Enlightened or Delusional?: Differentiating Religious, Spiritual, and Transpersonal Experiences from Psychopathology

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dc.contributor.authorChad V. Johnson
dc.contributor.authorHarris L. Friedman
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:52:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:34:51Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:52:44Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:34:51Z
dc.date.issued2008-10-01
dc.description.abstractPsychological 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.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, C. V., & Friedman, H. L. (2008). Enlightened or Delusional?: Differentiating Religious, Spiritual, and Transpersonal Experiences from Psychopathology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 48(4), 505-527. doi: 10.1177/0022167808314174en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0022167808314174en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/24872
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Humanistic Psychology
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.subjectreligionen_US
dc.subjectspiritualityen_US
dc.subjecttranspersonalen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectDSM-IVen_US
dc.subjectpsychopathologyen_US
dc.titleEnlightened or Delusional?: Differentiating Religious, Spiritual, and Transpersonal Experiences from Psychopathologyen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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