Description
The topic is The Psychology that Religion has become!
The domains:
Counseling Psychology, Learning, Humanistic Psych, Neo freudian, Holistic psychotherapy
I do have some references, as well!
The primary goal of this literature review is to integrate concepts from four different content domains within the larger field of psychology. The four content domains should be chosen from previous coursework in this program. In this paper, students will review the findings in the individual empirical articles, organize the research in a meaningful way, evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the research findings, and present an integrated synthesis of the research that sheds new light on the topics within and across the four domains.
The result of a successful integrative literature review may be a significant contribution to a particular body of knowledge and, consequently, to research and practice. Therefore, before writing this literature review, substantive new research must be conducted via the Internet and within the Ashford University Library for each of the four chosen domains. A minimum of six sources must be included for each of the four domains. Although content from literature reviews completed in prior courses within this program may be included, it may not constitute the total research for the individual domains addressed within this assignment. No more than four sources from previous literature reviews completed in this program may be utilized for this integrative review.
The headings listed below must be used within the paper to delineate the sections of content. These sections include the following: a clear introduction that provides a general review and organizes the research in a meaningful way; a discussion in which the evidence is presented through analysis, critique, and synthesis; and a conclusion in which the discussion is drawn together in a meaningful way, the claims of the introduction are brought to a logical closure, and new research is proposed.
Introduction
- Provide a conceptual framework for the review.
- Describe how the review will be organized. The questions below may be used to guide this section.
- What are the guiding theories within the domains?
- How are the domains connected?
- Are there competing points of view across the domains?
- Why is the integration of these domains important?
- What is the history of these domains?
- What are the related theories or findings?
- Describe how the literature was identified, analyzed, and synthesized.
- How and why was the literature chosen?
- What is your claim or thesis statement?
Discussion
- Provide the analysis, critique, and synthesis for the review.
Analysis
- Examine the main ideas and relationships presented in the literature across the four domains.
- Integrate concepts from the four different content domains within the larger field of psychology.
- What claim(s) can be made in the introduction?
- What evidence supports the claim(s) made in the introduction?
Critique
- Evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the chosen research findings.
- How well does the literature represent the issues across the four domains?
- Identify the strengths and the key contributions of the literature.
- What, if any, deficiencies exist within the literature?
- Have the authors omitted any key points and/or arguments?
- What, if any, inaccuracies have been identified in the literature?
- What evidence runs contrary to the claims proposed in the introduction, and how might these be reconciled with the claims presented?
- Explain how the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct might influence the reliability and/or generalizability of the chosen findings.
- Did the ethical issues influence the outcomes of the research?
- Were ethical considerations different across the domains?
Synthesis
- Integrate existing ideas with new ideas to create new knowledge and new perspectives.
- Describe the research that has previously been done across these domains, as well as any controversies or alternate opinions that currently exist.
- Relate the evidence presented to the major conclusions being made.
- Construct clear and concise arguments using evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to posit new relationships and perspectives on the topics within the domains.
Conclusion
- Provide a conclusion and present potential future considerations.
- State your final conclusion(s).
- Synthesize the findings described in the discussion into a succinct summary.
- What questions remain?
- What are the possible implications of your argument for existing theories and for everyday life?
- Are there novel theories and/or testable hypothesizes for future research?
- What do the overarching implications of the studies show?
- Where should the research go from this point to further the understanding of these domains and the greater study of psychology?
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The Integrative Literature Review
- Must be 20 to 30 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
- Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
- Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
- Must use at least 24 peer-reviewed sources, including a minimum of 20 from the Ashford University Library.
- Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Must include a separate reference list that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Running head: THE PSYCHOLOGY THAT RELIGION HAS BECOME
The Psychology That Religion Has Become
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THE PSYCHOLOGY THAT RELIGION HAS BECOME
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The Psychology That Religion Has Become
Psychology and the livelihood of the people have over the years been inseparable from
religion which has been the pillar of the people’s social lives. Every culture in the universe revolves
around religious activities that are meant to be a sense of identity to a particular community and is
meant to streamline people’s livelihood (Gawronski, & Bodenhausen, 2015). Religion has
therefore been effective in addressing most of the psychological issues that people face in the
society because it is evident that most of the people are ready and willing to talk about spirituality
during the psychiatric sessions (Goodwin, & Goodwin, 2016). This thus means that researching
the topic above of religion and psychology would provide the desired knowledge which would be
essential in handling psychological issues in the society and in ensuring there is sanity in our social
environment.
Spirituality and psychology is a field that ought to be pursued to explain the human nature,
the social problems in the society and in aiding psychological treatment among the patients
(Pargament, 2013). The ability to understand and determine the aspects that tend to integrate the
two concepts forms the basis of formulation of proper clinical programs regarding the
psychological treatment amongst the patients and how the community responds to mental
problems within the social setting in the world today (Gawronski, & Bodenhausen, 2015). To aid
in understanding the psychological concept in conjunction with religion, some of the psychological
domains are discussed below.
Holistic psychology
Holistic psychology is a therapy that is meant to treat patients with psychological problems
in which it encompasses the patient’s whole body, mind, and spirit. This form of psychology is
entirely related to a person’s health and spirit (Strauss, 2017). The body and soul of the victim are
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directly related to holistic therapy in which one’s spirituality and beliefs are vital during the
treatment process. This, therefore, means that the holistic treatment administered to the patients is
part of a larger whole that gives the description one’s internal wellness about the external or social
environment.
The main idea in this approach is the determination of the one’s internal spirituality and
cultural beliefs and how they affect people in the society (Strauss, 2017). Inner wellness would
eventually determine the physical wellbeing of a person and finally, establish how the latter
interacts with the environment. Undergoing a holistic therapy seeks to create awareness amongst
the patients in nutrition, emotional and verbal expression in the community and other mental
problems. Holistic psychology is thus a method that handles a person’s psychological wellness via
the promotion of the health of the body and spirit while at the same time matching the traditional
psychological treatments.
The holistic therapy
The theory is based on the fact that a person’s wellness revolves around the integration of
spirit, mind, and body. The approach focuses on creating awareness and connection that exists
between people’s emotions, physical experiences, thoughts as well as the spiritual and cultural
beliefs (Paloutzian, & Park, 2014). The theory, therefore, ensures that the therapists help the
patients to realize a deep understanding of the whole self that would influence one’s self-esteem
and self-acceptance.
Holistic psychology seeks to create and develop appropriate awareness by viewing a
person’s physical and internal composition as a whole but not distinct element from the
psychoanalysis interventions (Paloutzian, & Park, 2014). The therapists ensure that their patients
must first accept their internal and current state before any medication could be initiated. This
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tactic is meant to release pressure and fears from an individual and enhancing relaxation via
sharing of one’s sociocultural experience including the religious beliefs.
Administering the holistic therapy
Holistic therapy can be applied to the people in three different approaches which involve
the mind, the body and emotion (Ajmal, Raseeha, & Uma, 2017). Dealing with the body while
undergoing psychotherapy, the psychotherapist must ensure the fear and tension in a patient is
dealt with before initiating the treatment. This can be done through the determination of repressed
emotions that are manifested profoundly in the patient’s soul (Ajmal et al. 2017). This level of
therapy is meant to establish trust between the psychotherapist and the patient and allow the person
under treatment to become more receptive to emotional changes in oneself as dictated by the
sociocultural environment.
The psychotherapist ought to understand the emotions that arise from the release of tension
within a patient’s body. These emotions must be determined and explored to make it easier for the
parties involved in the process to understand the role each one of the emotions plays in the patient’s
life both economically and socially (Sharf, 2015). The repressed feelings of an individual are used
to help the latter to curb the feelings and reintegrate someone’s emotions and accept them as the
latter’s whole self. In the third therapy level, the mind plays an essential role in administering the
therapy to the patients. This is a robust level because it takes a lot of time before it is attained and
is directly dependent on the relationship and trust that exists between the doctor and the patient.
Therefore, holistic psychology applicable in administering preventive therapy. Holistic
therapy would thus take different forms in the field of preventive treatment and mostly involves
individuals who would want to have a balance in taking care of their spirit, mind, and body (Sharf,
2015). Through positive communication between the patient and his or her family members, one’s
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religion and cultural beliefs are established and meant to encourage the latter to participate in the
physical activities to enhance their social interaction.
Usefulness and critique of holistic psychology
This approach is vital in the treatment of the anxiety, depressive disorders, trauma and
stress-related problems. Nonetheless, the limitation behind this method in the field of psychology
is its focus in the sense that it is challenging to get into someone’s spiritual level especially
wherever the patients are not willing to speak it out to the psychiatrists (Sanford, 2017). This is
because there are no predefined empirical standards that would enable the psychiatrists to identify
whether the patients have had a particular kind of body integration about how they feel and interact
with the environment.
This approach has a myopic focus on which it is individual-centered and fails to address
other social, cultural factors and one’s spirituality or religion which are all essential in
psychological therapies. Most of the holistic concepts are philosophical that reality in
administering treatment to patients with psychological problems within the community. This thus
affirms that there are very few research findings that would be used as evidence of the usefulness
of the approach to religion and psychology (Ajmal et al. 2017).
Humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology focuses on studying the uniqueness of person relative to the social
environment and how he or she views events in the social setting. This field of study assumes that
people are different from one another and that each of them has a free will to decide what to do
irrespective of the outcome (McLeod, 2015). This, therefore, creates room for understanding the
human conditions and nature which aid in identifying the interpersonal environment of each that
is vital in the reduction of human depression.
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Initially, behaviorism and psychoanalysis used to explain the psychological changes that
exist within the human anatomy and their perception towards the environment. However,
humanistic psychologists argue that the behaviorist theory is primarily concerned with the study
and analysis of the people’s actions to t...
