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📋 Summary

Spirituality & Religiosity 🙏🏛️

PSY409 - Positive Psychology

1. Definitions 📝

  • Spirituality: Personal search for the sacred 🕉️🔍
  • Religiosity: Adherence to organized religious traditions 🏛️📿
  • Key difference: Spirituality = personal/flexible; Religiosity = institutional/communal

2. Types of Religiosity 🔀

  • Intrinsic: Religion is an END in itself - faith is central 🙏💯
  • Extrinsic: Religion as MEANS to other ends (social, comfort) 🤝🛋️
  • Better for well-being: INTRINSIC! ✅

3. Religion & Health Benefits 🏥❤️

  • 📉 ~25% lower mortality for regular attenders
  • 💪 Greater resilience after trauma
  • 🌈 Higher hope and optimism
  • Mechanisms: Meaning, social support, healthy behaviors, positive emotions 🔧