Larry R Decker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5454466 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larry R Decker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larry R |
| FAMILY NAME | Decker |
| SIGNATURE | DECKER L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | P.O. Box 1048, Summerland, CA 93067. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Combat Trauma: Treatment from a Mystical/Spiritual Perspective
Psychological recovery from combat trauma may depend on discovering a personal meaning in the traumatic experience. Veterans traumatized in combat struggle with finding meaning in the war and in civilian life. Spiritual concepts and experiences can generally help in the discovery of meaning. However, the term spirituality is traditionally reserved for the experience of prayer and worship. This article presents a rationale for the integration of t…
The Role of Trauma in Spiritual Development
Trauma acts to increase spiritual development if that development is defined as an increase in the search for purpose and meaning. That search may or may not also produce an improvement in psychological functioning. The process of trauma-produced spiritual development may be best conceptualized in terms of alchemy. Social reality in general demands observable change to validate the inner discoveries. Drinking wine with you, getting warmer and war…
Beliefs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Mysticism
This article examines three related approaches to understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The idea that trauma disrupts belief systems is a current widely accepted theoretical perspective on PTSD. However, it may be that beliefs founded on the inner realizations are less disrupted by trauma than are beliefs formed from interaction with the environment. Some of the psychological attempts to interweave spiritual understanding with psyc…
The Role of Trauma in Spiritual Development
Trauma acts to increase spiritual development if that development is defined as an increase in the search for purpose and meaning. That search may or may not also produce an improvement in psychological functioning. The process of trauma-produced spiritual development may be best conceptualized in terms of alchemy. Social reality in general demands observable change to validate the inner discoveries. Drinking wine with you, getting warmer and war…
Beliefs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Mysticism
This article examines three related approaches to understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The idea that trauma disrupts belief systems is a current widely accepted theoretical perspective on PTSD. However, it may be that beliefs founded on the inner realizations are less disrupted by trauma than are beliefs formed from interaction with the environment. Some of the psychological attempts to interweave spiritual understanding with psyc…
Combat Trauma: Treatment from a Mystical/Spiritual Perspective
Psychological recovery from combat trauma may depend on discovering a personal meaning in the traumatic experience. Veterans traumatized in combat struggle with finding meaning in the war and in civilian life. Spiritual concepts and experiences can generally help in the discovery of meaning. However, the term spirituality is traditionally reserved for the experience of prayer and worship. This article presents a rationale for the integration of t…
The Role of Trauma in Spiritual Development
Trauma acts to increase spiritual development if that development is defined as an increase in the search for purpose and meaning. That search may or may not also produce an improvement in psychological functioning. The process of trauma-produced spiritual development may be best conceptualized in terms of alchemy. Social reality in general demands observable change to validate the inner discoveries. Drinking wine with you, getting warmer and war…
Beliefs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Mysticism
This article examines three related approaches to understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The idea that trauma disrupts belief systems is a current widely accepted theoretical perspective on PTSD. However, it may be that beliefs founded on the inner realizations are less disrupted by trauma than are beliefs formed from interaction with the environment. Some of the psychological attempts to interweave spiritual understanding with psyc…
Combat Trauma: Treatment from a Mystical/Spiritual Perspective
Psychological recovery from combat trauma may depend on discovering a personal meaning in the traumatic experience. Veterans traumatized in combat struggle with finding meaning in the war and in civilian life. Spiritual concepts and experiences can generally help in the discovery of meaning. However, the term spirituality is traditionally reserved for the experience of prayer and worship. This article presents a rationale for the integration of t…
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)