chapter 8

Question 1

adhereence to religious doctrine; the ability to discover and express one’s purpose in life; to experience love, joy, peace, and fulfillment; or to achieve and help others to achieve full potential.

Answer 1

spiritual health

Question 2

an organized entity in which people have common beliefs and engage in common practices relevant to spiritual matters

Answer 2

religion

Question 3

a persons view of life’s meaning, direction, purpose, and connectedness to other things, other people, and the past and future

Answer 3

spirituality

Question 4

attempts to change a situation; similar to problem focused coping

Answer 4

primary control

Question 5

attempts to control oneself or one’s emotional reactions; similar to emotion focused coping

Answer 5

secondary control

Question 6

prayers that seek divine intervention either to prevent an occurrence or to help overcome it

Answer 6

intercessory prayer

Question 7

research investigations in which neither the research nor the data collectors are aware of who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group

Answer 7

double blind studies

Question 8

a sincere intention not to seek revenge or avoid the transgressor (decisional forgiveness) and replacing negative emotions such as resentment, hate, and anger with positive emotions such as compassion, empathy, and sympathy(emotional forgiveness)

Answer 8

forgiveness

Question 9

a condition in which people are not true to their spiritual selves and are living a “life story” that is inconsistent with their beliefs and values

Answer 9

spiritual disease