Faith and Forgetfulness: The Role of Spiritual Identity in Preservation of Self With Alzheimer's

Autor:	Renée L. Beard, Susan Crawford Sullivan
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Coping (psychology) media_common.quotation_subject Contentment Religious studies Interpersonal communication medicine.disease humanities Faith Feeling Spirituality medicine Dementia Life-span and Life-course Studies Sociocultural evolution Psychology Social psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. 26:65-91
ISSN:	1552-8049 1552-8030
Popis:	Since research on religion has historically employed a psychological framework of coping, sociocultural influences on illness identities are not well understood. This article explores the role of religion/spirituality in a diverse sample of seniors dealing with Alzheimer's. Interviews with 75 affected elders reveal that faith can promote “strength and hope,” “never feeling alone,” “remembering,” “keeping a positive attitude,” “contentment,” and “social and interpersonal benefits.” This protective aspect of religious identities suggests views of self that are far less compromised and of dementia that are far less medicalized in this predominantly African American sample than previous studies with white counterparts report.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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