Margolin J, Witztum E
Eitanim Psychiatric Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Br J Med Psychol. 1989 Dec;62(4):333-42. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1989.tb02843.x.
The historical and cultural background of the belief in supernatural impotence is presented, emphasizing its possible implications for clinical practice. A brief historical survey of the concept in Judaism and Christianity is followed by a short anthropological survey of supernatural impotence in different ethnic subcultures in Israel. A case demonstration exemplifies the connection between understanding the patient's cultural background and beliefs and the clinical competence of the therapist. The relationship between the clinical-therapeutic process in psychiatric practice and knowledge of the patient's cultural background and beliefs is stressed.
介绍了对超自然性无能信仰的历史文化背景，强调了其对临床实践可能产生的影响。在对犹太教和基督教中该概念进行简要历史考察之后，接着对以色列不同民族亚文化中的超自然性无能进行了简短的人类学考察。一个案例示范例证了理解患者的文化背景和信仰与治疗师临床能力之间的联系。强调了精神病学实践中的临床治疗过程与患者文化背景和信仰知识之间的关系。
