Spirituality and healthcare: Inventory of Emotional Maturity
Part I: Inventory. Read "Chapter 4: Inventory of Spiritual/Emotional Maturity," by Scazzero and Bird, from The Emotionally Healthy Church (2003). Spiritual and Emotional: 1.Refer to "Chapter 4: Inventory of Spiritual/Emotional Maturity," from The Emotionally Healthy Church reading. 2.Complete the survey and reflect on your own results. Analyze the structure and assumptions behind the assessment. Burnout: 1.Refer to the "Are You Heading for Caregiver Burnout?" quiz. Are You Heading for Caregiver Burnout? By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com contributing editor 2.Complete the survey and reflect on your own results. Analyze the structure and assumptions behind the assessment. Part II: Reflection Using the results from the resources, write a 200-250 word reflection on your results and how you plan to combat compassion fatigue and burnout, and how you plan to promote your own spiritual growth. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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There has been growing interest on the role of spirituality in healthcare, given that the individuals can cope better when healthcare is holistic. Caregivers may suffer from burnout, but this may not be adequately addressed highlighting the importance of coping mechanisms. Spirituality has positive effects since individuals have a positive outlook on live, religious commitment and social support also improve stress control (Craigie, 2011). Additionally, the emotionally mature individuals are able to handle issues more critically without blaming others for their own failures.
Inventory of Spiritual/Emotional Maturity
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General Formation and Discipleship 1-7 _22__/28
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Principle One–Look beneath the Surface 1–6 _19__/24
Principle Two–Break the Power of the Past 7–12 18___/24
Principle Three–Live in Brokenness and Vulnerability 13–19 _18__/28
Principle Four–Accept the Gift of Limits 20–25 _17__/24
Principle Five–Embrace Grieving and Loss 26–30 _14__/20
Principle Six–Make Incarnation Your Model for Loving Well 31–40 _26__/40
The scores of the quiz showed I am an ‘emotional adolescent or adult’ in various scores, and the aim is to evaluate the emotional wellbeing of individuals based on Biblical principles. Commitment to religion and discipleship are all related to spiritual maturity. There is an assumption that the Church has an important role to play by engaging members and ensuring they achieve spiritual maturity. Scazzero & Bird (2003), divide the assessment into the spiritual aspects and emotional health of an individual. The spiritual identify of an individual is an important aspect to their ability to connect and empathize with others. The spiritual and emotional maturity assessment focuses on the stages that people go through in emotional maturity. The first stage is the emotional infant, which relates to those who are dependent, this is then followed by the emotional child, and this indicates that people are happy with possession. The third stage is the emotional adolescent the last stage is the emotional adult. The score for part A was 22, with the emotional adolescent falling at a score of 17 while emotional represented by a score of 23 or higher.
Scazzsero & Bird (2003), pointed out that the emotional well-being of individuals can be improved by their ability to break from the past. This is related to resolving conflicts in a respectful manner. The inventory results highlighted that seeking approval from others is also another aspect that influences the ability of one to move forward. Self-confidence is then important to cope with difficulties since one ...