Question

Refer to Charles Johnson (Meet Your Patient).

What data do you have about Mr. Johnson’s spirituality?

What speculations might you make about his spirituality based

on your past experiences and knowledge, and the limited data

you have? How does your religion or spirituality differ from Mr.

Johnson’s? How is it similar?

Answer 1

The several studies showed that people who have a spiritual understanding of life but not believe in the any religions are more vulnerable to mental disorders such as drug addiction, abnormal eating attitudes, anxiety, phobias etc. There are many more patients who are facing life threatening diseases, spirituality and religion believes provide support. Peoples who have not understanding of spirituality are commonly associated with depression. Presently there is growing evidence for the linking spirituality and religions believes to the adults have better health care outcomes.

Mr. Johnson should be interrogated about the disease and also some other questions to know about his thinking about the spirituality and religions. The questions can give clue about the patients thought about the spirituality and religions, which as are following:

• What will happen to you?
• Believing or unbelieving in God has a reason
• What are the faith practices?
• What are the benefits from spiritual support
• What are your faith or beliefs?
• Is there any changes in your faith since you know about your diseases?
• What do you think about God or the Holy or any Higher Power could help you in this diseases
• Has anyone said to you about any religious or spiritual nature which can be helpful or unhelpful to you?
• Is there anything else you want to tell about yourself what i have not asked to you?
• In case if you are a person who believes in magic, what questions you want to

ask from God or the Holy or any Higher Power?

• Is there anything about your disease or any problem that you would like to talk about?

After getting answers from the above questions we can get more and more idea about his thinking about the spirituality and religions