Mahmood Kaif
, B-113, Triveni Apartments, Sheikh Sarai 1, New Delhi, 110017, India,
J Relig Health. 2015 Apr;54(2):638-48. doi: 10.1007/s10943-014-9874-7.
This paper explores the question of whether psychoanalysis can help those who adhere to a worldview that is non-psychoanalytic or even anti-psychoanalytic. It answers this question by comparing the psychoanalytic understanding of suffering with that of the Catholic faith, through the latter's idea of the 'dark night of the soul'. The life of Mother Teresa is taken as an illustration of the dark night and how it may be responded to by the faithful. Similarities and differences between the two approaches are pointed out. Finally, it is suggested that psychoanalytic perspectives may enrich the inner lives of those living by a religious worldview, without necessarily diluting that worldview. Further, religious counsellors too may benefit from an understanding of psychoanalytic perspectives.
本文探讨了精神分析是否能够帮助那些秉持非精神分析甚至反精神分析世界观的人这一问题。通过将精神分析对痛苦的理解与天主教信仰的理解进行比较，借助后者“灵魂的黑夜”这一概念来回答该问题。以特蕾莎修女的生平为例，说明灵魂的黑夜以及信徒对此可能的回应方式。指出了两种方法的异同。最后提出，精神分析视角可能丰富那些秉持宗教世界观者的内心生活，而不一定会削弱那种世界观。此外，宗教顾问也可能从对精神分析视角的理解中受益。
