A patient feels alone, abandoned. He questions his spiritual values and the purpose of life. Which of the following might he be experiencing?
a. Spiritual challenges
b. Transcendence
c. An atheist state
d. Spiritual well-being
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A Spiritual challenges may cause the patient to feel alone or even abandoned. Individuals may question their spiritual values, raising questions about their way of life and purpose for living.
B The belief that comes with faith involves transcendence as an awareness of that which one cannot see or know in ordinary physical ways.
C Atheists are individuals who do not believe in the existence of God or gods.
D Spiritual well-being is a state of wholeness or health.
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