Mental Health and ReligionThe author explores religious behaviour and provides a guide for those helping the mentally ill. |
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... sense of self . Mr A. , for example , reported : ' I have a judge , an incriminating father inside me . If I didn't make the 100 on a test , I was rejected and unpro- tected , a 90 wasn't good enough ... Reality is not so reliable since ...
... sense of self . Mr A. , for example , reported : ' I have a judge , an incriminating father inside me . If I didn't make the 100 on a test , I was rejected and unpro- tected , a 90 wasn't good enough ... Reality is not so reliable since ...
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... sense of ' oughtness ' in which the sense of what is just and good may become difficult or distorted . Cult converts may be often deliberately sought out . Favoured methods include looking in local papers for small ads of recent ...
... sense of ' oughtness ' in which the sense of what is just and good may become difficult or distorted . Cult converts may be often deliberately sought out . Favoured methods include looking in local papers for small ads of recent ...
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... sense of belonging and social support . By definition , social support in its various aspects militates against various forms of distress , by the provision of practical help , advice , sympathy and so forth . In a positive sense ...
... sense of belonging and social support . By definition , social support in its various aspects militates against various forms of distress , by the provision of practical help , advice , sympathy and so forth . In a positive sense ...
Contents
Definitions of mental health and of religion | 7 |
A general framework for understanding some causes | 19 |
Communities where noone goes mad? | 44 |
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References to this book
Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies Dinesh Bhugra No preview available - 1997 |