LGBT individuals often face challenges when it comes to integrating their sexual, gender, and spiritual identities within religious communities. Religions may have strict guidelines that do not allow...
What psychological defense mechanisms are activated when queer believers internalize theological narratives of impurity?
There are many different psychological defense mechanisms that can be...
Psychological Mechanisms for Transforming Shame Into Moral Courage
Shame is an uncomfortable feeling often associated with guilt, humiliation, embarrassment, or dishonor. It occurs when someone's...
I will explore how teenagers deal with the discrepancy between their sexual fantasies and real-life experience. This is an important issue because it affects many people's mental health, self-esteem,...
The psychological process of reconciling erotic attraction to people who represent oppressive political powers is a complex one that can involve various factors such as denial, rationalization,...
Sexual misconduct has been an issue of significant concern among the society for many years. It is defined as a range of behaviors that take place between people who are involved in a relationship or...
The article is intended to provide an overview of the coping strategies that LGBTQ+ individuals use to deal with the moral conflict caused by religious condemnation. Religious beliefs are often cited...
Social exclusion is a complex phenomenon that can have profound effects on an individual's moral development, ethical reasoning, and collective empathy. When people are excluded from their community...
Psychological Strategies Enabling LGBTQ Individuals To Adapt To Religious Intolerance
The purpose of this article is to explore the psychological strategies that allow LGBTQ individuals to adjust...
One defense mechanism that has been observed to emerge is denial. This involves rejecting the reality of one's sexual orientation or gender identity and insisting that it doesn't exist.
Someone...