AN: CHAPTER 92-353003-003<<SEE PREVIOUS CHAPTER>> <<SEE NEXT CHAPTER>>
TI: Aging, morale, and meaning: The nexus of narrative.
AU: Cohler,-Bertram-J.
CA: Corporate Authors
IN: U Chicago, Dept of Behavioral Sciences, Committee on Human Development, Chicago, IL, US
BK: Voices and visions of aging: Toward a critical gerontology. (Thomas R. Cole, W. Andrew Achenbaum, Patricia L. Jakobi, Robert Kastenbaum, Eds.), pp. 107-133. Springer Publishing Co, Inc, New York, NY, US; xli, 322 pp.<<SEE BOOK>>
PB: Publication Information
PY: 1993
IS: 0-8261-8020-5 (hardcover)
LA: English
AT: M2; Interdisciplinary: Graduate/Professional
MT: Media Type Code
AX: Auxiliary Materials
RN: Reprint Notes
DT: 4200: Conference Presentation
SP: Instutional Sponsors
UD: 9306
CF: This chapter is a revision of a paper presented at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Jan 1991.
DE: SELF-ESTEEM; MORALE-; MEANING-; LIFE-REVIEW; AGED-
CC: 2860; 28
PO: Human
AG: Adult; Elderly
CR: (from the chapter) how can people maintain their morale and their sense of themselves throughout the course of their lives /// focus on the means by which individuals construct meaning in their lives and on the complex interplay between the process of constructing meaning in particular lives and social and historical change /// examination of the life-story construct, using the concepts of interpretation and criticism developed by the humanities, together with the methods and findings from social science studies of lives over time, has brought about a renewed appreciation of the significance of meaning and coherence, as well as the role of memory and present experience, in laying the foundations for an individual's life-story construct, or personal narrative
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AN: EDITED-BOOK 92-346041-000
TI: Seldom seen, rarely heard: Women's place in psychology.
AU: Bohan,-Janis-S. (Ed)
IN: Metropolitan State Coll, Professor of Psychology, Denver, CO, US
PB: Westview Press; Boulder, CO, US; xiv, 459 pp.
PY: 1992
SE: Psychology, gender, and theory.
IS: 0-8133-1394-5 (hardcover); 0-8133-1395-3 (paperback)
LA: English
CH: 17 chapters selected from 17
AT: P2; Psychology: Graduate/Professional
UD: 9306
DE: PSYCHOLOGY-; FEMINISM-; HUMAN-FEMALES; HISTORY-OF-PSYCHOLOGY
CC: 2100; 21
PO: Human
CR: (from the book) This book uses a constructionist approach to explore the place of women in psychology, both as participants in the discipline and as subjects of psychological theory, research, and practice. The book provides an explanation of the principles of social constructionism and then utilizes this model as a tool for discovering the influences that have shaped psychology's treatment of women. /// It asks how the social construction of gender has interacted, both historically and at present, with the sociohistorical forces that shape psychology. /// Utilizing readings from a variety of sources, the book explicates women's place in psychology, from early misogynist to recent feminist attempts to understand the psychology of women.... Recent feminist psychology is given an equally thorough review, demonstrating that feminist thought must also be conscientiously queried lest we inadvertently reproduce the very forms we strive to dismantle.
DE: RELIGIOSITY-; MENTAL-HEALTH; MEANING-; WORLD-VIEW; ADULTHOOD-
CC: 3120; 31
PO: Human
AG: Adult
CR: (from the introduction) meaning in life can be conceptualized as an integral part of religiosity, as a component of well-being, or as an independent construct / (the authors) argue that religion may provide one, among many, possible sources of meaning in life, and that meaning is best considered as a separate construct /// (the authors) elaborate on two of their own studies, which used two religious groups (Roman Catholics and Pentecostals) as well as a multi-dimensional measure of religiosity / religiosity was found to have a limited positive association with well-being, one that was reduced when meaning in life was controlled for / confirmation of this finding came from the second study / conclude that religiosity may influence well-being more strongly as the salience of religion increases, and that any association of religiosity with well-being may have its route through meaning
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AN: CHAPTER 92-332037-008<<SEE PREVIOUS CHAPTER>> <<SEE NEXT CHAPTER>>
TI: Religion and rationality.
AU: Alcock,-James-E.
IN: York U, Glendon Coll, Professor of Psychology, North York, ON, Canada
BK: Religion and mental health. (John F. Schumaker, Ed.), pp. 122-131. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, US; viii, 320 pp.<<SEE BOOK>>
DE: RELIGIOUS-BELIEFS; LOGICAL-THINKING; DOGMATISM-; AUTHORITARIANISM-; FUNDAMENTALISM-
CC: 2920; 2340; 29; 23
PO: Human
CR: (from the introduction) supernatural belief (both religious and nonreligious) survives because it gives meaning to life and offers relief from anxiety, including existential anxiety / most people partition their beliefs so that religious principles rarely intrude into domains where rationality is most efficacious / (the author) notes that, for some, religion dominates everything, not only jeopardizing rational thought and behavior, but sometimes also producing detrimental effects on their psychological well-being /// observes that fundamentalism, dogmatism, and authoritarianism, rather than religion per se, constitute the real threats to Reason
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AN: EDITED-BOOK 92-332037-000
TI: Religion and mental health.
AU: Schumaker,-John-F. (Ed)
IN: U Newcastle, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, NSW, Australia
PB: Oxford University Press; New York, NY, US; viii, 320 pp.
CR: (from the jacket) Some argue that religious beliefs foster security of mind and mental stability, maintaining that they offer a sense of hope, meaning, and purpose; provide a reassuring fatalism that enables the believer to better withstand suffering and pain; and give people a sense of power and control through association with an omnipotent force. Others assert, however, that religious beliefs can undermine mental health in ways that include generating excessive levels of guilt, encouraging the unhealthy repression of anger, and creating anxiety and fear with threats of punishment for sinful behavior. /// This interdisciplinary collection presents previously unpublished papers on the controversial relationship between religious behavior and mental health. Schumaker has assembled a distinguished international roster of contributors--sociologists and anthropologists as well as psychiatrists and psychologists of religion--representing a wide range of opinions concerning the mental health implications of religious belief and practice. /// Taken together, the papers provide a comprehensive overview of theory and research in the field.
TC:
Contributors
Introduction (by) John F. Schumaker
I: Historical perspectives
001- <<SEE CHAPTER>> The psychopathology of religion: European
historical perspectives / Jacob A. Belzen
002- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and the mental health of women / Robert
A. Bridges and Bernard Spilka
003- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Mental health consequences of irreligion / John
F. Schumaker
004- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and sexual adjustment / John D. Shea
II: Affective and cognitive consequences
005- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religiosity, depression, and suicide / Steven
Stack
006- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion, anxiety, and fear of death / Peter
Pressman, John S. Lyons, David B. Larson and John Gartner
007- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Sin and guilt in faith traditions: Issues for
self-esteem / Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
008- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and rationality / James E. Alcock
009- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and self-actualization / Joseph B.
Tamney
010- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religiosity, meaning in life, and psychological
well-being / Kerry Chamberlain and Sheryl Zika
011- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion, neuroticism, and psychoticism / Leslie
J. Francis
III: Psychosocial dimensions
012- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and mental health in early life /
Edward P. Shafranske
013- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and mental health in later life /
Harold G. Koenig
014- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and marital adjustment / Gary L. Hansen
015- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Crime, delinquency, and religion / William Sims
Bainbridge
016- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion and substance use / Peter L. Benson
017- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religious orientation and mental health / Kevin
S. Masters and Allen E. Bergin
018- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Mental health of cult consumers: Legal and
scientific controversy / James T. Richardson
019- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religious diagnosis in evaluations of mental
health / H. Newton Malony
IV: Cross-cultural perspectives
020- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religion as a mediating factor in culture change
/ Erika Bourguignon
021- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Buddhism and mental health: A comparative
analysis / Gary Groth-Marnat
022- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religious experience and psychopathology:
Cross-cultural perspectives / Raymond H. Prince
023- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Religious ritual and mental health / Janet L.
Jacobs
024- <<SEE CHAPTER>> Content and prevalence of psychopathology in
world religions / David Greenberg and Eliezer Witztum