Abstract
This paper reviews the relationship between religion or spirituality and psychology. The paper discusses how for years theologians considered psychology as anti-God, while psychologists viewed theologians as lacking scientific awareness. According to the paper, there has been a recent trend to recognize and acknowledge the importance and impact of spirituality and religious faith on human development, mental disorders and treatment.

From the Paper
"In the March 2002 issue of "Social Forces," Peter Burke describes self-esteem as an outcome of and necessary ingredient in "the self-verification process that occurs within groups, maintaining both the individual and the group" (Burke). Self-esteem generally refers to an individual's overall positive evaluation of the self and is composed of two distinct dimensions, competence and worth. Competence, that is efficacy-based self-esteem, refers to the degree to which people view themselves as capable and efficacious, while the worth dimension, that is worth-based self-esteem, refers to the degree to which an individual feels he/she is a person of value (Burke). "

Tags:God, mental, disorder, psychotherapy, counseling, CEST, christianity, behavior, peer, pressure