Why Do You Believe in God? Relationships between Religious Belief, Analytic Thinking, Mentalizing and Moral Concern
Analytic thinking is associated with disbelief in God and analytic thinking is required for you to recover from your stroke, since your doctor is basically doing nothing for you.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19104988/?i=22&from=spirituality%20stroke
Johnstone B, et al. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2008.
Abstract
The current study evaluated the relationships
among spiritual beliefs, religious practices, physical health, and
mental health for individuals with stroke. A cross-sectional analysis of
63 individuals evaluated in outpatient settings, including 32
individuals with stroke and 31 healthy controls was conducted through
administration of the Brief Multidimensional Measure of
Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) and the Medical Outcomes Scale-Short
Form 36 (SF-36). For individuals with stroke, the SF-36 General Mental
Health scale was significantly correlated with only the BMMRS Religious
and Spiritual Coping scale (r = .43; p < .05). No other BMMRS factors
were significantly correlated with SF-36 mental or physical health
scales. Non-significant trends indicated spiritual factors were
primarily related to mental versus physical health. This study suggests
spiritual belief that a higher power will assist in coping with
illness/disability is associated with better mental health following
stroke, but neither religious nor spiritual factors are associated with
physical health outcomes. The results are consistent with research that
suggests that spiritual beliefs may protect individuals with stroke from
experiencing emotional distress.
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