David G Benner
Biographic Data
| ID | 8977276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David G Benner |
| GIVEN NAMES | David G |
| FAMILY NAME | Benner |
| SIGNATURE | BENNER D G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Nurturing Spiritual Growth
This article is a response to the preceding articles. It begins by reflecting on the recent rise of interest in spirituality in society and the mental health professions and then examines the diversity of ways of understanding and practicing spiritual direction. It also discusses the opportunities for an enhanced understanding of spiritual transformation that this diversity provides, and investigates the overlapping and permeable nature of the bo…
I: Psychological trauma and social healing in Croatia
A school-based pilot project is described which was designed to promote trauma healing, non-violent conflict resolution, peaceful living, human rights, and reduction of ethnic bias in Croatian children affected by war. A manual was written to guide teachers, who presented the curriculum over a four-month period. The subjects were 250 Fourth and Fifth grade children, divided into an intervention and two control groups. Pre- and post-testing reveal…
Understanding, Measuring, and Facilitating Spiritual Well-Being: Introduction to a Special Issue
The Guest Editor introduces a special issue on “Spirituality: Perspectives in Theory and Research.” The ambiguity and confusion commonly seen in defining the term spirituality are briefly discussed, as well as the growing scientific interest in the concept. The Guest Editor describes the contribution that each of the articles in this issue makes to the body of literature on the psychology of spirituality and states his belief that the articles se…
The Incarnation as a Metaphor for Psychotherapy
The incarnation of Christ is considered as a metaphor for the role of the psychotherapist. The tendency of children to attempt to purge parental badness by taking it upon themselves, as noted by object relations theorists, is considered as a reflection of the imago Dei. Ways in which a similar process may occur in psychotherapy are then considered. It is concluded that the incarnational element of psychotherapy may be one of the basic curative fa…
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The Incarnation as a Metaphor for Psychotherapy
The incarnation of Christ is considered as a metaphor for the role of the psychotherapist. The tendency of children to attempt to purge parental badness by taking it upon themselves, as noted by object relations theorists, is considered as a reflection of the imago Dei. Ways in which a similar process may occur in psychotherapy are then considered. It is concluded that the incarnational element of psychotherapy may be one of the basic curative fa…
Understanding, Measuring, and Facilitating Spiritual Well-Being: Introduction to a Special Issue
The Guest Editor introduces a special issue on “Spirituality: Perspectives in Theory and Research.” The ambiguity and confusion commonly seen in defining the term spirituality are briefly discussed, as well as the growing scientific interest in the concept. The Guest Editor describes the contribution that each of the articles in this issue makes to the body of literature on the psychology of spirituality and states his belief that the articles se…
I: Psychological trauma and social healing in Croatia
A school-based pilot project is described which was designed to promote trauma healing, non-violent conflict resolution, peaceful living, human rights, and reduction of ethnic bias in Croatian children affected by war. A manual was written to guide teachers, who presented the curriculum over a four-month period. The subjects were 250 Fourth and Fifth grade children, divided into an intervention and two control groups. Pre- and post-testing reveal…
Nurturing Spiritual Growth
This article is a response to the preceding articles. It begins by reflecting on the recent rise of interest in spirituality in society and the mental health professions and then examines the diversity of ways of understanding and practicing spiritual direction. It also discusses the opportunities for an enhanced understanding of spiritual transformation that this diversity provides, and investigates the overlapping and permeable nature of the bo…
Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Alternative medicine (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Spirituality (2 works) · Ambiguity (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)