Dealing with Religious Resistances in Psychotherapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20331332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Narramore (Rosemead School of Psychology Biola University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 249-258 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-6471 • E-ISSN: 2328-1162 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009164719402200402 |
| OpenAlex | W2790104760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
Managing resistance to insight and change is one of the central tasks in psychotherapy. When working with religious patients, therapists face the added task of dealing with resistances which may be supported by the patient's religious belief system. When this happens, therapists may be tempted to either avoid confronting the resistances for fear of undermining (or being accused of undermining) the patient's faith or to interpret the resistances in ways that do either undermine the patient's faith, or at least imply that faith is irrelevant to the patient's emotional health. This article deals with the management of resistances with Christian patients who are using their religious faith to reinforce their defensive structure in the psychotherapeutic process
Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Faith · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · Task (project management) · Philosophy · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
Expectations of Counselling
Sanctified Sexism
Measuring Religion and Spirituality
Serving Two Masters
Integration in the Therapy Room
A Place for the Church within Professional Psychology
Applying Theory in Clinical Practice
Teaching Professional Ethics in a Faith-Based Doctoral Program
The Psychodynamic Treatment of Resistance with a Religious Patient from the Perspective of Intersubjectivity Theory
Religious issues in counselling
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2014 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |