Module 3—Spirituality (Sessions 7–9)

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Amy Weisman de Mamani ◽  
Merranda McLaughlin ◽  
Olivia Altamirano ◽  
Daisy Lopez ◽  
Salman Shaheen Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Case Illustration ◽  
Muslim American ◽  
Culturally Informed ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Individual Family ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Mounting evidence indicates that religion/spirituality (R/S) have multiple mental and physical health benefits for those who practice them, including for individuals living with schizophrenia and their families. This chapter introduces the spirituality module, which is aimed at creating a collaborative family environment that may utilize R/S to facilitate recovery. The chapter includes a rationale and goals for addressing R/S in culturally informed therapy for schizophrenia, ways of exploring individual family members’ beliefs and values surrounding R/S, and helping to build up adaptive aspects of R/S coping while correcting maladaptive uses of R/S. Sharing meaningful prayers and symbols is encouraged to develop therapist understanding and to reinforce the benefits of R/S for clients. Differences in how family members perceive and practice R/S are explored, guided by detailed handouts. A case illustration of a Muslim American father–son pair demonstrates the process.

scholarly journals National survey of yoga practitioners: Mental and physical health benefits

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyson Ross ◽  
Erika Friedmann ◽  
Margaret Bevans ◽  
Sue Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

“My Heart Feels Chained”

2020 ◽  
pp. 301-320
Author(s):  
Bree Akesson ◽  
Dena Badawi
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Cycle Of Poverty ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Lebanon currently hosts approximately 1.5 million refugees from neighboring Syria. Within this context, Syrian families face high rates of poverty, burdensome governmental policies and regulations, a lack of affordable housing, food insecurity, family violence, and survival practices. Exacerbated by displacement, these vulnerabilities have a destabilizing effect on parents, who are struggling to meet their individual and families’ needs in a low-resource and inhospitable environment. This chapter explores how parents experience daily economic challenges that can significantly affect their ability to adequately care for their children. Data from Syrian refugee families revealed that parents’ feelings of parental adequacy were tied to their ability to provide for their children. Parents’ feelings of inadequacy contributed to an ongoing cycle of poverty for families. Increased stress on family members manifested in negative mental and physical health consequences or family members not being able to work, thereby pushing families further into economic precarity.

Mental and physical health in family members of substance users: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 219 ◽  
pp. 108439
Author(s):  
Marco Di Sarno ◽  
Valentina De Candia ◽  
Fabio Rancati ◽  
Fabio Madeddu ◽  
Raffaella Calati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Substance Users ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Moving Consciously

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Embodied Knowledge ◽  
Sensory Awareness ◽  
Worldwide Phenomenon ◽  
Inner World ◽  
Generative Processes ◽  
Movement Integration ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

The popularity of yoga and Zen meditation has heightened awareness of somatic practices. Individuals develop the conscious embodiment central to somatics work via movement and dance, or through touch from a skilled teacher or therapist often called a somatic bodyworker. Methods of touch and movement foster generative processes of consciousness in order to create a fluid interconnection between sensation, thought, movement, and expression. This book probes ideas surrounding embodied knowledge and the conscious embodiment of movement and dance. Using a variety of perspectives on movement and dance somatics, the book draws on both scholarship and personal practice to participate in a multifaceted investigation of a thriving worldwide phenomenon. The goal: to present the mental and physical health benefits of experiencing one’s inner world through sensory awareness and movement integration.

Children’s Healing Center involvement reduces social isolation and loneliness among immunocompromised children and their family members

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Laura B. Luchies, PhD ◽  
Amanda L. Barbour, BS ◽  
Samantha R. Anderson, BA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Immune Systems ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Recreational Facility ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Because they must avoid environments in which they are exposed to pathogens, children with a weakened immune system and their family members are at risk of experiencing social isolation and loneliness. Social isolation and loneliness predict many negative mental and physical health outcomes and are notable mortality risk factors. Therefore, the overall health of immunocompromised children and their family members would be promoted by avoiding exposure to pathogens while being afforded the opportunity to socialize and interact with others. The Children’s Healing Center (CHC) is a recreational facility designed to meet this crucial need of children, adolescents, and young adults with weakened immune systems and their family members. Findings from focus groups and surveys of people who have been involved with CHC, including immunocompromised adolescents and young adults and parents of immunocompromised children, provide initial evidence of CHC’s effectiveness at reducing social isolation and loneliness. By extension, CHC involvement would be expected to buffer the negative mental and physical health effects of social isolation and loneliness.

scholarly journals Confidant Relations in Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Isaacs ◽  
Francesca Soglian ◽  
Edward Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Family Network ◽  
The Family ◽  
Italian Culture ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Confidants are often described as the individuals with whom we choose to disclose personal, intimate matters. The presence of a confidant is associated with both mental and physical health benefits. In this study, 135 Italian adults responded to a structured questionnaire that asked if they had a confidant, and if so, to describe various features of the relationship. The vast majority of participants (91%) reported the presence of a confidant and regarded this relationship as personally important, high in mutuality and trust, and involving minimal lying. Confidants were significantly more likely to be of the opposite sex. Participants overall were significantly more likely to choose a spouse or other family member as their confidant, rather than someone outside of the family network. Familial confidants were generally seen as closer, and of greater value, than non-familial confidants. These findings are discussed within the context of Italian culture.

scholarly journals Centenarians’ Experience of the COVID Pandemic in Switzerland

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 110-110
Author(s):  
Daniela Jopp ◽  
Stefano Cavalli ◽  
Armin von Gunten ◽  
François Herrmann ◽  
Carla Gomes Da Rocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
The Other ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
The World ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Being considered as individuals with elevated risk of severe health reactions to the COVID19 infections, governments around the world have put in place wide-ranging measures to protect very old individuals from the virus. In the present study, we investigated centenarians’ experience of the COVID19 pandemic, to reach a better understanding of their vulnerability and resilience. As part of the SWISS100 study, we conducted telephone interviews with 30 centenarians and 40 family members. While almost all centenarians felt not, qualitative data suggested the existence of two groups: One included centenarians lived rather withdrawn and isolated before the crisis and therefore did not experience major changes. The other group included centenarians who suffered substantially from no longer being able to see family and friends and missed valued activities. Family members reported challenges, including centenarians’ decline in mental and physical health. Findings highlight the importance of different vulnerability profiles and lock-down side effects.

scholarly journals An automatic water-occluding device to enable laryngectomee participation in water activities

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0257463
Author(s):  
Samantha K. Denning ◽  
Michael A. Valleau ◽  
William J. Pelowski ◽  
Claire M. Chaisson ◽  
Kelli E. Grimes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
The Common ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Individuals with a laryngectomy face a host of challenges ranging from restricted vocal communication to significant lifestyle modifications associated with breathing through a stoma. Although there are significant mental and physical health benefits achieved by returning to recreational pursuits that were enjoyed pre-surgery, there can be significant obstacles in doing so. One particular challenge arises during participation in water activities (e.g, fishing, boating, etc.) where accidental submersion poses a significant risk of drowning. This manuscript describes a proof-of-concept device that protects the airway from accidental incursion of water into the airway during unanticipated submersion in water, thereby allowing laryngectomees to return to participation in water activities. The device is designed to be worn comfortably for long periods of time, while not interfering with the common methods of replacement speech that are utilized post-laryngectomy.

scholarly journals Daily Emotional Dynamics of Custodial Grandfamilies: Cross-Dyad Correlations of Affect Means and Variability

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 83-83
Author(s):  
Saul Castro ◽  
Frank Infurna ◽  
Britney Webster ◽  
Gregory Smith ◽  
Max Crowley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Custodial Grandmothers ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Emotional Dynamics ◽  
Taking Care

Abstract Evidence indicates that daily emotional dynamics are associated with mental and physical health. However, these processes have not been examined among custodial grandmothers taking care of adolescent grandchildren. This daily diary study examined correlations between grandmothers and adolescents’ mean levels and variability in negative (NA) and positive affect (PA). Custodial dyads (M = 214) across the nation completed two weeks of daily surveys. For both grandmothers and adolescents, their own PA means were negatively correlated with NA means, PA variability, and NA variability; NA means were positively correlated with variability in PA and NA (ps <.01). Across dyads, grandmothers’ PA means were positively correlated with adolescents’ PA means and negatively correlated with adolescents’ NA means, PA variability and NA variability. Grandmothers’ NA means were positively correlated with adolescents’ variability in PA and NA (ps <.01). Our findings demonstrate how daily emotional dynamics are correlated within and between family members.

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