Religion and Spirituality in PsycINFO

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Religion and Spirituality in PsycINFO

• Topics in PsycINFO of Relevance to Religion and
  Spirituality
• PsycINFO is a research database published by the
  American Psychological Association. It includes
  comprehensive coverage related to the
  psychological aspects of religion and
  spirituality.
• Sample Searches in Religion and Spirituality
  Research
• Scenario A counselor in a residential treatment
  center is interested in learning more about the
  relevance of clients spiritual beliefs to
  substance abuse treatment.
• Search Spirituality AND Drug Rehabilitation
• Results Book chapters and articles on the
  relationship between spirituality and recovery in
  numerous religious and cultural traditions,
  including measures of recovery.

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Religion and Spirituality in PsycINFO

• Sample Searches in Religion and Spirituality
  Research
• Scenario A pastoral counselor wants to examine
  the role of spirituality in helping older adults
  cope with the loss of a spouse.
• Search Grief AND Spirituality, use the Age
  Group limiter to select Aged (65 yrs older)
• Results Book chapters, articles, and reviews on
  how people use religious and secular strategies
  to cope with death, religion and spirituality
  affect death attitudes, and the role spiritual
  beliefs play in mental well-being.
• Scenario A counseling psychologist working with
  international college students is looking for
  research on how stereotypes about religion might
  cause discrimination.
• Search Religious Prejudices AND specific group
  or groups (for example, Christians, Mormons,
  Jews, Muslims)
• Results Articles on religious affiliation-based
  stress Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, and other
  types of group-based discrimination and rating
  scales for attitudes toward various groups.

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Religion and Spirituality in PsycINFO

• Selected Search Terms The search terms provided
  here are just a few excerpts from the many
  relevant terms in PsycINFOs thesaurus. If you
  arent sure how to use these terms (called
  Subject Terms, Subject Headings, or Index Terms
  depending on your interface), check with your
  librarian or consult the PsycINFO Quick Reference
  Guide you may also have received at the same time
  as this handout.

• Religious Beliefs
• Agnosticism
• Atheism
• God Concepts
• Religiosity
• Religious Affiliation
• Religious Fundamentalism
• Spirituality
• Theology

• Religious Practices
• Circumcision
• Confession
• Faith Healing
• Mysticism
• Prayer
• Religious Attendance
• Religious Conversion
• Superstitions

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Religion and Spirituality in PsycINFO

• Ethnic Identity
• Acculturation
• Cross-Cultural Differences
• Ingroup Outgroup
• Religious Affiliation
• Religious Prejudices
• Self Concept
• Social Identity
• Sociocultural Factors
• Morality
• Community Involvement
• Hate Crimes
• Human Rights
• Moral Development
• Personal Values
• Prosocial Behavior
• Values
• World View

• Life Experiences
• Death and Dying
• Divorce
• Marriage
• Palliative Care
• Parenting
• Rites of Passage
• Same Sex Marriage
• Trauma
• Religion and Science
• Assisted Suicide
• Bioethics
• Eugenics
• Homosexuality (Attitudes Toward)
• Intelligent Design
• Parapsychology
• Stem Cell Research