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INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS / SPIRITUAL ORIENTATION ON HEALTH OF ROMAN CATHOLIC AND UNITY CHURCH MEMBERS
Get PDFA previous study has demonstrated that religious beliefs that depicted God as a punishing deity were associated with worse mental health than those representing God as a collaborative partner (Koenig, Pargament, and Nielsen, 1998). In this study that explored the relationship of the type of religious/spiritual orientation to health, the Zung Depression Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Symptom Index, the Religious Life Inventory, and a Subject Background Self-Report Questionnaire were administered once to 102 Roman Catholic and 103 Unity volunteer church members. Study participants responded to the written self-report measurements: 1) to determine if there were differences between the two faith groups in regard to anxiety, depression, and overall health symptoms; 2) to determine if the groups were different in their ways of being religious, as measured by the RLI; and 3) to determine if different ways of being religious are predictors of health
BODY HARMONlZATIO~: Using Body Wisdom To Evaluate & Address Anxiety & Depression, In a Select Group
Get PDFThis study examined changes in levels of anxiety and depression, using a selection of specific energy balancing techniques called Body Harmonization©. A protocol was followed for each individual using muscle testing (kinesiology). The study consisted of a 2-period, 2-intervention crossover design
THE EFFECT OF ARCHETYPE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON DEPRESSION
No full textApproximately 20% of the population exhibits symptoms of depression. The objective of this one-group pretest-posttest study was to evaluate the effects of archetype education on depression in a group of participants (N = 32) meeting the eligibility criteria for this study. Participants were involved in an intervention which assessed their most influential archetypal aspects, involved them in an educational process, and enabled them to learn how an archetype could be manifesting and affecting their behavior. Volunteers aged 18-70 were recruited through advertising and word-of-mouth, and had to be experiencing mild to chronic depression, either self-diagnosed or under a doctor's care. The baseline for entry into the study was a score of at least 50 on the Zung Test for Depression indicating at least mild depression. Prior to meeting for the education session, participants were provided with a package of information on archetypes, and pre-testing forms. Participants were evaluated in pre-and post-testing, the time between the testing was at least a month to enable them to embrace the archetypal education. Participants engaged in at least one archetype education session and four follow-up phone calls which reinforced the use of information shared in the session. The study was built on the work of Caroline Myss and her book, Sacred Contracts. Depressed archetypes were determined through a placement evaluation questionnaire designed for the study. With increased understanding of the archetype identified as being depressed, participants learned the ways this archetype was maintaining its depressive state and then learned to modifY that behavior. Results of post-testing (Zung and State Trait) indicate that understanding one's archetypal characteristics has a significant impact on depression (p < .001)
The Effects of a Love-Wisdom Meditation on Urinary Catecholamines Excretion, Anxiety, Depression, and Kinesiology Levels in Participants Who Have a History of Sexual Abuse
Get PDFThis study examines the effects of a love-wisdom meditation on the mind, body, and spirit. Experiencing "love" through an intentional love meditation was a motivating factor in the undertaking of this study. Intention and the mind-body-spirit connection are explored. The 32 subjects included in this study were men and women who had a history of sexual abuse. Subjects were volunteers from a Western North Carolina paper advertisement as well as from a local counseling agency. Subjects acted as participants and controls, and were tested three times: pre-control period, post-controllpreintervention and post intervention. The control period was two weeks and the intervention was a daily meditation practice for three weeks. To evaluate the mind's reaction to the meditation practice, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Zung Selfrating Depression Scale were used, assessing anxiety and depression levels. To evaluate the body's reaction to the meditation practice, urinary catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine) were measured 2-3 hours after waking
