises certain concepts that we see as consistent, accessible, and capable of facilitating professional dialogue in the therapeutic sphere. We discuss the impact of subjectivity, states of consciousness and perceptions influenced by religiosity/spirituality, on mental health as well as the importance of psychotherapists actually focusing clients and their belief systems, developing models to mobilize hope, and boosting coping abilities. Despite the current distance between controlled studies and clinical practice, we discuss the integration of spiritual/religious dimensions in psychotherapy with ethical professionalism, knowledge, and the ability to align the collected information so as to benefit clients. Since only 7.3% of Brazilians have no religion, and very few psychotherapeutic approaches or practitioners do actually engage religiosity/spirituality, we point to the relevance of research on this issue and the importance of testing related psychotherapeutic proposals in clinical trials.Peres, J. F.P. et al. / Rev. Psiq. Clín. 34, supl 1; 58-66, 2007

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A social cognitive perspective on religious beliefs: their functions and impact on coping and psychotherapy

Cited by 105 publications

References 56 publications

A Feminist Phenomenological Description of Depression in Low-income South African Women

A Feminist Phenomenological Description of Depression in Low-income South African Women

Faith, Purpose in Life and Place in Life: A Comparative Study of Hungarian Breast Cancer Patients and Healthy Women

Espiritualidade, religiosidade e psicoterapia

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