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Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy, sometimes referred to as 3-S, is designed to teach skills to individuals with HIV that will both promote living a spiritual life aiding in their recovery and help reduce the spread of HIV[1]. Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy can use both contemporary cognitive-therapy and various religious practices.[2]

Self-Schema[edit]

The term self-schema describes a mental process to aim in understanding and organizing incoming information (stimuli). An example would include looking in your rearview mirror while driving and seeing flashing lights - typically an individual has an automatic response and prepares to pull over with out having to think. This illustrates a well organized schema on "flashing lights." The connection between self-schema and Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy is shown in the automatic beliefs about oneself. An individual doesn't have to stop and think "who am I? How would somebody like that respond to this situation?" If an individual is shy and believes they are ugly, they may see somebody looking in their direction and assume the person is staring at how ugly they are. When, in reality they could be finding the person quite attractive or even not looking at them at all.

3-S at Yale[edit]

Yale School of Medicine have started a program called 3-S (signifying Spiritual Self-Schema). They explain on their website that self-schemas can be very helpful. However, they can also be very problematic. They suggest stereotypes as an example. Additionally, people who believe that they are "bad, worthless, or unlovable" do significant amounts of mental damage to themselves. Their 3-S program promotes spirituality as a strong resource for coping with life's troubles. The goal of their program is to create a path to enhance ones spiritual nature.[3]

HIV[edit]

There is a growing trend in attempting to integrate spiritual and religious beliefs into HIV prevention and addition treatment. Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy is attempting to be the answer.[4] Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy enables a cognitive shift from the habitual “addict” self-schema to the “spiritual” self-schema.[5] This new schema carries various harm reduction beliefs and behaviors.[6] This switch has been illustrated, according to a study conducted by A. Margolin, Z. Schuman-Oliver, M. Beitel, R. Arnold, C. Fulwiler and S.K. Avants, to provide "greater decreases in impulsivity and intoxicant use" as well as an increase in "spiritual practices and motivation for abstinence, HIV prevention and medication adherence."[7]

See also[edit]

Addiction
Self-Schema
HIV

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) development program for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior". Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ "3-S Theoretical Foundation". Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 3-S Theoretical Foundation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Avants, S. Kelly; Margolin, Arthur (September 2004). "Development of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) Therapy for the Treatment of Addictive and HIV Risk Behavior: A Convergence of Cognitive and Buddhist Psychology". Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 14 (3): 253-289. doi:10.1037/1053-0479.14.3.253. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ^ Marcotte, David; Avants, Kelly; Margolin, Arthur. "Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy, Drug Abuse, and HIV". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 35 (3): 389-391. doi:10.1080/02791072.2003.10400023. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy, Drug Abuse, and HIV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Margolin, Arthur; Schuman-Oliver, Zev; Beitel, Mark; Arnold, Ruth M.; Fulwiler, Carl E.; Avants, S. Kelly (October 2007). "A preliminary study of spiritual self-schema (3-S+) therapy for reducing impulsivity in HIV-positive drug users". Journal of Clinical Psychology. 63 (10): 979-999. doi:10.1002/jclp.20407. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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