Spirituality 2.0 Flashcards
is generally thought to refer to the human tendency to seek meaning & purpose in life, inner peace and acceptance, forgiveness and harmony, hope, beauty, and so forth.
Spirituality
is usually applied to ritualistic practices & organized beliefs.
Religion
a person who doubts the existence of God or a Supreme Being or believes the existence of God has not been proved.
Agnostic
is one without belief in a deity.
A nursing study of atheists’ preferences for nursing care found that respondents wanted to be respected for their nonbelief and not have clinicians refer to God or offer prayer.
Atheist
refers to “a disturbance in the belief or value system that provides strength, hope, and meaning to life
Spiritual Distress
Examples of defining characteristics of spiritual distress:
Expresses lack of hope, meaning of life, inadequate acceptance of self
Expresses feeling abandoned or anger toward power greater than self
Refuse interaction with significant others
Exhibits sudden changes in spiritual practices
Requests (or refused) to interact with a spiritual leader
Has no interest in nature or in reading spiritual literature.
often portrayed as the opposite of spiritual distress. thought to not occur by chance, but by choice.
Spiritual Health
results when individuals intentionally seek to strengthen their spiritual muscles, as it were, through various spiritual disciplines.
Spiritual health
It refers to the spiritual beliefs or ways of thinking that help people cope with their challenges.
Spiritual or Religious Coping
negative religious coping is associated with?
maladaptation
positive religious coping helps clients
adapt to illness,
Theories of human development
physical, cognitive, moral and also spiritual development
it is necessary to appreciate how spirituality & religiosity evolve with?
age & life experience.
involves in evaluating the beliefs and religiosity of authority figures to form beliefs & practices that are meaningful for them.
teens & young adults
Guidelines for nurses is by?
Winslow & Wehtje-Winslow (2007)
Observing guidelines for what in spiritual caregiving is essential.
ethical conduct
Solemn religious observances & feast days throughout the year. May include fasting or special foods, reflection, rituals, and prayer.
Holy Days
Who are exempted from such requirements of holy days?
seriously ill
common to both Christians & Jews, in response to biblical commandment “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.”
Concept of Sabbath
observe the “Lord’s Day” on Sunday
Christians
observe Saturday as their Sabbath.
Jews & sabbatarian Christians (e.g., Seventh- Day Adventists)
traditionally gather on Friday at noon to worship & learn about their faith.
Muslims
include jewelry, medals, amulets, icons, totems, or body ornamentation (e.g., tattoos) that carry religious or spiritual significance.
Sacred Symbols
May be worn to pronounce one’s faith, to remind the practitioner of the faith, to provide spiritual protection, or to be a source of comfort or strength.
Sacred Symbols
Involves humans pleading or experiencing the divine
Inner experience for gaining awareness of self
Prayer
The act of focusing one’s thoughts or engaging in self-reflection or contemplation.
Meditation
through this, one can influence or control physical & psychological functioning & the course of illness.
deep meditation
4 Types/Categories of Prayer Experience
Ritual
Petitionary
Colloquial
Meditational
There may be rules about which foods & beverages are allowed and which are prohibited.
Beliefs Affecting Diet