Journal of Psychology and Theology articles from December 2008

Journal of Psychology and Theology archives from December 2008

God images following Hurricane Katrina in South Mississippi: an exploratory study.(Report)
December 22, 2008... God image appears to affect an individual's ability to cope, either positively or negatively, following stressful life events. This qualitative investigation explored God images of Hurricane Katrina survivors two months after the storm along...

Theologically-informed education about masturbation: a male sexual health perspective.(Report)
December 22, 2008... The Bible presents no clear theological ethic on masturbation, leaving many young unmarried Christians with confusion and guilt around their sexuality. Moreover, with only a sin-based vocabulary for discussing masturbation, those with...

Religious doubt and identity formation: salient predictors of adolescent religious doubt.(Report)
December 22, 2008... Different ideological perspectives about religious doubt spawn controversy and confusion among some Christians. Typically misunderstood as unbelief, doubt is often characterized as dangerous if not outright prohibited by Scripture. As this...

Winnicott's object relations theory and the work of the Holy Spirit.(Report)
December 22, 2008... While various studies have focused on the practical working of the Holy Spirit in counseling and therapy and the impact of the Holy Spirit on personality growth and development, few studies have offered sustained theoretical reflections or now...

Using spiritual self-disclosure in psychotherapy.
December 22, 2008... The purpose of this article is to outline a series of recommendations to aid therapists in developing and integrating spiritual self-disclosure into the therapeutic process. The authors introduce six categories of spiritual self-disclosure by...

Feeling queasy about the Incarnation: Terror Management Theory, death, and the body of Jesus.(Report)
December 22, 2008... Throughout Christian history, at different times and places, believers have expressed ambivalence regarding the Incarnation. There has always been something scandalous and shocking about God taking a fully human form. What is the source of this...

Mental health, religion & culture.(JOURNAL FILE)(personality types and prayer preferences)
December 22, 2008... Previous research has demonstrated a connection between prayer and personality type. In this study, Francis and Robbins sought to extend this research by applying Jungian psychological type theory to prayer. Specifically, they hypothesized that...

Counseling and values.(JOURNAL FILE)(Report)
December 22, 2008... Passalacqua and Cervantes observed that there has been little research investigating how gender, culture, and spirituality intersect and affect the counseling profession. They argued that these three components are interconnected and, together,...

Journal of religion, spirituality & aging.(JOURNAL FILE)(Report)
December 22, 2008... Previous research has demonstrated that violence and -abuse have a long-term, negative impact on mental health, while faith, spirituality, and religiosity have a long-term, positive impact. Kidd and Witten attempted to investigate this...

The international journal for the psychology of religion.(JOURNAL FILE)(Report)
December 22, 2008... Theory and research on religious orientation often includes a quest dimension. This dimension focuses on religious doubts; those who score high on it are likely to manifest high levels of religious doubt, an unwillingness to accept the "pat...

Psychotherapy: theory, research, practice, training.(JOURNAL FILE)(Report)
December 22, 2008... Forgiveness has become an increasingly prominent in psychology over the last twenty to thirty years. Along with a growing body of theory and research, a number of interventions aimed at promoting forgiveness have been developed. These...

What we don't say may hurt them.(The Power of Countertransference: Innovations in Analytic Technique)(Book review)
December 22, 2008... Maroda, Karen, J. (2004). The Power of countertransference: Innovations in analytic technique. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Analytic Press. Paperback, x + 201 pp. $35.00. ISBN: 0-88163-414-X. Karen Maroda is an assistant clinical professor...

Books received.(Bibliography)
December 22, 2008... The following books have been received from publishers and are under consideration for review in the Journal of Psychology and Theology. Listing of a volume does not necessarily imply that it will be reviewed. Readers with appropriate academic...