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Included in Web of Science СС (ESCI) Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy Publisher: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education ISSN (printed version): 2075-3470 ISSN (online): 2311-9446 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp License: CC BY-NC 4.0 Published since 1992 Published quarterly Free of fees RU In Russian |
Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy Psychological Analysis of Religious Experience Disturbances: Problems with Dependence from Authority and God Image Distortions 1348Filonik M.S. Abstract
Current article presents a continuation of work dedicated to the problem of religious experience distortions, with which psychotherapist encounters while working with clients who share religious views. The focus is on the phenomena of substitution, which is defined as such a distortion of religious experience, where the person per- ceives it for himself as normal, spiritually mature and healthy condition. The prob- lem of codependence in the context of believer’s religious life is discussed, as well as the problem of God image distortions. Types of occurrence and negative outcomes of such problems for spiritual life of Christian are analyzed. The main causes of the discussed phenomena are pointed out. Recommendations for therapeutic work with such problems are given. Some conclusions about the preparation of Christian psy- chologists that work with religious clients are made.
Keywords: religious experience distortions, phenomena of substitution, psychotherapy of believers, Christian psychologist, codependency, God image distortions Column: Christian psychology and psychotherapy DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2016240507 Funding. The research has been supported by a grant from the Russian Foundation for Humanities (grant № 15-06-10889 “Synergic-Phenomenological Approache in the Сonsulting Psychology”). References
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