The Ethics of Sharing Religious Faith in Psychotherapy
Classical psychoanalysis has stated that religion is a delusion, a view not shared by the majority of the American public. If religion is a delusion, then to share a delusion with a patient or to impose a delusional belief system on a patient would constitute unethical behavior on the part of the th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1984
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1984, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-23 |
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| Summary: | Classical psychoanalysis has stated that religion is a delusion, a view not shared by the majority of the American public. If religion is a delusion, then to share a delusion with a patient or to impose a delusional belief system on a patient would constitute unethical behavior on the part of the therapist. The authors believe that Christianity is not a delusion; therefore, to share the Christian faith with a patient whose ethical belief system is the same as the therapist's is ethical if the patient has indicated a willingness to explore this area of life. The issue of sharing the Christian faith with patients is discussed from a therapeutic and ethical perspective. It is concluded that if therapists are addressing problems that would be aided by spiritual interventions, if they are working within the patients’ belief systems, and if they have carefully defined the treatment contract to include spiritual interventions, then it is ethical to share their faith. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009164718401200102 |