Psychotherapy and the Fundamentalist Client: The Aims and Challenges of Treating Jehovahs Witnesses
Jehovahs Witnesses are a Fundamentalist Christian religious group well known for their door-to-door proselytism. As a result of their belief in spreading the word of god and converting others, Jehovahs Witness populations are growing across the globe. A primary element of Jehovahs Witness doctrin...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2015]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 693-712 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Psychodynamics B Disfellowship B Psychotherapy B Religion B Presenting problems B Jehovahs witnesses B Fundamentalist |
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| Summary: | Jehovahs Witnesses are a Fundamentalist Christian religious group well known for their door-to-door proselytism. As a result of their belief in spreading the word of god and converting others, Jehovahs Witness populations are growing across the globe. A primary element of Jehovahs Witness doctrine and other Fundamentalist groups is a mandate to not develop associations with people outside of the religion. As a result of this isolationism, many Fundamentalists who experience psychological distress may hesitate to obtain help from the mental health community. Their belief system and cultural values, including the practice of disfellowshipping or shunning members, influence the types of problems Jehovahs Witnesses and other Fundamentalists present with in therapy, obstacles to treatment, and issues that may arise within the therapeutic relationship. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9946-8 |