Unit 9 Final Project

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Running Head: Unit 9 Final Project

  

                                                             Unit 9 Final Project

              Personal Application of the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing

                                                            Dianthe Clements

                                                            Kaplan University

                                                              HW420 – 02

                                                     Professor Susan Johnson

                                                            May 24, 2011

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    There is great importance for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically,

spiritually and physically due to the vital information that they gain from individuals. The

information that is gained can be a foundation (Dacher, E, 2006).

     If I am going to be true and honest with myself and others, I can say that I have struggled the

most with spirituality and physicality. Spiritually in brief, over the past few years, I have

questioned the many churches that constantly tell you what to do, what to wear, what you can be

a part of and when you go somewhere and every time, the plate as they call it passed around.

Being in and among poverty, I struggled most with giving my money to churches and at the same

time, feeling as if I had been duped. There were no blessings that I felt immediately and over

time I had come to realize that blessings should not be expected immediately after giving. It just

seemed to wear on me because the church I was attending told me that the more I give, the more

I will receive. It turned out to not be true and eventually, I started worshiping in my own

dwelling and in my heart and it has worked for me for the last year. I also struggle with my

physicality. In the last four to six years, I have not added exercise as a regular routine as I should

have and as a result, I have gained 100 pounds over my regular 175 lb weight. My goal is to not

starve myself but to eat healthy and exercise daily. I am sure that if I can strive to do those two

things on a regular basis, I will become physically stable.

    In the past 8 weeks, I have become more aware of what is healthy for me in mind, body and

spirit and I have taken control of what is unhealthy for me. My awareness is heightened and I am

able to catch and control the clutter of my mind when concentrating on tasks and control my

feelings when being tested by other humans with conflict. I know that I have a choice in how I

react and I share my knowledge with whoever listens. My score spiritually is 91/2,

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psychologically is 9-1/2 and physically a 7 because my knowledge is only the beginning when

dealing with my physicality. I have the knowledge and I have just begun to put into practice my

goals for my health physically.  

     My goals – Physical- To exercise on a regular basis, Psychological- To maintain practice of

meditation and loving kindness exercises and Spiritual- To honor God, pray and live my life to

the fullest believing in him and his son Jesus Christ.

    

     Strategy that I will put into place to foster growth Physical- To complete a daily routine of

eating healthy. Include a salad daily with two servings of fruit and vegetables as a must to start

my journey to becoming physically healthy and include an hour of walk either on the Bowflex

Treadmill 7000 series (mother bought it as a gift) that has been sitting in my living room for two

years or the Air Force Base Park which sits right across from Reagan National Airport.

     My strategy for Psychological is to maintain my daily exercise of meditation for 15 minutes

daily and the practice of Loving-kindness exercise. These two exercises has helped me a great

deal and I would not be able to say that I am a better person because of this class.

     My strategy for Spiritual is to maintain the path that I am on now. Prayer plays a major role in

staying spiritually connected with God and Jesus Christ and helps maintain a great sense of

peace throughout the day.

     Upon completion of this course, I will stay committed to maintaining my health and wellness

by practicing each day the components of what I have learned in this course. It has been a

pleasure in meeting and getting to know all of you and learning from you Professor Johnson.  

                                                        References

Dacher, E. (2006). Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing.

             Laguna Beach, CA. Basic Health Publications