Tech | September 11, 2010 | 3 comments

The positive effects of religiousness on mental health in physically vulnerable populations

source: http://www.psychosocial.com/IJPR_11/Positive_Effects_of_Religiousness_Yeung_Jerf.html

Image
ayipis
Since Freud and other famous mental health scholars have put forth their postulations concerning the neurotic influences of religion in mental health, many of the 20th century mental health professionals have been influenced to hold skeptical and even hostile attitudes toward religion. However, the past two decades have increasingly found more empirical evidence supporting the beneficial effects of religiousness on mental health that apparently contrasts with the postulations of Freud. Evidence in research was nonetheless mainly based on physically healthy populations. Studies addressing the relationship between religiousness and mental health in physically vulnerable populations, such as the aged, ill and disabled, have been insufficient. For this reason, this paper reviews recent empirical studies published in peer-reviewed academic journals concerning these relatively neglected populations. Consequently, although the number of studies concerning these vulnerable populations is less than research on the general healthy populations, well-conducted studies did point out the beneficial effects of religiousness on physically vulnerable people. Apparently, religion is an important aspect of life in these populations during the times of suffering and stress. Finally, relevant theories explicating the relationship are reviewed and some theoretical implications are also addressed.
  1. groups:
    News and Politics,   Tech,   Humanism,   Faith
  2. tags:
    Religion,  Liberalism,  Athiesm
  3.     
    |

3 comments // The positive effects of religiousness on mental health in physically vulnerable populations

  • UtopianSky
    • +1
      UtopianSky  

    • In other words, Ignorance is Bliss.
      Yes, it is true that stupid people tend to be happy people.

      The real world can be a scary place, so believing a magical being has some reason for everything, and he really, really loves you, can certainly be a comfort.

      It is the psychological equivalent of the placebo effect.

      That's why religiosity is highest among the poor, and people in the third world, and lowest among the wealthy, and those in developed nations.

      Did you think you had a point?

    • 1 year ago
  • ayipis
  • UtopianSky
    • +1
      UtopianSky  
    • ayipis:

      You have a bizarre obsession with drugs.

      The word "atheist" means people who do not believe in God.
      It does NOT mean people who smoke pot.
      There is no higher or lower correlation between those two traits than any other two random traits, like read hair and left handedness.

      Not only do I not smoke pot, I do not smoke tobacco, or drink alcohol.

      As usual, everything you post is based on your bigotry and ignorance.
      And as usual, you wear in your bigotry and ignorance with pride instead of shame.

    • 1 year ago
more from Tech:
from the community

top videos