Discuss the evidence that links spirituality and mental health.
What will be an ideal response?
For both mental and physical health problems, religion and spirituality have been noted as major means of coping. In an extensive review of the social and behavioral science literature, spirituality is cited as one of four key factors significantly linked to positive coping, along with knowledge, inner resources, and social support. The specific benefits of spiritually based coping include relieving stress, retaining a sense of control, maintaining hope, and providing a sense of meaning and purpose in life.
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a. Hedonic b. Eudaimonic c. Shamanic d. Cognitive-behavior
Psychoanalysis would most likely say which of the following about impulse control? a. Impulses are not the dominant forces of human beings, although many people let them become dominant. b. People need to identify the feeling carefully and become aware of which ego state is cathected when the impulsive feeling occurs
c. The best hope for individuals and society is to replace the rigid but shaky infantile veneer with a more mature set of controls. d. The issue with impulses is not that they must be inhibited but rather that they must be directed toward prosocial goals as a part of the total lifestyle.
Counselor A believes that the career decision-making is a process and that there is no Abest@ way to make career decisions. Her approach would best be called
a. descriptive. b. existential. c. prescriptive. d. sequential.
Adherence to a uniform, rational, ____________________ model does not respect individual differences or styles
a. decision-making b. career c. trait d. interpersonal