NSG 300 TOPIC 10: SPIRITUAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SpiritualityJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔definedJasJanJawarenessJofJone'sJinnerJselfJandJaJsenseJofJconnectionJt
oJaJhigherJbeing,Jnature,JorJsomeJpurposeJgreaterJthanJoneself.
Self-transcendenceJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔AJsenseJofJauthenticallyJconnectingJtoJone'sJinnerJself.J
-
ItJallowsJpeopleJtoJhaveJnewJexperiencesJandJdevelopJnewJperspectivesJthatJareJbeyondJordi
naryJphysicalJboundaries.
ConnectednessJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔BeingJintrapersonallyJconnectedJwithinJoneself;JinterpersonallyJconnect
edJwithJothersJandJtheJenvironment;JandJtranspersonallyJconnectedJwithJGod,JorJanJunseenJ
higherJpower
-
ThroughJconnectednessJpatientsJmoveJbeyondJtheJstressorsJofJeverydayJlifeJandJfindJcomfort,
Jfaith,Jhope,JandJempowerment.
faithJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔AllowsJpeopleJtoJhaveJfirmJbeliefsJdespiteJlackJofJphysicalJevidence
hopeJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔usuallyJrefersJtoJanJenergizingJsourceJthatJhasJanJorientationJtoJfutureJg
oalsJandJoutcomes
spiritualJwell-beingJ-JJCORRECTJANSWER✔hasJtwoJdimensions:J
, -
OneJdimensionJsupportsJtheJtranscendentJrelationshipJbetweenJaJpersonJandJGodJorJaJhigher
Jpower.J
-
TheJotherJdimensionJdescribesJpositiveJrelationshipsJandJconnectionsJthatJpeopleJhaveJwithJo
thers.
agnosticJ-
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Jdisproven
religiousJcareJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔HelpingJpatientsJmaintainJfaithfulnessJtoJtheirJbeliefJsystemJandJworshi
pJpractices
spiritualJcareJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔HelpingJpeopleJidentifyJmeaningJandJpurposeJinJlife,JlookJbeyondJtheJpr
esent,JandJmaintainJpersonalJrelationsJasJwellJasJaJrelationshipJwithJaJhigherJbeingJorJlifeJforc
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howJdoJpeopleJgainJspiritiality?J-
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elationshipsJwithinJthemselvesJandJwithJothers
spiritualJdistressJ-
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gJinJlifeJthroughJconnectionsJwithJself,Jothers,JtheJworld,JorJaJsuperiorJbeing
chronicJillnessJandJspiritualityJ-
JJCORRECTJANSWER✔ManyJchronicJillnessesJthreatenJaJperson'sJindependence,JcausingJfear,J
anxiety,JandJspiritualJdistress.