This clip is part of a lecture by Anne Harrington, PhD, professor for the history of medicine, Harvard University, on "Is Spirituality Good for Your Health? Historical Reflections on an Emerging Research Enterprise." In it, she addresses 4 major claims made about the spirituality-health connection.
Keynote for historic Spirituality & Health Session International Symposium on Brain Death & Disorders of Consciousness Havana, Cuba 9 December 2015
Health and wellbeing are complex terms that can mean many things. This video provides an overview for health as a concept, before exploring the spiritual dimension of health specifically and some basic tips for optimising spiritual health.
What does make us change our actions? Tali Sharot reveals three ingredients to doing what's good for yourself. Dr. Tali Sharot is a neuroscientist at University College London and the director of the Affective Brain Lab. She is a faculty member of the department of Experimental Psychology, a Wellcome Trust Fellow, and currently a visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on how emotion, motivation, and social factors influence our expectations, decisions, and memories.
The link between behavior change, health and Christianity. Mark D. Faries, PhD is an Associate Professor in Behavioral Medicine. He holds a PhD in Behavioral Health from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master's of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from Baylor University, and an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University, which are balanced with experience across the fitness industry, academia and extension-public health.
This video reviews and unpacks the Spiritual Health Category of Wellness to make it easy to understand and why it's important
Dr. Curtis Lehmann shares about the biopsychosocial-spiritual model of human behavior.
Spirituality can play a large role in psychological, emotional, and mental health. These in turn have implications for the prevention and management of chronic disease. Spirituality can be an avenue through which the 6 pillars of Lifestyle Medicine can be viewed.
Emotional and spiritual well-being can be enhanced, even in the face of changes and challenges. Hear about healthy habits, benefits of a positive outlook, and finding a way back to purpose.
What are the mechanisms by which spiritual/religious involvement influences mental health? Life style, healthy behavior, social support, cognitive framework, meaning making, religious practices, coping strategies
Do you want to learn more about spiritual wellness? In this blog, Marissa Robinson debunks misconceptions and myths about spiritual wellness and explores the important intersection between mental health and spiritual health.
This video describes the long and deep connection between healthcare and religion. It is part of of the FREE online Thinkific course: Spiritual Assessment: An Evidence-based, Ethically-Sensitive, and Strength-based Approach. Conducting a spiritual assessment is part of providing spiritually competent clinical services.