...forgiveness and obtain the following sections: summary, reflection, and application. It will also highlight forgiveness case studies and define forgiveness according to findings within the research analysis. The quote “Forgive, but never forget” is an oxymoron for what the bible says about forgiveness. The bible talks about forgiving others because the lord has forgiven all wrongs. Unfortunately, most of the wrongs completed are by the victims loved ones. According to Baskin and Enright (2004), relationship issues are relevant to the contexts of marriage and dating relationships, parent--child relationships, friendships, professional relationships, and others. Forgiveness also leads to pint up emotion such as anger. The studies focus on the patients’ positive effects on levels of forgiveness and mental health. A meta- analysis is a way to synthesize results across multiple studies. A meta-analysis can be a very successful method to combine findings and results of multiple research studies. Findings from early case studies suggest that forgiveness might be helpful for people who have experienced deep emotional pain because of unjust treatment. Hidden anger can cause acute emotional distress, anxiety, and depression (Baskin and Enright, 2004). Due to “forgiveness” being the main topic and variable of the study it was imperative to develop an accurate and consistent definition before any research began. “Forgiveness has been defined as the willful giving up of resentment in the face...
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...those involved in conflict. We took time to breakdown the cause and effect of conflict, and identified ways to correctly manage conflict. Although there were many interesting topics discussed in class, the one that stood out to me the most had to do with forgiveness and reconciliation. I feel like we all spend time in our communication classes learning about conflict, but once the conflict is over, we don’t really know how to deal with the situation. In all of the communication classes I have taken during my time at TCU, we have reserved one or several class periods to identify and deal with conflict pertaining to that specific topic. My goal for this...
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...spirituality. To incorporate the three categories, the book down into further sections including prayer, scripture, sin, confession, forgiveness, and redemption including “what if” sections with descriptions of circumstances and the corresponding results, what works and what doesn’t within the sessions. By beginning with an active and healthy prayer life personally, the counselor is able to pray for the client both inside of and outside of the counseling sessions. McMinn (2011) discusses the importance of ethical issues of using prayer which is the source of growth in spiritual lives, promoting a relationship with God rather than promoting health. According to McMinn (2011) prayer must only be used after consent given and the potential effects considered as some forms of prayer may be detrimental to the client. Scripture use within counseling can be considered a self-help book enabling personality and behavioral changes. McMinn (2011) discusses the use of Scripture to support many forms of cognitive therapy including rational-emotive therapy (RET). These theories are based on what one thinks which is then supported by Bible Scripture and stories. Respect for the interpretation of others must be remembered with the use of Scripture within counseling. McMinn (2011) describes the “chicken or the egg” within Scripture as knowing God through reason thus understanding...
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...rumination in forgiveness has received much attention, with several important studies by prominent researchers attempting to measure its effect. A dominant theoretical perspective on the relationship between rumination and forgiveness in the literature suggests that rumination is detrimental to forgiveness, and that changes in rumination are the antecedent to changes in forgiveness. This paper outlines the prevailing theoretical perspectives on this relationship and presents a critical analysis of a selection of influential studies and their conclusions. An alternative theoretical perspective is introduced and some limitations of the current studies, as well as suggestions for further research, are made. In order to understand the relationship between rumination and forgiveness, these terms need to be defined. Whilst no single agreed upon definition exists, there are a set of common elements that underlie these constructs. Rumination can be broadly described as a cognitive process involving conscious repetitive thoughts which revolve around a common theme, and are present even in the absence of immediate environmental demands requiring those thoughts (Martin & Tesser, 1996). Nolen-Hoeksema, Wisco and Lyubomirsky (2008) conceptualise rumination as a way of responding to distress involving repetitively and passively focusing on the event or cause of the distress. Forgiveness can be described in general terms as a reduction in feelings of hurt, avoidance of the transgressor,...
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...Dealing with Guilt & Forgiveness Choice is not defined by others for you. Choice is defined by you alone. When you allow others to make choices for you, you give up your potential, power and ability to live your most authentic given life. In having said that, when we live our lives by our own choices, we also experience our own trials and tribulations which in effect become our compass that puts us on the course we choose to take based on how we choose to learn, or ignore the lessons that life bestows on us. On our life journey, hurt and pain will be experience at some stages in our lives. When you are the cause of that pain, whether it is by deceit, betrayal or physical, as humans, there will be impact on your own life. When we are the cause of that pain we have the unique ability to punish ourselves, mind, body and soul. The truth is we allow ourselves to be punished. We make the choice to burden ourselves with guilt. We be-little our self worth and deem ourselves not worthy to be called upstanding human beings. The flip-side is we also have the choice to forgive ourselves, acknowledge our mistakes, take responsibility and then give ourselves a break. The failure with us is we tend to look outside of us to seek redemption. We look for other means or person to give us the OK and that all is forgiven and alright so we can let go of the past. Unfortunately there are no redemption tickets out there! Even if your victim or entity has expressed forgiveness, the road to your...
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...virtue of unrefined human emotion that is lost in the structured Puritan society by using characterization to contrast the morality of nature with the callousness of the Puritans, in effect, presenting the reader a position in the story. Hawthorne introduces nature and Puritanical reality as divergent forces. The society’s founding ideals are contrary to the reality of the people they have become. The concept behind Puritanism is to block out the corruption that humanity has brought into religion (hierarchical leadership, clerical vestments, and the various rituals of the Roman Catholic church) and use inner pureness found from God to elevate and strengthen their faith. By introducing the honest and forgiving character of the natural world, Hawthorne questions the Puritanical interpretation of pureness. In the scene of the rekindling of Hester and Dimmesdale’s love in the forest, Hawthorne writes, “such was the sympathy of Nature-- that wild, heathen Nature of the forest, never subjugated by human law, nor illuminated by higher truth-- with the bliss of these two spirits! Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create a sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance that it overflows upon the outward world”(199). Nature is described as sympathetic and forgiving, and what could be inalienably purer than a phenomenon untouched by anything except the hand of God? Nature is free from the corruption of man, which is what the Puritans were attempting...
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...Abstract Regardless of situations in one’s life there comes a time when they are going to be faced with conflict. Conflict is inevitable, even in a marriage. However, it is how the conflict in a marriage that will determine how it affects the longevity of the marriage and the effects it has on any children involved and if the affects become detrimental to the parties involved. When there is unresolved conflict in a marriage it not only has an effect on the emotional well-being of those involved but also has an effect on the mental, spiritual and physical well-being of all individuals involved. This paper will discuss how conflict in marriage affects those involved as well as the longevity of the marriage itself. Studies have shown that conflict and disagreements within a marriage have and affect or couples and the relationships versus couples who are willing to confront their issues and talk their problems out. Individuals were studied over a ten day period using two separate groups to see how they dealt with conflict. The first group consisted of 128 individuals and their conflicts for a ten day period were recorded. The second group consisted of 75 couples in a laboratory setting. The couples were monitored to see how they related to their mate and how they responded to conflict in which they faced. This was to measure the commitment level of each of the mates before the discussions they had and after their discussions...
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...Andrew Adamo Outline—Research Paper I. Introduction * Definition of road rage * Relatable examples * What are the causes of road rage? * Claim: Unlike in person, drivers feel more restricted and powerless because they are in an enclosed vehicle packed onto a road with other cars. II. Main Body A. Reason 1: Feeling restricted in a car can often lead to making assumptions about other drivers based upon simple observances. * Examples of assumptions * Quote, “Motorists cannot communicate. There is no easy way of saying, “Oops, I’m sorry!” as we can in a bank line. This leads to ambiguity and misunderstanding: “Did he just flip me off or was that an apology?” * Explain the feeling of restriction, its causes and effects * Compare feeling to other relatable situations? * Shows up in younger people frequently…parents/movies not good examples (quote) B. Reason 2: Drivers often feel that each drive is a competition with the other drivers on the road. The tension which builds up can cause a driver to become easily upset. * Show competitive nature in all of us * How this completion is fueled: Sports like NASCAR and other video games * Find quotes to support this reason * “losing” feeling causes road rage * Tension puts everyone on edge and easily irritable instead of patient/forgiving * Nobody wants to be last * Solutions for this problem? * Many cars on road feel pressured in lane, creates more tension C...
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...As mentioned before, jail time during stages of brain development associated with the prefrontal cortex may have negative, irreversible effects on the adolescent brain. Does this mean then, that a juvenile offender may be better off spending their life elsewhere? Many believe that one of the primary goals of the justice system is to keep society safe and prosperous. This would require a good system of integration into the society following incarceration. What is interesting, is that, as Judge Jed Rakoff believes, a longer length of incarceration and higher level of probation is actually correlated to a higher risk of retribution. In this manner, neuroscience can be used to devise better and more effective punishment rather than to exempt a defendant from responsibility. Bringing these findings to public attention may make society much more forgiving, and help with limiting environmental factors which encourage crime. For Lynne Malcom’s and Olivia’s William’s article “Can Neurolaw Change the Criminal Justice System”, Jeanette Kennett, a professor at the Macquarie University in Australia points out that societies may benefit from being less retributive. She argues that rather than shaming criminals, we should begin to look at causes of crime which are not in the criminal’s control. Indeed, this mindset will help many ex-prisoners be...
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...further looks at trauma is not an act of God but rather the act of human’s inhumanity against humankind. Struggling with knowing the differences between enemy, allies and thinking that no one else has suffered like the person going through the trauma. Finally, (Adsit, 2008) one must understand that God is with us (his children) at every point both good and bad. When experiencing trauma even at its worst God allows us to learn and grow from the event. In chapters 2 and 3, the author (Adsit, 2008) examines how PTSD and secondary trauma is not new, and how it is often a common reaction to traumatic events. The author (Adsit, 2008) notes that trauma is another word for wounding or wounded. PTSD does not just affect the physical body but effects the whole person mentally, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually. Additionally, the author (Adsit, 2008) discusses PTSD and how PTSD is often related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) the familiarity and differences in signs and symptoms. Chapter 3 (Adsit, 2008) looks at the healing process the importance of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Followed by 3 types of people “natural man, those that believe in themselves over all; spiritual man, those that walk with God; and carnal man those that are directed by the evils of the world.” Additionally, looking at making a personal plan for healing using prayer, scripture readings and understand that God does not provide his children with answers on their time but on his. Chapter...
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...Visceral fat endangers health to a greater extent than subcutaneous as it directly affects organs vital to normal bodily function. It can only be burned through exercise and proper diet. Connecting the dots between the cause and the effect mentally reinstate the consequences of an unhealthy lifestyle. Understanding the details of scientific processes that lead to disease equip and motive me to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Not just incorporating, but prioritizing exercise creates a healthy routine. Exercising will give you more energy, as your body becomes trained to properly use energy rather than store it as fat. It will help you think clearly, and boost productivity, along with self-confidence. The mental and physical benefits of exercise are clear- we all understand them, but they're difficult to maintain. Finding an exercise that is fun for you is key. Whether it be joining a sports team, swimming or running on your own time, or using online videos to do...
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...There are several deities that are associated with classical Hinduism, although, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together make up the Hindu Trinity or Trimurti. Vishnu or “the all-pervading” one is viewed as the world’s protector, and he is said to have appeared on Earth in both the forms of human and animal. Vishnu is frequently depicted as a man with four arms, and each hand holds a pennant that symbolizes his divinity. The pennants include, a lotus, club, discus and conch. Vishnu’s purpose was to establish dharma, which refers to an individuals rightful duty. Dharma is the idea that everyone on this planet has been born with a purpose to fulfill throughout their life. Vishnu is described as being a harmonious, forgiving and compassionate God. Vishnu is thought to have completed nine incarnations also known as the avatars. His tenth incarnation, Kalki, is believed to occur sometime in the future. Each time Vishnu has appeared on Earth, it was because the world was experiencing a state of chaos. Brahma is the first god of the Trimurti, and is viewed as the creator of the world and all of its possessions. He is believed to have been born from a golden egg. Brahma is normally portrayed as having four arms, as well as, four faces. He possesses four faces because he is associated with the...
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...many children have been misdiagnosed as having ADHD when in reality they have bipolar disorder shows how ridiculous giving children medications in the past and now actually is. A doctor is not only prescribing powerful medications that affect the brain but may be giving the child medication that doesn't even help with the problem. Most of the children showed in the videos, I feel, should have had alternative therapy before they were prescribed medication. They could have taken classes, talk therapy with a psychologist, exercise, or meditation to help the problem before being medicated. The fact that one of the children at one point was taking up to 8 medications is unacceptable and constantly adding a new medication to counteract the side effects of another is too detrimental to a child. In my opinion the doctors in this documentary were too quick to diagnose and medicate the children...
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...professor Morrie Schwarts. Morrie being a great college professor, and Mitch one of his favorite students, will come together for something they promised to do, but never actually accomplished. As time and life went on, the two ended up further apart and eventually no communication at all, which they promised wouldn't happen. In this book readers see how aging, forgiveness, family, and special people can effect life in such big ways, some good, others not so much. As the story begins, Morrie’s life is quickly coming to an end, but he is still trying to live the best possible life. Morrie even gets to come on the News channel and tell...
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...A school is defined as “an institution for teaching and learning,” it should not be a place where people become victimized by others. The threat of violence can keep students away from school, prevent them from going to after-school events and leave them in fear every day. Although modern technology is an asset we value in this country, it can also affect the lives of our youth in a negative way. Popular culture and technology have become causes of school violence in this country. A new form of bullying has developed along with advances in technology. Through cyber-bullying, children are able to torment one another through the use of cell phones and computers. Video games have had a huge impact on pop culture. Most teens and young adults today have some sort of device to play video games on, whether it is a playstation 3 or a computer, and although it is a form of entertainment, studies have shown that playing violent video games can increase a person’s aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Americans have become more dependent on their cell phones than conventional phones. People can now send text and video messages, e-mails, and get on to the internet through their cell phones. Although the phone has come a long way in pop culture through technological advances, it has its downfalls. People have now turned the phone into a way of harassing others, especially in the school systems in America. A teen in Ohio recently took her own life because of a nude picture she...
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