THE ROLE OF FAITH AND OPTIMISM IN COPING WITH STRESS
Rationale: Virtues are an important component in counselling and psychotherapy. Faith and optimism are often viewed as crucial for coping with stress and critical life events. Generally, optimism is considered as interchangeable with faith. However, certain distinction exists between faith and optim...
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| description | Rationale: Virtues are an important component in counselling and psychotherapy. Faith and optimism are often viewed as crucial for coping with stress and critical life events. Generally, optimism is considered as interchangeable with faith. However, certain distinction exists between faith and optimism.
Aims and objectives: To examine the nature of faith and optimism and to discuss their role in coping with stress and critical life events.
Methods: Philosophical and conceptual analyses.
Results: Both faith and moderate optimism exhibit properties, which are protective against distress and stressful life events. However, prudent faith tends to be better for whole person’s functioning.
Conclusions: The compound virtue of faith provide a comprehensive approach to coping with stressful life events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25b14a3d633f4c5ebf68d74973cb86732025-08-20T02:11:47ZengUnion of Scientists - Stara ZagoraScience & Research2535-07652018-03-0110THE ROLE OF FAITH AND OPTIMISM IN COPING WITH STRESSPetarValkovTeodora StoevaRationale: Virtues are an important component in counselling and psychotherapy. Faith and optimism are often viewed as crucial for coping with stress and critical life events. Generally, optimism is considered as interchangeable with faith. However, certain distinction exists between faith and optimism. Aims and objectives: To examine the nature of faith and optimism and to discuss their role in coping with stress and critical life events. Methods: Philosophical and conceptual analyses. Results: Both faith and moderate optimism exhibit properties, which are protective against distress and stressful life events. However, prudent faith tends to be better for whole person’s functioning. Conclusions: The compound virtue of faith provide a comprehensive approach to coping with stressful life events. http://www.sandtr.org/download.php?id=10 faithoptimismstressful life eventscrisiscoping |
| spellingShingle | PetarValkov Teodora Stoeva THE ROLE OF FAITH AND OPTIMISM IN COPING WITH STRESS Science & Research faith optimism stressful life events crisis coping |
| title | THE ROLE OF FAITH AND OPTIMISM IN COPING WITH STRESS |
| title_full | THE ROLE OF FAITH AND OPTIMISM IN COPING WITH STRESS |
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| title_short | THE ROLE OF FAITH AND OPTIMISM IN COPING WITH STRESS |
| title_sort | role of faith and optimism in coping with stress |
| topic | faith optimism stressful life events crisis coping |
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