Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain
byThomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP is Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor and Director of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University, and adjunct clinical professor at Stanford University.
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Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP. Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain. Praeger, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860706.
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Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP. Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain. Praeger, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860706
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Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP. (2018). Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860706
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This interdisciplinary study details spiritual approaches including meditation and yoga shown to be helpful in improving physical and psychological well-being.
• Covers select mental and physical disorders and spiritual approaches to healing from them• Acknowledges the diversity of affected people, from children to elders and from the ultra-religious to the nonreligious
• Details evidence-based practices ranging from non-religious approaches such as yoga to orthodox practices
• Explains the science behind the effectiveness of the approaches discussed
• Features the work of contributors expert on their respective topics
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Table of Contents
Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain
Author(s): Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPPContributors: Plante, Thomas;Abstract:This interdisciplinary study details spiritual approaches including meditation and yoga shown to be helpful in improving physical and psychological well-being.
• Covers select mental and physical disorders and spiritual approaches to healing from them• Acknowledges the diversity of affected people, from children to elders and from the ultra-religious to the nonreligious
• Details evidence-based practices ranging from non-religious approaches such as yoga to orthodox practices
• Explains the science behind the effectiveness of the approaches discussed
• Features the work of contributors expert on their respective topics
Editor(s): Plante, Thomas;SortTitle: healing with spiritual practices: proven techniques for disorders from addictions and anxiety to cancer and chronic painAuthor Info:Thomas G. Plante Ph.D.editorThomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP is Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor and Director of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University, and adjunct clinical professor at Stanford University.
eISBN-13: 9781440860706Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440860706.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440860690Imprint: PraegerPages: 272Publication Date: 20180630Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Preface ix10
- Acknowledgments xi12
- Chapter 1. Spiritually Formative Practices and Stress-Related Disorders 114
- Definitions and Concepts 215
- Christian Spiritual Formation 215
- Methods of Christian Spiritual Formation 316
- Virtue-Vice Dissonance 619
- Virtue-Vice Dissonance and Stress-Related Health Problems 720
- Spiritual Formation through Forgiveness and Humility 922
- Future Research on Spiritual Formation and Stress-Related Disorders 1124
- References 1225
- Chapter 2. Nurturing Hope: Tools for Cultivating Hopeful Thinking and a Meaningful Life 1427
- Chapter 3. Mindfulness and Health: Evidence-Based and Clinical Applications 2740
- Chapter 4. Evidence-Based Portable Mindful Strategies for Well-Being 4356
- Chapter 5. Spiritual Surrender: A Paradoxical Means of Empowered Coping with Illness while Discovering Transcendent Meaning and Purpose in Life 5568
- Chapter 6. Yoga to Promote Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Well-Being: Self-Regulation on and off the Mat 7285
- Chapter 7. Yoga: Addressing Physical Functioning and Well-Being in Older Adults 8699
- Chapter 8. Spiritual Models: Reflecting on The Way of a Pilgrim with Postsecondary Students at Risk of Stress, Depression, and Anxiety 100113
- Young Adulthood as a Time of Vulnerability and Spiritual Growth 100113
- Well-Being and Resilience among Postsecondary Students 101114
- Case Study: Undergraduate Practical Theology Course 101114
- Spiritual Models Can Inspire and Guide 102115
- Preliminary Findings 103116
- Learning by Observing the Pilgrim 104117
- Growth in Self-Awareness 104117
- Choices: Potency and Responsibility 105118
- Perseverance and Discipline 105118
- Shifting Perspectives 105118
- Social Connections 106119
- Love of Others 106119
- Connection with Spirituality and God by Engaging in Spiritual Practices 106119
- Prayer 107120
- Forgiveness and Humility 107120
- Gratitude 108121
- Hope 108121
- Perseverance through Struggles 108121
- Finding Inner Peace 109122
- Facing and Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, and Depression 109122
- Posttraumatic Growth 109122
- Resilience 109122
- Conclusion 110123
- References 111124
- Chapter 9. Expressive Writing as a Spiritual Practice to Promote Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth among Disaster-Exposed Pregnant Women 113126
- Pregnancy as a Sacred and Spiritual Time 113126
- Impacts of Disasters on Mother and Child 114127
- Spirituality: Similarities between Pregnancy and Exposure to Disasters 115128
- Resilience—Bouncing Back and Growing from Life’s Stresses 116129
- Spirituality, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth 117130
- The Practice of Expressive Writing—Its Relation to Trauma and Resilience 117130
- Case Study: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Wildfires 118131
- Preliminary Findings 119132
- Implications 123136
- References 124137
- Chapter 10. Mindfulness-Based Parenting Programs: Significance for Young Children Experiencing Adversity and Trauma 130143
- Chapter 11. Promoting Hope, Healing, and Wellness: Catholic Interventions in Behavioral Health Care 143156
- Chapter 12. Holistic Healing in Eastern Orthodox Christianity 155168
- Chapter 13. The Effects of Religious and Spiritual Interventions on Pain 168181
- Chapter 14. Spirituality-Based Interventions for Patients with Cancer 184197
- Chapter 15. Religious and Spiritual Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 196209
- Chapter 16. Spiritual Practices and Interventions in Recovery from Addictions: Implementing Focused Treatment and Growth Strategies in Psychotherapy 208221
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