Confession, the New Psychology, and Birth Control, 1920–60

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Carey
Keyword(s):  
Birth Control ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Moral Issue ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Empirical Psychology ◽  
The Face ◽  
Catholic Tradition

The chapter addresses challenges from empirical psychology and psychiatry that called into question some of the inherited conceptions of sin and guilt. Those relatively new sciences caused some in the Catholic tradition to oppose the psychological approaches as a threat to the confessional tradition and others to reconsider confession in the face of the emerging sciences and to emphasize the benefits of the new psychology for understanding neuroses and mental illnesses that confessors periodically encountered in the confessional. Some, too, underlined the therapeutic and psychological benefits of auricular confession that were consistent with the new sciences. The moral issue of birth control also arose for Catholics in the early 1930s when Pope Pius XI condemned the use of all artificial means of birth regulation. Anecdotal and statistical evidence seems to indicated that significant numbers of childbearing Catholics practiced birth control and a few ceased going to confession because of it.

scholarly journals Spiritual Care of the Woman Physician: Insights from Edith Stein and the Catholic Tradition

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-392
Author(s):  
Jane Dominic Laurel
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Edith Stein ◽  
Woman Physician ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
The Face ◽  
Catholic Tradition ◽  
Physician Stress

In the face of physician stress, burn-out, divorce, and suicide, the spiritual care of the Catholic woman physician must be addressed. Employing the insights of Edith Stein and the Catholic tradition, this article presents both theoretical propositions and practical applications regarding the three primary spheres of the woman physician's life: the spiritual, the familial, and the professional. Since woman's ultimate vocation is union with God through self-gift, prayer must occupy a central place in her life. Because she is wife and mother, family relationships must be given priority over the professional activity that is also her inestimable gift to humanity.

How Chinese psychiatrists see and manage stigmatisation of psychiatric patients: a qualitative study in Hong Kong

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Kai Sing Sun ◽  
Tai Pong Lam ◽  
Tak Lam Lo ◽  
Dan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mental Health Rehabilitation ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

BackgroundHealth professionals including psychiatrists were reported to have stigmatising opinions on psychiatric patients. Their views may be affected by clinical, social and cultural factors.ObjectiveThis study explored the views of Chinese psychiatrists on stigmatisation of psychiatric patients.MethodsFocus group discussions with psychiatrists were conducted in Hong Kong. Their views towards stigmatisation of psychiatric patients and strategies to reduce stigmatisation were discussed.FindingsThe psychiatrists perceived the clinical needs to classify the patients according to the diagnoses and they did not see it as stigmatisation. They believed that some mental illnesses are characterised with violence or deviance, and were not completely curable. Instead of trying to eliminate stigma, they managed in ways that took social expectations into consideration. They might offer a relative vague diagnostic label to save the ‘face’ of the patients and secure greater acceptance for the illness from the public. They tended to accept family members to make decisions on behalf of the patients. Reconciling public interest and patients’ autonomy, they encouraged stable psychotic patients to live in the community but agreed to institutionalise those patients with violent behaviours.ConclusionWhile the psychiatrists argued that the diagnosis was not a form of stigma, they were sensitive enough and framed responses to patients in ways to minimise stigma. They tended to believe that stigma was inevitable given the nature of some psychotic disorders. Disguising the stigma appeared to be the common approach to deal with stigma in a Chinese context.Clinical ImplicationsThe psychiatrists, especially those practicing in a Chinese context, may consider a wider perspective of community mental health rehabilitation which is not limited to social stability but also social life.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-97
Author(s):  
Dominic Shimawua ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Unskilled Labour ◽  
The Face

The aim of the study is to assess the contributions of Aisha Buhari Foundation in the alleviation of rural poverty in Nigeria. Population explosion was identified as one of the problems confronting poverty alleviation efforts in Nigeria. It goes without saying that uncontrolled population growth magnifies the problem of poverty and naturally, renders insignificant, poverty alleviation efforts. To check this menace, Nigerians, especially the rural folk should be enlightened on the imperative of birth control. The assistance of Aisha Buhari Foundation, other non-governmental organizations, institutions and government at all levels is needed in this regard. The rural folk need to be told that inasmuch as children are gifts from God, giving birth to as many children as God is willing to give one would merely compound the problem of poverty. Affordable family planning facilities should be provided for Nigerians especially the rural folk. Only when this is done can we hope to control the country’s population which according to the UNDP, is projected to grow to 230 million, that is double that present figure by 20152 (a mere 15 years away). Education is a very useful weapon against poverty. Ironically, poverty is a major weapon against education. In other words, poverty limits the ability of individuals to acquire education. Due to escalating costs of education in the face of dwindling income, many children are withdrawn from school by their parents to indulge in street hawking and unskilled labour. This tendency no doubt helps to compound the problem of poverty. Poverty alleviation efforts in Nigeria will receive a boost if educational opportunities are expanded to benefit as many people as possible.

The Internality of Moral Faith in Kant’s Religion

Kant Yearbook ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Addison Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Practical Reason ◽  
Practical Philosophy ◽  
Potential Solution ◽  
Empirical Psychology ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
The Face ◽  
Moral Faith

AbstractWood (1970) convincingly argues that Kant’s notion of moral faith is a response to a “dialectical perplexity” or antinomy. Specifically, moral faith is a response to the threat of moral despair. In line with this suggestion, I make the case that moral faith is the resolution of a crisis about how to go on with one’s life in the face of the threat of moral despair. If this is right, then we have a potential solution to two related anxieties: (1) why the matter of our moral faith or despair deserves to be a topic of practical philosophy instead of empirical psychology, and (2) how despair could be a real threat even though Kant holds that rational beings could never truly lack faith. But, to fully see how these concerns can be answered, we must go beyond Wood’s initial analysis. I first argue that Kant’s philosophy suggests two kinds of moral faith: external and internal. I then argue that internal moral faith is analogous to self-contentment (Selbstzufriedenheit) in the second Critique’s practical antinomy. Together, these arguments suggest that moral faith is a response to a real threat of moral despair, and that both dialectically require one another within practical reason.

Acceptance of Mental Illness

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Mizock ◽  
Zlatka Russinova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Recovery Movement ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mental Wellness ◽  
Serious Mental Illnesses ◽  
Diverse Groups

The book covers a topic that is often overlooked in the literature: How people with serious mental illnesses (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression) come to recognize and deal with the symptoms of a mental illness in order to promote recovery. Per the recovery movement in mental health, recovery is understood as not simply symptom elimination, but the process of living a meaningful and satisfying life in the face of mental illness. Acceptance of Mental Illness draws from research to provide educators, clinicians, researchers, and consumers with an understanding of the multidimensional process of acceptance of mental illness in order to support people across culturally diverse groups to experience empowerment, mental wellness, and growth. Chapters focus on providing a historical overview of the treatment of people with mental illness, examining the acceptance process, and exploring the experience of acceptance among women, men, racial–ethnic minorities, and LGBT individuals with serious mental illnesses. The book is a useful tool for mental health educators and providers, with each chapter containing case studies, clinical strategies lists, discussion questions, experiential activities, diagrams, and worksheets that can be completed with clients, students, and peers.

Dalia Ofer and Lenore J. Weitzman (eds.) Women in the Holocaust

2002 ◽  
pp. 506-508
Author(s):  
Sabine von Mering
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Short Fiction ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Face ◽  
Historical Detail ◽  
The Way

This chapter discusses Women in the Holocaust. This book shows how men and women experienced the Holocaust differently owing to culturally defined gender roles, gender-related expectations, and differences in the way the Nazis treated them. The twenty-one original articles in this book present a wide spectrum of historical detail, personal narrative, short fiction, description of experiences, statistical evidence, and theoretical conclusions. They highlight women’s suffering and ingenuity, their mistakes, and their unfailing resilience in nurturing relationships, supporting others, and sacrificing everything for their children. They also tell the story of women’s professional versatility, courage, and even creativity in the face of a monstrous machinery of death.

Information and Decisionmaking at the Federal Trade Commission

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis A. Yao ◽  
Christa Van Anh Vecchi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Maker ◽  
Federal Trade Commission ◽  
Trade Mark ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Legal Standard ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Mean ◽  
False Claim

Ad interpretation is a central issue in nearly every false advertising case before both the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts (under the Lanham Trade-Mark Act). Part of ad interpretation is the ancillary issue of whether to require extrinsic evidence supporting a disputed interpretation, particularly where the false claim alleged to be made is implicitly rather than explicitly stated. The authors first discuss the legal standard concerning when extrinsic evidence is required. Though the FTC and most federal courts apply different standards in requiring extrinsic proof of an ad's meaning, some federal courts appear to be moving toward the FTC's standard—namely, that extrinsic proof is required only for those implied claims that the decision maker cannot himself interpret with confidence from the face of the ad itself. The authors then use a Bayesian decisionmaking perspective to examine the implementation of the FTC's legal standard. This perspective leads to the conclusion that measures of variability will often be as important to decisionmaking as the mean estimate provided in statistical evidence.

scholarly journals Penurunan Kecemasan Kehamilan melalui Kelas Prenatal

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Arum Meiranny ◽  
RR Catur Leny Wulandari ◽  
Alfiah Rahmawati ◽  
Muliatul Jannah
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Face ◽  
Pregnant Mothers

Anxiety is an object of uncertainty. Pregnant mothers' anxiety when facing the pregnancy process is different. Nearly 60% of pregnant women do not routinely perform ANC and most women worry about being referred to the hospital during labor, so many feel anxious. In fact, these complications can basically be detected earlier if the mother routinely and obediently performs an ANC. The solution to this problem is to reduce anxiety and optimize the motivation of pregnant women to develop a program to increase the knowledge of pregnant women and the compliance of pregnant women to carry out ANC with a discussion approach among pregnant women through the formation of Prenatal Classes. The form of science and technology transfer begins with a pre-test and ends with a post-test, education is delivered with an easy-to-understand method that provides material about: nutrition for pregnant women, discomfort of pregnant women, danger signs for pregnant women, preparation for delivery, preparation for breastfeeding, postpartum birth control, and pregnancy exercise. All participants also immediately did pregnancy exercise at the time of implementation according to instructions from the proposing team. In addition, fellow participants also discussed and exchanged experiences about their pregnancy. The anxiety level of pregnant women from the pre-test and post-test results decreased by 6.85%, participants felt calmer in dealing with the process of pregnancy, especially in the face of childbirth. The most important thing for this activity is that the mother will teach other pregnant women.

scholarly journals The Ethic of Access: An AIDS Activist Won Public Access to Experimental Therapies, and This Must Now Extend to Psychedelics for Mental Illness

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Campbell ◽  
Monnica T. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Early Access ◽  
Experimental Drugs ◽  
Aids Pandemic ◽  
Experimental Therapies ◽  
The Face ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
The Right

If patients with mental illnesses are to be treated fairly in comparison with other categories of patients, they must be given access to promising experimental therapies, including psychedelics. The right of early access to promising therapies was advanced as an ethical principle by activist Larry Kramer during the AIDS pandemic, and has now largely been adopted by the medical establishment. Patients are regularly granted access to experimental drugs for many illness categories, such as cancer and infectious diseases. The need for expanded access is especially relevant during evolving crises like the AIDS and the coronavirus pandemics. In contrast to non-psychiatric branches of medicine, psychiatry has failed to expedite access to promising drugs in the face of public health emergencies, psychological crises, the wishes of many patients, and the needs of the community. Psychiatry must catch up to the rest of medicine and allow the preferences of patients for access to guide policy and law regarding unapproved medications like psychedelics.

Fine Structural Effects of Vasectomy Upon the Male Reproductive System

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 20-21
Author(s):  
Paul M. Heidger ◽  
Cheryl L. Sawatzke
Keyword(s):  
Birth Control ◽  
Vas Deferens ◽  
The United States ◽  
Seminiferous Epithelium ◽  
Duct System ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Structural Effects ◽  
The Face ◽  
Immunological Effects

In view of the 1 million vasectomies performed each year in the United States alone, it is mandatory that a thorough understanding be gained of possible cytological and immunological effects of the procedure. Studies have been conducted in our laboratory on rats, dogs, and monkeys, utilizing a variety of techniques of vasectomy, followed by TEM examination of tissues at various times post-operatively. of particular interest has been the response of the seminiferous epithelium, the vas deferens, and the epididymis to the procedure. Alterations within either the seminiferous epithelium or the excurrent duct system of the testis are of significance in light of recently renewed interest in exploring vasectomy as a reversible means of birth control, in the face of commonly reported low success rates in reestablishing fertility in men following relatively long-term vasectomy.

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