In addition, as posited in Davis et al.'s (Chap. 18, this volume) positive religious/spiritual development theory, people's psychological needs may drive their R/S and thereby their well-being. For instance, religious/spiritual social resources can fulfill psychological needs for acceptance, trust, and self-esteem/status and thereby account When examining the role of spirituality in psychology, Maslow's theories could be considered as the early contemporary return to considering the spiritual mind within the human experience. Spirituality can be defined generally as an individual's search for ultimate or sacred meaning, and purpose in life. Additionally it can mean to seek out or search for personal growth, religious experience, belief in a supernatural realm or afterlife, or to make sense of one's own "inner dimension". Put simply, 'religious spiritualities' are traditions with a combination of all or most of the following: a framework of transcendent beliefs (whether a belief in God or not), foundational texts or scriptures, symbol systems, some visible structure, public practices, and sacred spaces. Existing theories on the nature of spirituality range from the suggestion that human minds are inherently predisposed to spirituality, to the idea that spirituality developed adaptively to offer moral guidance and to promote mutually beneficial, cooperative behaviors. Maslow's theory might be one of the most powerful perspectives on humans' growth. It suggests that people have a strong desire to realize their full potential, reach their self-actualization and 7ZWvX.

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