Humility as a Psychotherapeutic Virtue: Spiritual, Philosophical, and Psychological Foundations

Paine, David R.; Sandage, Steven J.; Rupert, David; Devor, Nancy G.; Bronstein, Miriam

doi:10.1080/19349637.2015.957611

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“…Contemporary psychologists have also differentiated humility from shame. Shame involves global negative evaluations of the self while humility involves a differentiated awareness of one's limitations in conjunction with accurate self-appraisal (Paine, Sandage, Rupert, Devor, & Bronstein, 2015;Tangney, 2000).…”

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Spiritual barriers to humility: a multidimensional study

Sandage

Paine

Hill

2015

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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Many spiritual and religious traditions view spiritual pride as contrary to humility; however, the rising empirical research on spirituality and humility has involved limited investigation of the variety of spiritual barriers that inhibit a humble disposition. The present study investigated three distinct spiritual barriers (spiritual grandiosity, insecure attachment to God, and hunger for idealisation) as independent predictors of dispositional humility among graduate trainees in the helping professions (N = 162) from a Protestant-affiliated university in the USA. Results indicated that each construct of interest predicted lower levels of humility when controlling for both spiritual impression management and the other spiritual barriers. These findings supported theoretical assertions of the discriminant validity of each independent variable in predicting lower levels of humility and supported construct validity of the humility measure. Conceptual considerations and suggestions for future research and graduate training are discussed.

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“…In doing so, we also assess the degree to which each spiritual orientation predicts humility when controlling for the others. Humility is arguably a key virtue necessary among helping professionals (Paine et al, 2015) and it would be important to identify a taxonomy of spiritual barriers that might inhibit humility.…”

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“…Annas 48 discusses the relationship between skills and virtuous actions. Paine et al 50 differentiate clinical skills and therapeutic virtues. ‘Virtue is a term in reference to what sort of person the clinician is becoming rather than what skills they are proficient in’.…”

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“…‘All virtues are supported by skill building through habitual action’. 50 Virtues are developed with experience and practice, through the repetition of patterns of behaviour and using others as models. 46 The therapists use themselves as instruments and must train and practice to be the best they can as their own instrument:…but the virtues we get by first exercising them, as also happens in the case of the arts…we become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.…”

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An Aristotelian view of therapists' practice in multifamily therapy for young adults with severe eating disorders

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“…Spiritual faith, religious traditions, and socio-normative rituals, whether practiced alone-individually or with others-collectively, have great resiliency benefits on the mind, psyche, mood, behavior, soul, body, attitude, and relational connectivity. They help keep a broader mental perspective, an adequate motivational energy, a transcendent view of reality (beyond the material realm), a closer bond with others and with nature, a calmer nervous system, a more peaceful posture of heart, and a confident ongoing attitude, all enhancing strength, endurance, fortitude, regulation, survival, and wellbeing (Abi-Hashem, 2001, 2011aKira et al, 2020;Koenig, 2008;Paine et al, 2015;Vanistendael, 2007).…”

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Resiliency and Culture: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Abi-Hashem

Наджи²

2020

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Psihol. pedagog.

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In recent years, the topics of psychosocial resiliency and cultural competency have been on the forefronts of many academic disciplines and human-care services. This article explores the meaning, nature, and function of resiliency and provides an overview of its foundational role and integrative place in the fields of psychology, pedagogy, physiology, psychotherapy, spirituality, and community. All these explorations and discussions are presented from a sociocultural and interdisciplinary perspective. Most areas of learning and spheres of knowledge could further be advanced if they continue to incorporate cultural resiliency into their basic training approaches and ongoing skillful apprenticeships. This article emphasizes that the essence and manifestation of resiliency is rooted, not only in individual traits or abilities, but also in the capital resources already stored in the larger community - in its cultural wealth and generational wisdom. Resiliency is both an innate capacity, with various dispositions that is dormant within people and groups, and a skill that is gradually learned, intentionally established, and consistently built-up and developed. Then, it will be readily applied as a way-of-life, natural tendency, refined asset, and potential drive or passion for higher-functioning and livelihood, especially in time of adversity, misfortune, and calamity. This article encourages the practice of cross-cultural competence and cross-disciplinary growth. It promotes multi-academic learning and collaboration in order to foster a comprehensive resiliency-training and a dependable approach for survival-coping. Also, this article encourages an enduring social awareness, a continuous emotional empowerment, and a relational respect coupled with cultural humility.

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Humility as a Psychotherapeutic Virtue: Spiritual, Philosophical, and Psychological Foundations

Cited by 40 publications

References 49 publications

Spiritual barriers to humility: a multidimensional study

Spiritual barriers to humility: a multidimensional study

An Aristotelian view of therapists' practice in multifamily therapy for young adults with severe eating disorders

Resiliency and Culture: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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