Enlightened or Delusional

Differentiating Religious, Spiritual, and Transpersonal Experiences from Psychopathology

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9021735
AutoresChad V Johnson (Unviersity of Oklahoma, autor correspondente), Harris L Friedman (0000-0003-0940-4338, University of Florida)
Ano2008
Volume48
Fascículo4
Páginas505-527
Data de publicação2008-02-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022167808314174
OpenAlexW2138203511
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas25
Referências citadas35

Psychological diagnosis faces unique challenges when used to differentiate nonpsychopathological religious/spiritual/transpersonal (R/S/T) experiences from those that might evidence psychopathology, particularly considering the diversity of such experiences and the value-laden assumptions inherent in most diagnostic practices. Theoretical and pragmatic problems related to the diagnostic category, Religious and Spiritual Problem, as contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are discussed. Attention is paid to identifying potential biases and errors in using, or failing to use, this diagnostic category, particularly as related to developing culturally sensitive diagnoses. Specific methods, including psychometric approaches, for evaluating R/S/T experiences that may range from healthy to psychopathological are reviewed and recommendations are presented for improving current diagnostic practices and furthering needed research

Diversity (politics · Medical diagnosis · Psychopathology · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Transpersonal · Value (mathematics · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology