Die gebruik van meditasie en visualisering in pastorale terapie met tipiese probleme van die vroeë volwassene (student)

[摘要] English: Recently meditation and visualization have acquired some prominence in the media. Thishas given rise to the question whether meditation and visualization can be used in pastoraltherapy. Can right brain methods be employed to a larger extent in pastoral therapy and canmeditation and visualization play a role in this?Traditionally churches have regarded meditation with some scepticism. This studyinvestigated whether meditation and visualization can be regarded as Biblically sound, andwhether Church history tells us more about the early use of visualization and meditation.Pastoral methods were investigated to establish an epistemology which could serve as anapproach. The models investigated were: Heitink's bipolar model, Clinebell's eductivemodel, Louw's convergence model and the narrative model. An eclectic approach waspreferred with meditation and visualization being used as components within the combinedapplication of all the above models.Brain functions play their part in meditation and visualization. The function of inter alia thereptile brain was discussed. It was concluded that meditation and visualization assist inconverting the brain's fight or flee reaction. It was also observed that during meditationbrainwaves are in the Alpha phase which makes the brain susceptible to suggestion. This iswhy meditation ahead of visualization is important in order to prepare the brain forsuggestion. Development tasks incumbent on the early adolescent were investigated. Generalcharacteristics of Generation X were delineated.A possible method was proposed where meditation and visualization were used ascomponents of pastoral therapy. This method was applied to five clients.

[发布机构] University of the Free State