A Comparison between Islamic Ideology and other Schools Theories about Mental Health and the Impact of Religious and Spirituality on human Psychology and Drug Rejection
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
In order to compare Islam with other schools concerning Mental health and the impact of religion and spirituality on human mind refraining from drug a study was done based on library method. Mental health means being healthy in specific aspects of human such as intelligence, mind and thought. On the other hand mental health impacts Physical health. In this paper the viewpoint of different schools including Islam are studied. According to Islam growth is the main criteria of mental health which means; self- consistence, guidance, rescue, goodness and perfection. In reality according to Islam access to the minimum level of growth (equal to perfection) is the life of philosophy and outcome faith to God. In Islamic books exposure of mental disorder has been considered as disease, and when the symptom of cutting the connection with the reality was seen in an individual, the word insane is used. This person is excused of performing his/her religious duties, as well as, having no right to decide about his/her property. In other schools the theories of different scientists was studied. Therefore in psychoanalysis school the theories of Freud, Carl, Goustav, jung, Adler, Eric Ericson and Eric Fromm; in humanistic school the theories of carl Rogers, Abraham Mazlow; in behaviorist school the theories of B.F. Skinner; in cognitive school the theories of William Glasser and Albert Alice; and finally in Existentialism school the theories of victor Frank) were investigated and evaluated. Religious motivation is a psychological incentive rooted in human nature. Every human being feels a self- motivation inside him/her that persuade his owner to be away from wrong doing and stay under God’s protection while having problems and being in pressure . According to Quran concerning the ideology people is divided into 3 groups: believers, disbelievers and hypocrites. generalized values is one of the most effective mental support that is Religious as a set of beliefs, do and not do affairs, and specific and able to make every moment of life meaningful and save an individual from suspension and meaning lessens by providing determined supports. As Fraud says religious thought and behavior is basically related to thought – practical disorder and obsessive. Fraud believed that behavior seminaries between obsession rituals and religious return to a unique nature. Particularly quality complex because of carrying this action emphasizes on the need for insurance against outward, harassment, too much paying attention to details, desire for increasing complexity and mysterious importance of such rituals. Studying history of different religious such as Islam shows that faith in God has been quite successful in treatment of mental diseases, feeling security and peace; and prevention of anxiety. Moreover, it is noteworthy that if this faith flourishes in human soul from childhood, it gives a kind of immunity and prevention sense against mental disasters to the person. This peace and security in a faithful individual, as a result of faith, has been described in Quran in Anam soura (82), Ra’ed (28) and Taghabon (11).
Authors and Affiliations
Valiollah Khoshtinat| Assistant Professor and faculty member, Department of Theology and Islamic Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), I.R, Iran.vali_khoshtinat@yahoo.com
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