Using the Examen, a Jesuit Prayer, in Spiritually Integrated and Secular Psychotherapy

The Examen is a 500-year-old end of day prayer developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits). Like many other religious or spiritual practices, such as mindfulness and yoga, the Examen is suitable as either a spiritually focused or secular interve...

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Published inPastoral psychology Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 119 - 125
Main Author Plante, Thomas G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.02.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Clinical medicine
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Cross Cultural Psychology
Intervention
Mindfulness
Prayer
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Religious Studies
Sociology
Yoga
Catholic
Jesuit
Meditation
Cognitive behavioral
Examen
Prayer
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Summary:The Examen is a 500-year-old end of day prayer developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits). Like many other religious or spiritual practices, such as mindfulness and yoga, the Examen is suitable as either a spiritually focused or secular intervention strategy to assist people within clinical psychotherapy practice and elsewhere. Adapting the Examen as a cognitive behavioral psychotherapy intervention is easy to do and may add another important tool to the toolbox of practicing clinicians interested in thoughtfully integrating spiritually based approaches in their clinical work with religiously as well as nonreligiously minded clients.
ISSN:0031-2789
1573-6679
DOI:10.1007/s11089-021-00967-0