Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Counseling -- Religious aspects; Psychotherapy;
Abstract
Until the growth of science in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the treatment of the mind was inseparable from the treatment of the body and the spirit (Benner, 1989). Across all cultures and faiths, the individual was seen as a complex whole whose physical and emotional symptoms were considered a sign of an estrangement from a larger spiritual dimension. Shamans, priests, faith healers and witch doctors all called upon divine principals to aid in the healing of the person under their care whether the affliction be a broken arm or a broken heart. However, advancement in medicine quickly excised the mind from the body and spirit, while advancement in psychology, in the late eighteenth century, excised the spirit altogether (Butler, 1991; Meyer, 1988).
Year of Submission
1991
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Annie Jones
Date Original
1991
Object Description
1 PDF file (27 leaves)
Copyright
©1991 Emily R. Askew
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Askew, Emily R., "Psyche means soul: Understanding the role of spirituality in psychotherapy" (1991). Graduate Research Papers. 2018.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/2018
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