“Unmasking the Face”
Changes in Well-Being
Well-being has been referred as the positive state of emotional health; it is the overall happiness, contentment and freedom from anxiety. In the book Pursuits of Happiness by Izquierdo (2009), it was defined as the state of being healthily happy. With this study, the researchers were expected to describe the state of Well-being of the inmates as brought about by the religious services provided inside the jail.
It was truly a life of agony being imprison. The sudden distance from your comfort zone, obeying legal rules 24/7, the paranoia of what people might think of you, your unfinished business outside and the absence of your physical independence made it more difficult to cope up easily. The reason …show more content…
viii), raise a question “Given all that you’ve suffered and all that putting your life on hold has cost you, are you ready for something new― truly new?” Truly that, with acceptance comes happiness. The role of the religious services in the life of an inmate is to help them to understand their situation. With the right approach, an inmate would change their way of thinking and having done so, happiness will follow. “Nawala yung galit, lungkot, takot. Gumaan yung pakiramdam ko, nawala yung galit, natanggap ko na yung sitwasyon ko.” D6-ID had informed the researchers that once, she felt the anger and the hatred but soon after she got herself involved with the said activities it helped her to accept her current situation. D1-FG on the other hand, saw the advantage of being detained. She said that if it was not because of being imprisoned she might not realize what she is actually doing and that she might not get introduced to the religious activities. According to Gass (2000), It might take a long time but healing will only began when an individual finally learn how to face and deal with it, that is where acceptance is needed
Changes in Well-Being
Well-being has been referred as the positive state of emotional health; it is the overall happiness, contentment and freedom from anxiety. In the book Pursuits of Happiness by Izquierdo (2009), it was defined as the state of being healthily happy. With this study, the researchers were expected to describe the state of Well-being of the inmates as brought about by the religious services provided inside the jail.
It was truly a life of agony being imprison. The sudden distance from your comfort zone, obeying legal rules 24/7, the paranoia of what people might think of you, your unfinished business outside and the absence of your physical independence made it more difficult to cope up easily. The reason …show more content…
viii), raise a question “Given all that you’ve suffered and all that putting your life on hold has cost you, are you ready for something new― truly new?” Truly that, with acceptance comes happiness. The role of the religious services in the life of an inmate is to help them to understand their situation. With the right approach, an inmate would change their way of thinking and having done so, happiness will follow. “Nawala yung galit, lungkot, takot. Gumaan yung pakiramdam ko, nawala yung galit, natanggap ko na yung sitwasyon ko.” D6-ID had informed the researchers that once, she felt the anger and the hatred but soon after she got herself involved with the said activities it helped her to accept her current situation. D1-FG on the other hand, saw the advantage of being detained. She said that if it was not because of being imprisoned she might not realize what she is actually doing and that she might not get introduced to the religious activities. According to Gass (2000), It might take a long time but healing will only began when an individual finally learn how to face and deal with it, that is where acceptance is needed