Are our brains wired for race or gender bias?
... influence our explicit, psychological, social and spiritual selves. Unconscious Stereotyping Among "Liberal" College Students Using a population of college students who described themselves as "liberal" and professed to have no "consciousness of stereotyping" others, Dr. Banaji and her colleagues tested...Cultural sensitivity crucial when seeking organ donors
... greatly influenced by the Christian belief in the spiritual value of non-reciprocal giving, says Bowman, making organ donation a gift of love and generosity. By contrast, many non-western cultures perceive the boundary between life and death differently. From a traditional Japanese perspective, for instance, ...Many Americans use prayer for health concerns
...ysicians should consider exploring their patients' spiritual practice to enhance their understanding of their patients' response to illness and health."...Training may increase nurses' anxiety about death in the short term
...explores psychological, sociological, cultural and spiritual aspects of death and dying; in addition, it seeks to improve nurses' ability to reflect on their own personal and professional experiences of death and loss. "Understanding the impact of an EOL educational program on nurses' attitudes toward death c...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...t) wanted their physicians to ask them about their spiritual beliefs in at least certain instances. The researcher found the percentage of those welcoming spiritual discussion increased with the severity of illness. Discussion of spirituality is most welcome in ca...Survey highlights myth of multi-faith chaplaincy in hospitals
...ian religions have limited access to religious and spiritual care, a University of Edinburgh Professor has high...However, concern had been expressed that access to spiritual care in hospitals for those of non-Christian faith is limited, so we carried out this survey. Our fi...Looking for the secret to a healthier diet? Part of the answer might be at church, study finds
...her reason to become active in your church besides spiritual sustenance? Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Public Health have discovered a link between church involvement and eating the fruits and veggies that are best for you. "We're saying church membership or having that church community is on...Money issues leading cause of holiday stress for Americans
... to relieve stress while 44% turn to religious and spiritual activities. A small number turn to massage and yoga. "People tend to reduce stress in ways they have learned over the course of time because they turn to what they know," says Russ Newman, Ph.D., J.D., APA executive director for professional p...Third of European cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies
... Spain, Greece and Iceland featured strongly where spiritual therapies were concerned. Patients spent, on average, 123 a month on CAM. The maximum monthly reported amount was 4,140. However, more than half paid nothing as most remedies were available free e.g. herbs collected themselves or supplied by family o...