Transcendence

First, the five-stage process of caregivers’ adjustment is adapted from the adaptation-coping model applied for patients with dementia of Dröes (1991) and Finnema et al. (2000) (Dröes et al., 2010, p. 144). Although the model of Dröes (1991) and Finnema et al. (2000) focuses on patients with dementia, not their family caregivers, their proposed model depicts a process with specific stages which concern coping with disabilities and an effort to preserve social and emotional balances. Dröes (1991)…

which are belonging, purpose, storytelling, and transcendence. These four pillars contribute to how people find meaning in their lives, because people go through situations where they struggle to belong (belonging), find a stable, long term purpose (purpose), interpret the circumstances that happened to them (storytelling), and lose themselves in something bigger, whether a spiritual reality or the mystery of the tangible world itself (transcendence). (DC)Although belonging is an important…

A Theoretical Prespective of First Lady Michelle Obama While many men and women alike, perceive the simple participation of females in political aspects of life to be achieving equality, this is simply not the case. Accounting for factors addressing the relation between portrayal and an individual 's behaviour also shape one 's political agency or freedom. This, when considering historical context, is especially true in regards to women in politics. Michelle Obama is not only seen as the First…

Is what we know about the biography and sexuality of Renaissance artists relevant to the interpretation of their art? Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is renowned as the greatest artist of the 16th centaury, and was a central figure throughout the Italian High Renaissance. Being examined, is the biography of this distinguished artist. Observations will be made from Michelangelo’s sketches, sculptures, poetry and letters. Michelangelo’s philosophies will also be addressed, along with the…

Before the Enlightenment religion was the dominant force in Europe. The Catholic Church exerted spiritual authority. However the enlightenment, also known as the age of reason challenged the supremacy of religion in both the political and social life of Europe. Enlightenment philosophers like Voltaire and John Locke viewed religion with skepticism and believed it should not interfere with the public sphere. Bruce Lincoln, the author of Holy Terrors, Thinking about Religion after September 11…

Based from the “Handbook of Reilgion and Health by Koenig,” it is a system of organized practices, rituals, symbols, beliefs designed to facilitate closeness to the transcendence. A complex phenomenon which covers a variety of meanings such as multidimensional in organisational, personal and behavioral (McAndrew and Voas, 2011). The belief is characterized by being intrinsic in nature, and a strong religious commitment…

“happiness” is defined differently. Emily Smith argues that people require more than just happiness to feel important in society. People need to feel that they have true meaning and purpose in society. The feeling of belonging and a sense of transcendence can drastically alter a person’s life story. Smith’s TED Talk is successful because she uses meaningful language, relatable examples, and her personal experiences to show her audience that there is more to life than just happiness. A very…

If I would’ve written this a few months ago, I might have touched upon my fifteenth birthday. A symbolic celebration that in Hispanic culture represents transcendence for a young girl into adulthood. Today, I am aware that, although beautiful and alluring my Quinceañera ceremony did not magically inject me with maturity, responsibility and all other characteristics of adulthood. I realized that simply mentioning I was mature did not make me so. At the age of fifteen my emotions were topsy-turvy,…

This explains why I chose Peplau’s Grand Theory of Interpersonal Relations and Self-Transcendence by Pamela Reed as my Middle Range Nursing Theory. I endorse their emphasis on clinician-patient relationship and their stance on environmental factors, which is vital in relation with my POI, considering therapeutic relationship is an integral…

Secularization is the historical decline in the importance of the supernatural and the sacred. In America, secularism has taken root and religion seems for some to be getting weaker. Americans are relying more and more on science and the answers that it provides and relying less on spiritual leaders and traditions. Secularization comes from the Latin word meaning worldly and is used to describe modern societies that use science as a way of understanding the world around them. Americans are…