Pain, Spirituality, and Meaning Making: What Can We Learn from the Literature?

Religion and spirituality are two methods of meaning making that impact a person’s ability to cope, tolerate, and accept disease and pain. The biopsychosocial-spiritual model includes the human spirit’s drive toward meaning-making along with personality, mental health, age, sex, social relationships...

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Main Authors: Amy B. Wachholtz, Carol J. Lysne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/2/1/1/