A Clinical Theology of the Developmental Process

A Child Psychiatrist's Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID20332173
AuthorsAllan M Josephson (Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Medical College of Georgia, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume22
Issue2
Pages120-129
Publication date1994-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology and Theology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-6471 • E-ISSN: 2328-1162
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/009164719402200205
OpenAlexW2789701973
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Christians have historically faced challenges when they have chosen a professional mental health career. These challenges, framed in the idiom of prevailing theories or in the behavior of colleagues, continue in contemporary practice. This work reviews aspects of the process of human emotional development which, rather than challenging a Christian position, are confirmatory of a Christian world view. As an apologetic derived from professional experience, this article takes several observations of C.S. Lewis about the natural world and applies them to the study of development. The author describes a recurring theme in human development: All individuals desire that their developmental needs are met, and protest when this does not occur. Through an analysis of several developmental needs, widely accepted as critical in human development, the author concludes these developmental observations are strongly supportive of the Christian position

Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Human development (humanity) · Natural (archaeology) · Perspective (graphical) · Process (computing) · Psychoanalysis · Theme (computing) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices

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