ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate empathy and mental health in individuals who practice spiritual healing techniques. A sample of 190 healing practitioners was recruited to evaluate the healing experiences, along with to test cognitive-perceptual deficit and empathy. Significant differences were found due to age in two groups (Practitioners, n = 71, and Newly initiated, n = 119). Practitioners scored high on cognitive and affective empathy and proneness for cognitive and social schizotypy compared to the newly initiated. An secondary analysis also showed positive correlations between the total score of healing modalities and both schizotypy and empathy, as well as higher scores of spirituality and training in various healing techniques. These and other findings may allowed us to build a personality profile of healers as characterized by an adaptive dissociative personality trait and the ability to establish links with their clients/patients.

摘要

本研究的目的是评估练习精神治疗技术的个人的同理心和心理健康。招募了 190 名治疗从业者的样本来评估治疗体验，同时测试认知-知觉缺陷和同理心。由于年龄不同，两组之间存在显着差异（从业者，n = 71，新开始，n= 119)。与新发起的相比，从业者在认知和情感同理心以及认知和社会分裂倾向方面得分较高。二次分析还显示，治疗方式的总分与精神分裂症和同理心之间存在正相关，并且灵性和各种治疗技术的训练得分更高。这些和其他发现可能使我们能够建立治疗师的人格档案，其特点是适应性分离人格特质和与客户/患者建立联系的能力。