Abstract

LANA, Vitor Célio Souza; MOREIRA, Francielle Láilla; MOREIRA, Eric Martins  and  REZENDE JUNIOR, Alex Roberto Nogueira de. Ethical relation between clinical psychology and religion: reflections guied by logotherapy perspective and existential analysis. Rev. abordagem gestalt. [online]. 2022, vol.28, n.1, pp. 53-59. ISSN 1809-6867.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18065/2022v28n1.5.

This article aims to analyze the ethical relation between clinical psychology and religion from the perspective of logotherapy and existential analysis, proposed by Viktor Frankl, based on a descriptive exploratory research. Religiosity, in its multiple forms of expression, is part of life in society and permeates everyday knowledge and practices, since it is rooted in culture, interfering in the ways of being in the world. Therefore, religion is for many subjects the means by which meaning means to life, giving meaning to it from their personal experiences. However, the discussion about religion on Psychology fields still causes misunderstanding from many professionals that, despite finding religion-related stories in therapy, still avoid working with it in therapeutic processes. The ethical role of the psychologist based on logotherapy can facilitate the person's contact with their religious experience, helping them to fully experience the issues of meaning that are present.

Keywords : psychology; religion; logotherapy.

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