Essays

Theories of SIV originated in the psychological literature in 1913 when Emerson provided the first contribution to the clinical literature on repetitive SIV with a case study of Miss A (as cited in Walsh & Rosen, 1988). His account revealed …

Proposed theories of the etiology and function of SIV typically involve biological and psychological explanations. The literature suggests a number of conditions that might predispose an individual to SIV including loss of a parent, childhood illness or surgery, childhood sexual …

Described as epidemic in United States, childhood maltreatment encompasses a variety of forms of harm, such as childhood sexual abuse (CSA), childhood emotional and physical abuse, and childhood emotional and physical neglect. Although prevalence rates are unreliable due primarily to …

There are several reported methods used by individuals who engage in SIV behaviors; however for this study, teasing out ways in which individuals practice SIV was difficult due to the various authors’ inconsistencies in the operational definition of SIV. For …

Healing is so much more than a wound. At first this is the focus and individuals look with pride at how well they are doing because the body is healing this enormous gas. The vulnerable inside is covered and protected …

Healing After Physical Injury or illness is a complex experience. Whatever the trauma, a car accident, surgery, exacerbation of chronic arthritis, or a cut finger, there is more involved in the healing process than automatic mobilization of some internal chemicals …

The literature indicates a growing interest in holistic health. For example, there is increasing research on healing practices (Cappannnari, Rau, Abam, & Buchanan, 1995) and holistic treatment efficacy (Frank, 1993; Hall, 2003; Krieger,  1994). However, surprisingly few researchers investigated the …

In spite of a thorough search of the literature, no studies have been found that relate directly to the focus of this study, the holistic experience of healing. The literature review is not the theoretical foundation on which the study …

There has been much discussion about personality characteristics that relate to disease susceptibility. Problems exist with both the personality measures and the disease measures (Krantz & Hedges, 1997). Simonton and Matthews-Simonton (1994) have often been quoted after they have attempted …

Kiecolt-Glaser, Stephens, Lipetz, Speicher and Glaser (1994) studied DNA repair assays from 28 nonmedicated and nonpsychotic, newly hospitalized psychiatric inpatients to compare the speed of repair with psychological distress. Speed of DNA repair relates to cell growth, cell division, gene …