This book is about spiritual intelligence and its effects on mental health and quality of life. As mental health and related problems are increasing rapidly and have become a matter of great concern, there has not been a unanimous and empirical approach to assess and cure it, due to its divergence or other causes. This book is based on the most developed construct: spiritual intelligence and its effects on mental health and quality of life. Spirituality and its other constructs are one of the most interesting topics nowadays in the area of positive/indigenous/transpersonal psychology and among social/behavioral scientists. This book provides content on spirituality, spiritual intelligence, mental health, and quality of life. The book also attempts to review related literature (whether review or empirical), to have a look at past and current scenarios on spirituality and mental health and quality of life research. Through an exploration of Indian indigenous psychology, this book provides a look at mental health and the mind from an Indian psychological perspective and examines Indian psychology, taking into consideration modern psychological concepts.
Author(s): Naveen Pant
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 156
City: Singapore
Acknowledgements
About This Book
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
Key English Transliterated (Hindi/Sanskrit) Words
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
1.1 Spirituality
1.2 Spiritual Intelligence (SQ)
1.3 Religiosity
1.4 Mental Health
1.5 Quality of Life
1.6 Spirituality/Religiosity and Mental Health
1.7 Spirituality/Religiosity and Quality of Life
1.8 The Role of Spirituality/Religiosity in Alleviating Mental Illness and Enhancing Quality of Life
1.9 Health, Mental Health and Mind in Indian Psychology
References
2 Spirituality, Mental Health and Quality of Life: An Introduction
2.1 Spirituality
2.1.1 Religiosity
2.1.2 Differences Between Spirituality and Religiosity
2.2 Spiritual Intelligence
2.2.1 Model or Levels of Four Intelligences (How PQ, IQ, EQ, and SQ Are Related)
2.2.2 IQ (What), EQ (How) and SQ (Why)
2.2.3 Comparing IQ, EQ and SQ
2.2.4 The Dimensions of Spiritual Intelligence
2.2.5 The Operational Definition of Spiritual Intelligence
2.3 Mental Health
2.3.1 What Is Health?
2.3.2 What Is Mental Health?
2.3.3 Models of Mental Health or Abnormality
2.3.4 The Operational Definition of Mental Health
2.4 Quality of Life
2.4.1 Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)
2.4.2 The Operational Definition of Quality of Life
2.5 Early Adulthood
References
3 The Relationship of Spirituality with Mental Health and Quality of Life: A Review
3.1 Spirituality and Mental Health
3.2 Spirituality and Quality of Life
3.3 Spirituality, Gender and Other Correlates
3.4 Mental Health, Gender and Other Correlates
3.5 Quality of Life, Gender and Other Correlates
3.6 Conclusion
References
4 The Role of Spirituality in Predicting Mental Health and Quality of Life Among Early Adults
4.1 Objectives and Hypotheses of the Study
4.1.1 Objectives
4.1.2 Hypotheses
4.2 Methodology
4.2.1 Selection of Sample
4.2.2 Use of Psychological Tools/Scales
4.2.3 Procedure
4.2.4 Statistical Techniques Used
4.3 Results and Discussion
4.4 Summary and Conclusion
4.4.1 Limitations of the Study
4.4.2 Recommendations for Future Research
4.4.3 Conclusion
References
5 Indian Psychology of Mind and Mental Health
5.1 Concepts of Health and Mental Health in Indian Psychology
5.2 Structure and Dynamics of Personality in Indian Psychology
5.2.1 Indian Model of Personality
5.3 Managing Self: Indian Perspective
5.3.1 Self in Modern Science
5.3.2 Self in Indian Perspective
References
6 Indian Psychology and Modern Psychology
6.1 What Is Indian Psychology?
6.1.1 A Short History of Indian Psychology
6.2 Mahabharata, Bhagvad Gita and Psychology
6.2.1 Psychological Thoughts in the Bhagvad Gita
6.3 Yoga
6.3.1 Psychological Thoughts in Yoga
6.4 Veda and Psychology
6.4.1 Vedic Psychology (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)
6.5 Atharva Veda
6.5.1 Psychotherapies
6.6 Ayurveda and Psychology
6.6.1 Ayurvedic Psychology
6.6.2 ‘Tridoshas’ (‘Vata’, ‘Pitta’ ‘Kapha’) and Psychology
6.6.3 Concept of ‘Prakruti’ (Nature/Character/Personality)
6.6.4 Maharishi Charaka
6.6.5 Maharishi Shushruta
6.6.6 Psychology in Ayurveda
6.7 Upanishads
6.7.1 ‘Triguna’ and Personality Thoughts in Various Upanishads
6.7.2 The ‘Kosha’ Theory
6.8 Jyotisha, Vastu Shastra and Shamudrik Shastra
6.8.1 Jyotisha (Indian Astrology)
6.8.2 Vastu Shastra (Traditional Hindu Architecture)
6.8.3 Shamudrik Shastra (Body Features Analysis)
6.9 Kamasutra and Psychology
6.9.1 Family Psychology
6.9.2 Sex Education
6.9.3 Social Psychology
6.10 Indian Scholars/Saints
6.10.1 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
6.10.2 Sri Aurbindo
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