...The Role of Forgiveness: Family and Intimate Relationships Eliot Tracey East Carolina University Introduction Human nature demands utmost satisfactory from everything and everyone around us. The demand towards satisfaction dictates the relationship we have with other people. This feature is developed involuntarily as people create relationships from different perspectives and preferences. The existence of these relationships is greatly dependent on the kind interaction we have with people. Regardless of this natural selection, a healthy relationship is created by the inclusion of numerous factors that promote human satisfaction. For instance, kind and polite people tend to have numerous relationships as compared with rude and cruel people. The nature of the interaction determines the extent of the relationships. In an example, forgiveness is an involuntary demand that most relationships require. Maio et.al (2008) describes forgiveness as a way of acceptance and tolerance of a person after committing a mistake. The author further point out that forgiveness is also demanded by the need to retain relationships and interactions (Maio et.al, 2011). For this reason, one may point out that forgiveness is an important factor in family and intimate relationships. What is the main role of...
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...the topic of forgiveness Chasity Webster PSY 400 Martin Methodist College Forgiveness is one of the most compassionate things that we can do for one another. The term is greatly misinterpreted and because of this it is not often given in the truest sense of the word. Forgiveness requires finding and feeling compassion and then being able to let go of anxiety, anger and yearning for revenge. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can make way for compassion, kindness and peace. In an article reviewing compassion, the authors define compassion as the feeling that arises in witnessing another’s suffering and that motivates a subsequent desire to help. The definition theorizes compassion as an affective state defined by a specific independent feeling, and it differs from treatment of compassion as an attitude (Goetz & et. al 2010). According to Webster’s Third Edition, to forgive is to cease to feel resentment against, on accord of wrong committed, to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon an offender, to absolve; pardon. Generally, forgiveness is a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. The act that hurt or offended you might always remain a part of your life, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help you focus on other, positive parts of your life. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you. Forgiveness doesn't mean that you deny the other person's responsibility for hurting...
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...1-1-2002 A Positive Relationship Between Religious Faith and Forgiveness: Faith in the Absence of Data? Lisa Edwards Marquette University, lisa.edwards@marquette.edu Regina H. Lapp-Rincker University of Kansas Main Campus Jeana L. Magyar-Moe University of Kansas Main Campus Jason D. Rehfeldt University of Kansas Main Campus Jamie A. Ryder University of Kansas Main Campus See next page for additional authors Originally published in Pastoral Psychology, Volume 50, No. 3 (January 2002), online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012940402668 Authors Lisa Edwards, Regina H. Lapp-Rincker, Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Jason D. Rehfeldt, Jamie A. Ryder, Jill C. Brown, and Shane J. Lopez This article is available at e-Publications@Marquette: http://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/44 1 Edwards, Lapp-Rincker, Magyar-Moe, Rehfeldt, Ryder, Brown & Lopez A Positive Relationship Between Religious Faith and Forgiveness: Faith in the Absence of Data? Authors: Lisa M. Edwards,1,2 Regina H. Lapp-Rincker,1 Jeana L. Magyar-Moe,1 Jason D. Rehfeldt,1 Jamie A. Ryder,1 Jill C. Brown,1 and Shane J. Lopez1 Religious faith and beliefs appear to play an important role in the lives of many individuals and are the topic of much research. The present study investigated the relationship between religious faith and forgiveness in a sample (n = 196) of college students. Students were asked to complete the Heartland Forgiveness Scale and the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire...
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...clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around.” Unfortunately, this is much easier said than done. Every individual has their own perspectives on romantic relationships and every couple establishes their own set of rules. The question is: which rules are the right ones? What is the secret to getting it right the first time, and is it healthy to go for round two if you don’t? Cosmo experts seem to disagree with Oprah and give their readers a list of steps to follow that will supposedly allow a second time around to be successful. DESCRIPTION: Cosmopolitan Magazine offers their advice on whether or not getting back into a relationship with your ex is a good idea with an article called, “Can a Relationship Work the Second Time Around?” The writer mentions that when a couple decides to go for round two, people usually respond with negative feedback like, “yeah, that’ll last” (Miller). This is true, however, experts say that as long as three main rules are followed, it has the potential to work. These three rules are to (1) go slow, (2) touch on the past, and (3) ultimately move on. The first step consists of making sure a second chance is what you want and what is best, not what you think you need because you don’t want to be lonely. Specialists say that it should be looked at as a “brand-new relationship” (Miller). Second, the couple needs to face what went wrong the first time in order to improve their mistakes...
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...promote positive psychological well-being. Many empirical articles have conducted studies on patients who suffer with mental illnesses and disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, and chronic pain-symptom reduction and in these studies MM has been strongly related to improvement within these patients mental health (Wolkin, 2015). However, loving –kindness, compassion, forgiveness, gratitude, acceptance and best-self-visualization...
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...indigenous and non-indigenous Australians have been influenced by the absence of knowledge, respect, and understanding. According to the analysis of the theological principles involved in reconciliation, forgiveness and truth are the most paramount virtues of the Christian ways. The aim of the Christian involvement in the public reconciliation domain is to develop a truthful public relationship. Public theology helps in explaining the responsiveness of the indigenous perspectives concerning diversified policy matters. This paper aims at discussing some of the theological principles applicable in the indigenous reconciliation in Australia as well as the lessons that Christians derive from participating in public reconciliation debates. Reconciliation in Indigenous Australia The theological principle of forgiveness has been embraced in the political platforms as a way of ensuring reconciliation. The catholic and the Methodist churches have proposed forgiveness as a way of achieving a conflict free society among the indigenous people. The churches mentioned have also accommodated a large number of people with whom they have connected the secular politics. Forgiveness and truth values have been essential in increasing such reconciliation attempts in Australia. The theological principles have helped in reconciliation since they teach the virtues of forgiveness and truthfulness at individual levels. These values help in shaping individual behaviours towards conflict resolution (Catsam 2009;...
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...Enumerate and discuss the different Pinoy Management theories/styles. Management by Kayod (Realistic) Managers that are rational thinkers. They solve problems right away or they would at least cut down the problem into a manageable size if the problem cannot be solved right away. When it comes to decision making, they wouldn’t wait for the information to come in, they decide based on experiences, common sense, and instinct. These managers also know very well on how to make use of the resources that they have to reach the goal set by the employer. Management by Libro (Idealistic) Managers in this area are very planning and process oriented. They solve problems by reflecting on them first before taking any action, then brings in the analysis of the problem that they believe in fact. Since they are process-oriented and want to make sure that everything in their plan would work smoothly. In most cases, they have a system of their own, believes in the rules they set and won’t change them easily. Management by Lusot (Opportunist) Managers who are opportunists have no principles, or they change their principles according to the situation. They have strong faith in money and power but not in people, and they lack the sense of loyalty. Once their padrino is no longer in power, they would terminate the relationship with him and look for another one. When it comes to decision making, they tend to avoid headaches by passing the pressure to other people. Management by Ugnayan (Reconciler) ...
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...Critique THEO 313-D04 LUO Spring By: James R. Dunn Jr. Section One: Critique Introduction: Dr. Daniel B. Wallace does an excellent job in his article as he takes the discussion of the resurrection of Christ that most have over complicated and he simplifies it. He did an outstanding job at pointing the reader to why the resurrection event that glorifies God still to this day and hereafter and how it changed the course of world history. Strengths: As Dr. Wallace gives different lines of thought on the resurrection of Christ, he remains focused on keeping his thoughts in line with the Word of God. His article captures the deity of Christ as well as the very person of Christ as seen through the resurrection. Dr. Wallace is able to present a complete, clear, and detailed analysis of the resurrection and shares it in nine areas which are; 1. The Ultimate Apologetic: Validation of the Miracles of the Bible. 2. Proof that God is the God of the Living and is a Living God 3. Fulfillment of Jesus’ Predictions and of Scripture 4. An Essential Part of the Gospel 5. Implicit Demonstrations of Christ’s Deity 6. Guarantee of Believers Resurrection 7. Balanced Perspective on the Spiritual Status of the Human Body 8. The Indwelling of the Spirit and Resurrection Power 9. Forgiveness of Sins As Dr. Wallace writes on these nine different sections concerning the resurrection his theology is found to be well balanced on each of the...
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...related to Scrupulosity include, continually asking for God’s forgiveness or saying prayers a specific number of times. Causes of Scrupulosity OCD may derive from exposure to a specific environment or based on one’s genetic predisposition, however the definitive root of Scrupulosity is undefined. Two popular treatments for Scrupulosity involve Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Responses Prevention (ERP). Another form of Scrupulosity OCD is moral scrupulosity and this is based on negative and intrusive thoughts surrounding a person’s moral character. This literature review will also go further into discussing two specific articles on the treatment of Scrupulosity OCD. Outline * Define scrupulosity OCD * Discuss why it is a form of OCD * Discuss how it differs to a strong religious faith * Symptoms of scrupulosity OCD * Causes of scrupulosity OCD * Discuss common obsessive mental thoughts and behaviors * Eg. Repetitive thoughts about having committed a sin * Discuss common compulsive mental thoughts and behaviors * Eg. Excessive praying (emphasizing perfection of the prayer) * Treatment for Scrupulosity OCD * Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) * Discuss two articles: a. Summarize article and discuss its findings. b. Summarize and discuss research found 1. **Possibly include one more article depending on length of paper * Conclusion References...
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...Prince Omar Sanneh Social Work 1140. Current Event Assignment I stumbled upon this article on cnn.com and I have chosen to comment on it because the article contained many of the issues discussed in this week’s class topics. It is titled “Atlanta Hawks CEO: We did not do the right thing repeatedly on race.” If we recalled this past week, major news broke out on the comments made the Atlanta Hawks Basketball GM Danny Ferry that are very disturbing and degrading to the African American communities. These comments came as part of his effort to analyze and understand the demographic make up of the Hawks fans base over the years. In addition to this, he was also reported to have made racially insensitive comment about a player who is of African decent and a player his team then was interested in signing. The GM revealed in his analysis that over seventy percent of the Hawks fans are African Americans and only smaller percentage are made of whites. This cause his organization to loose money he alleged because not only are black people paying for cheaper tickets, they are also driving away his potential white fans base are likely to pay for more expensive tickets. But who chooses not show up because many of these rich folks don’t want to be around black people. With regards to the player the Hawks were then trying to sign as a free agent, he praised the kid for being a great player but because he has some African in him, that to him may cause problems because he is coming...
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...ANALYSIS PAPER 2 \ SANCTIFICATION: THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SCRIPTURE 201440 Fall 2014 Systematic Theology 109-B02 LUO Lara Bonham Professor Turpin Summary of the article In his article, “Sanctification: The Work of the Holy Spirit and Scripture,” William D. Barrick, Professor of Old Testament examines how God the Holy Spirit participates in the act of the Sanctification of the believer. He explains that each of the three Persons of the Godhead have specific roles in the act of Sanctification. God the Father is the provider of the Ultimate Sanctification, God the Son is involved in the initial or positional Sanctification and God the Holy Spirit Himself provides the initial or positional Sanctification. God the Holy Spirit is directly involved with the acts of forgiveness of sin, restoration of the believer to the Grace of God the Father and of course the resulting Sanctification of the believer so that he may be acceptable in the sight of God the Father once more. Dr. Barrick goes through the subject matter in the following order. Defining Sanctification, Biblical demonstration of God’s holiness, Securing sanctification, Substantiating synergism in sanctification-including the role of the Holy Spirit, the role of Holy Scripture and the role of the Saint. He goes on to ask how a believer can be holy? How believers should manifest the incomparable aspect of holiness? and how should believers manifest the incompatible aspect of holiness? He methodically attempts...
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...Disorder Paper - Anxiety Jonathan Dimitroff University of Phoenix Psych 575 March 23, 2015 Leah Mancuso PhD Disorder Paper - Anxiety The purpose of this paper is to discuss a neurological, psychological, or neurodevelopmental disorder. It is to compare and contrast three therapeutic interventions used to treat the chosen disorder; comparing measures of effectiveness, such as validity, efficacy, symptom and behavior management, and recidivism. One therapy should be cognitive in nature, one pharmacological in nature, and the third should be an alternative therapeutic treatment. This paper will identify common symptoms associated with the disorder, and rates of symptom reduction or management as reported with the three treatments. It will discuss what approach this author would use to treat this disorder based on the research used to develop this paper; and why. It will also analyze the neurophysiological underpinnings of disorders and diseases, as well as examine contemporary attitudes towards the three treatments selected. For the purposes of this paper, anxiety will be the chosen disorder. It is a psychological disorder with a variety of symptoms and specific types of anxiety. To list a few of the different types of anxiety, there is Panic disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiety disorder, then there are the phobias which fall under the anxiety label, as well as Generalized...
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...In: Raimo P. Hämäläinen and Esa Saarinen, eds. 2007. Systems Intelligence in Leadership and Everyday Life. Systems Analysis Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo. CHAPTER 11 Reasons of Systemic Collapse in Enron Matti Rantanen This article studies the moral development at Enron from the perspective of its long-term CEO and chairman Ken Lay. I focus on some critical decisions in the early years of Enron and speculate why Lay chose in favour of non-systems intelligent solutions in leading morale. According to the outlook developed it is plausible to think that immoral behaviour at Enron stemmed not so much from Lay’s immoral character but from his Christian values. Neglecting opportunities to change his value structure Lay avoided tough decisions that marked loss for others. Consequently, unable to make decisions objectively based on systemic rather than individual motives, he lost his opportunity in creating coherent corporate values promoting moral integrity. If the suggested causality is true, it underlines the importance of conscious moral leadership as an everyday discipline. Introduction This article discusses the story of Enron, the infamous American energy company that December 2, 2001 filed the largest bankruptcy case in US history, totalling losses around 66 billion US dollars,1 forcing 4,000 unemployed,2 and bringing down Arthur Andersen, 3 its auditing company. For many of the “bad” and publicly convicted Enron executives it has been the...
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...The 6th International Scientific Conference “DEFENSE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY” Braşov, December 02-03, 2011 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE LTC. Tirtan Catalin Army Academy “Nicolae Bălcescu”/ Sibiu/ Romania Abstract: This article examines the existing literature on relationships between an organization and its culture, processes and approaches, individual efforts of those involved from leaders to employee. The paper further argues that certain organizational cultural attributes contribute to the shaping of future courses of action, failure or not in achieving change, and considerate the goals and strategies of the business. Next, this article focuses on vision, values, and mission as core descriptive of an organization and the climate required for successful achievement of the mission statement and vision statement. Basically, organizational culture is the personality of the organization, and will drive the employee’s efficiency and company performance levels. Culture is comprised of the assumptions, values, norms and tangible signs (artifacts) of organization members and their behaviors, and leadership. Keywords: Organizational, vision, mission, culture, performance, culture of forgiveness, and leadership 1. Introduction Organizational culture can be described as “the personality of an organization”, or simply as “how things are done around here”. It shows how employees think, act, and feel. Organization culture is a key aspect to the organization's success...
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...Spirituality: A Concept Defined “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us” (Campbell, n.d.). At the core of human existence, discussions surrounding spirituality and the search for a meaning in life are historically documented. Despite the debates, many people still don’t understand what it means to have spirituality due to a lack of a consensual definition. One thing that is known, for people of all ages, genders, religions and cultural backgrounds, having spirituality has proven to improve quality of life and patient outcomes. The purpose of this concept analysis is to gain a deeper understanding of the concept of ‘spirituality’ in order to enhance and influence how...
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