Ideological Concerns in the Operationalization of Homophobia, Part II: The Need for Interpretive Sensitivity with Conservatively Religious Persons

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher H. Rosik
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Christian Students ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Intrinsic Religiousness ◽  
Religiously Based ◽  
The Relationship

Building on the first article in this series (Rosik, 2007), the present study provided empirical analyses to determine the degree to which the relationship between conservative religion and homophobia as defined by Herek's (1998) Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale (ATLG-R) was dependent upon items experienced as antireligious by Christian students. Three multiple regression analyses revealed that the associations between homonegative attitudes and respondents’ intrinsic religiousness, religious practice, and beliefs about the authority of the Bible were predicted only by the “Condemnation-Tolerance” component after accounting for gender, age and the remaining components of the ATLG-R. These findings suggest the possibility of an ideologically based circularity in the relationship between conservative religion and the construct of homophobia as measured by the ATLG-R. Thus, for these respondents the ATLG-R may function as an empirically packaged method of disparaging their religiously-based values concerning homosexuality. It is requisite that mental health professionals cultivate greater sensitivity to such concerns.

The Soul as Seen through Evangelical Eyes, Part I: Mental Health Professionals and ‘the Soul’

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey H. Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
Natural State ◽  
Human Psychology ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Relationship

Theologians generally avoid the word soul, because of an anti-Plato battle that occurred between 1926 and 1958, leaving the word discredited. Searching for a substitute, most evangelical theologians use the word spirit instead, meaning the anthropological spirit. This article proposes that the word soul cannot be omitted from the theological vocabulary without leaving a vacuum. While soul and spirit are synonyms in the Bible, they are not complete synonyms. Soul emphasizes the earthly, carnal, and uniquely individual aspects of the inner person. When that word is omitted, theologians have a semantic blind-spot with regard to human psychology. It provides no theological vocabulary for discussing the relationship between psychology and theology. “Psyche” is the Greek word for soul, and secular psychotherapists routinely treat the soul, but not the spirit. The word ‘soul’ refers to the inner or subjective person in the natural state (whether saved or unsaved).

Impact of Family Environment on Future Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 894-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Kissinger ◽  
Sang Min Lee ◽  
Lisa Twitty ◽  
Harrison Kisner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Health Professionals

Attitude of person living with psychosis towards MH professionals: A qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s843-s843
Author(s):  
K. Vaiphei ◽  
P. Sreedaran ◽  
V. Sathyanarayanan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Relationship

AimsStudies investigating attitudes of people with mental illness are scarce. The aim of the present study was to investigate person living with psychosis on their attitudes and perception towards the mental health professionals in contact with mental health services.MethodsAn in-depth interview was used to explore their lived experiences and attitude towards mental health professionals.ResultsBoth negative and positive attitudes were prevalent among the patients. Most negative attitudes concerned on not giving time, the MHPs are most interested in financial gains. They felt attitude changes according to diagnosis, psychosis perceived as diagnosis with violence; they are more interested in protecting themselves, perception that treating symptoms and not cause of illness. On the contrary, they felt positive on the relationship and time given to them.Discussion and conclusions The PLWI's attitude to MHPs could be a product of the type of admission (forced upon), symptoms related or on the type of service settings. The present study is purely qualitative, single settings, could not be generalised. However it points on the need for sensitization of MHPs and relationship building oriented intervention.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Effects of Sex-Role Stereotypes and Androgynous Alternatives on Mental Health Judgments of Psychotherapists

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth V. Swenson ◽  
Ruth Ragucci
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Healthy Person ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Bem Sex Role Inventory ◽  
Sex Role Stereotyping ◽  
Sex Role Stereotypes ◽  
The Relationship

Research and theoretical notions on the relationship between mental health and androgyny have yielded contradictory statements. In the present study 42 practicing psychotherapists were asked to rate the mentally healthy person (sex unspecified), man, and woman on the Bem Sex-role Inventory. Analysis showed that masculine was the preferred category for the person, with androgynous more often used to describe the man and undifferentiated, the woman. Male and female ratees differed significantly in masculinity and femininity in the expected direction with the person midway between. Sex-role stereotyping remains prevalent among mental health professionals.

Some Additional Questions: A Response to Shaffer & Cozolino, to Gould and Cozolino, and to Friesen

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
George K. Ganaway
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Patient Experiences ◽  
Dissociative Disorder ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Ritual Abuse ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Standards Of Practice ◽  
Iatrogenic Implantation ◽  
The Relationship

The author reviews and comments on three articles (Shaffer & Cozolino, Gould & Cozolino, and Friesen) featured in the Journal of Psychology & Theology, 1992, 20(3) special issue on satanic ritual abuse. Issues explored include approaches to the factual validity of patient experiences; the diagnosis and treatment of the emotional sequelae of SRA; the existence of criminal satanic cults; basic premises on which observations and hypotheses about SRA are founded; the difficulty in extrapolating MPD data to SRA memories; the possibility of iatrogenic implantation of SRA “memories” through techniques of hypnotic interrogation; and the part transference issues and resistance may play in personality “splits.” The author affirms the importance of raising questions about the nature of the relationship between patients and therapists during psychotherapy, as well as the need for closer scrutiny of the various techniques being used to uncover and explore alleged trauma memories. The vulnerability of dissociative disorder patients to exploitation suggests the need to carefully review the standards of practice of mental health professionals, whatever their level of education and theoretical/technical persuasion.

British psychiatry and homosexuality

1999 ◽  
Vol 175 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael King ◽  
Annie Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

BackgroundOpposition to homosexuality in Europe reached a crescendo in the 19th century. What had earlier been regarded as a vice evolved as a perversion or psychological illness. Official reviews of homosexuality as both an illness and (for men) a crime led to discrimination, inhumane treatments and shame, guilt and fear for gay men and lesbians. Only recently has homosexuality been removed from all international diagnostic glossaries.AimsTo review how British psychiatry has regarded homosexuality over the past century.MethodReview of key publications on homosexuality in British psychiatry.ResultsThe literature on homosexuality reflects evolving theories on sexuality over the past century. The assumptions in psychoanalysis and the behavioural sciences that sexuality could be altered led to unscientific theory and practice.ConclusionsMental health professionals in Britain should be aware of the mistakes of the past. Only in that way can we prevent future excesses and heal the gulf between gay and lesbian patients and their psychiatrists.

scholarly journals The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Couple Functioning: Implications for Care and Treatment. A Systematic Review

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 771
Author(s):  
Jean-Michel Azorin ◽  
Antoine Lefrere ◽  
Raoul Belzeaux
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Bipolar Illness ◽  
Couple Functioning ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

If there is an abundant literature on the impact of bipolar illness on the family and/or caregivers of patients, few studies have addressed its impact on marital relationship and couple functioning. Uncovering information relating specifically to this topic may be particularly relevant due to the unusually high divorce rate among individuals with bipolar disorder. We therefore conducted a systematic literature search to evaluate the existing data on bipolar disorder and marital issues, with a special focus on the help and support that can be provided by mental health professionals in this regard. We identified quantitative studies with pre-defined outcomes as well as qualitative investigations trying to understand the experiences of partners. A total of 27 articles were included in the review. The literature was found to capture the impact of bipolar disorder on partners as well as on the marital relationship itself or the children. Bipolar illness has a negative impact on the lives of partners including self-sacrifice, caregiver burden, emotional impact, and health problems. This negative impact can be aggravated by a lack of care and a lack of information from health personnel. The negative impact on the relationship includes volatility in the relationship, stigmatization, dissatisfaction with sexual life, and lower rates of childbearing. Negative impacts are likely to favor disease relapses for the patient. Children may also be negatively impacted. However, the illness may sometimes have positive impacts such as personal evolution, strengthening relationship, or new hope and perspectives. Based on these findings, the interventions of mental health professionals should be aimed at minimizing the negative impacts while favoring the positive ones.

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