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Abstracts from the Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 67, No. 1 January/February/March 2001 Spiritual Transcendence and the Scientific Study of Spirituality Ralph L. Piedmont Loyola College in Maryland ABSTRACT: This study over-viewed the basic scientific issues pertaining to the measurement of spirituality. An empirical framework, based on the five-factor model of personality (FFM), was presented for use in the development and validation of spiritual constructs. The utility of the Spiritual Transcendence Scale (STS) as a psychometrically sound measure was evaluated. Using a sample of undergraduate students that included both self-report (N = 322) and observer data (N = 188), it was shown that the STS: (a) demonstrated its putative second-order factor structure; (b) was independent of measures of the FFM; (c) evidenced good cross-observer convergence; and (d) predicted a wide range of psychologically salient outcomes, even after controlling for the predictive effects of personality. It was argued that spiritual constructs can be most efficacious when incorporated as part of a multidimensional assessment battery that includes other personality domains. Psychospirituality and Pediatric Rehabilitation Barry Nierenberg and Alissa Sheldon University of Miami School of Medicine EXCERPT: Often we are called on to stand with parents at the bedside of their critically ill child, in our role as psychologists working with medically ill children. We have often seen these parents take comfort as well as blame and guilt from their religious and spiritual beliefs. We've also seen children and adolescents use it in ways that both facilitate and hinder their future development. Psychospiritual Aspects of Sense of Self in Women with Physical Disabilities Margaret A. Nosek and Rosemary B. Hughes Baylor College of Medicine ABSTRACT: This paper reviews findings on sense of self and spirituality that have emerged in several of the studies conducted by the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities. It presents a review of literature on self-esteem, self in connection to others, and self-efficacy, and describes findings from two qualitative and one quantitative study of these constructs in women with disabilities. Discussion leads to the hypothesis that the sense of self in connection to others is a fundamental determinant of self-esteem, and that self-efficacy, when perceived as a power drawn from a divine source, is an important mechanism used to transcend the challenges to both that often accompany disability. Spirituality and Energy Medicine Roberta B. Trieschmann ABSTRACT: The spiritual teachings of the great teachers and sages across the millennia are based upon some core principles which can be extremely helpful to individuals with major medical illness and physical disability to promote health, happiness, and improved physical function. These principles provide guidance for accessing expanded awareness and higher levels of consciousness. However, at the physical level these principals can serve as a means to understand the results achieved within the burgeoning field of energy medicine, representative techniques including but not limited to acupuncture, therapeutic touch, reiki, qi gong, tai chi. Rehabilitation professionals, as well as all health care professionals, have avoided introducing the topic of spirituality with patients and clients for fear of intruding into a person's religious beliefs. However, the distinction between religion and spirituality is provided herein in order to provide a rationale for the topic of spirituality to be introduced and utilized to enhance health and healing. Some specific applications of spiritual principals during the counseling process are provided. Disability, Spirituality, and the Mapping of the Human Genome Carolyn L.Vash EXCERPT: In late June, 2000, the press announced that the conjoint public-private sector project to map the human genome is completed. Two days later Diane Sawyer interviewed the two major team leaders, one from the private sector and one from the public sector. She began with questions about using the new information and technology to cure diseases. Then she turned to the matter of dealing with insurance carrier refusals to insure anyone with a known risk for genetic disease and whether it would be possible to keep such information away from them. Growing bolder, she brought up widely expressed concerns that scientists will try to engineer "designer babies" for paying customers who have very definite ideas about what kind of offspring they want. Finally, she asked her BIG question of each man. "Do you believe in God?" Disability Attitudes for All Latitudes Carolyn L.Vash The following keynote address was presented to the Fifth International Congress of the World Leisure and Recreation Association in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 27, 1998. The theme of the Congress was Leisure in a Globalized Society: Inclusion or Exclusion. The organization has a diverse membership, from hospital-based recreation therapists to people in the theater and all parts of the travel industry. A few members are knowledgeable about disability issues but most are eager to learn. Dr. Vash was asked to begin the conference with a message to help them place inclusion of people with disabilities within a larger picture of including formerly excluded people in a wide range of leisure and recreation programs. We believe the resulting "big picture" overview may be of interest to readers of this journal. Order this issue! Issue Abstracts 2005 Vol. 71, No. 1 2004 Vol. 70, No. 1 Vol. 70, No. 2 Vol. 70, No. 3 Vol. 70, No. 4 2003 Vol. 69, No. 1 Vol. 69, No. 2 Vol. 69, No. 3 Vol. 69, No. 4 2002 Vol. 68, No. 1 Vol. 68, No. 2 Vol. 68, No. 3 Vol. 68, No. 4 2001 Vol. 67, No. 1 Vol. 67, No. 2 Vol. 67, No. 3 Vol. 67, No. 4 2000 Vol. 66, No. 1 Vol. 66, No. 2 Vol. 66, No. 3 Vol. 66, No. 4 |
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