Forgiveness Therapy: Inpatient Substance-Dependent Clients
Lin Article Critique
Liberty University
Lin Article Critique
Article Summary Researchers believed that they could help people change their lives for the positive so they began working with clients to empower them to learn how to forgive. They did this by gathering test subjects to prove their hypothesis those substance dependent clients who also deal with anger problems benefit from treatment in forgiveness therapy (FT) (Lin, Wei-Fen. David Mack, Robert Enright, Dean Krahn, and Thomas Baskin 2004). Clients were provided of Forgiveness Therapy while in an inpatient-substance dependence treatment facilities and the focus was to offer clients the tools to control their emotions, overcome past hurts while empowering them with the ability …show more content…
2004) (Fred Pyrczak 2008). The title explains all the main focal points that the study covers. The title has less than 20 words, which makes it concise and appropriate for professional journals. The primary variables are mentioned in the title and they are referred to throughout the research material i.e. Anger, Mood, and Vulnerability (Pyrczak 2008 p. 15). The title makes it very clear to the reader that it is “inpatient substance-dependent clients” that participated in the research. The title of this article indicates that substance-dependent clients are vulnerable to becoming angry and moody (Pyrczak 2008 p. 16). A reader will not find the results of the research of in this title; instead, he or she will have to read the work to gain that knowledge (Pyrczak 2008 p. …show more content…
The stated hypotheses for this study is that “individuals in residential treatment for alcohol and drug dependence, after receiving treatment augmented Forgiveness Therapy, would demonstrate less anger, depression, anxiety, and vulnerability to substance use and more self-esteem than those receiving residential treatment augmented with a similar amount of a more standard regimen, alcohol and drug counseling, that was not focused on anger reduction” (Lin et.al. 2004). Researchers wanted to know if a person who had been hurt in the past, and now because of those hurts abused drugs, had anger outburst, suffered from depression or other emotional problem could learn to overcome those challenges with help of Forgiveness Therapy. They found providing clients at least 12 sessions of Forgiveness Therapy did improve the emotional stability of clients. There was also a reduction of substance abuse for many of the inpatient clients along with recidivism of clients who return to treatment. The hypothesis for this article is clearly stated. Researchers explain that clients need to learn to forgive. When they are able to forgive, let go of their anger, and past hurts they will find themselves empowered with the ability to control their emotions and as a result their lives. The will also find themselves becoming filled with hope which will
Liberty University
Lin Article Critique
Article Summary Researchers believed that they could help people change their lives for the positive so they began working with clients to empower them to learn how to forgive. They did this by gathering test subjects to prove their hypothesis those substance dependent clients who also deal with anger problems benefit from treatment in forgiveness therapy (FT) (Lin, Wei-Fen. David Mack, Robert Enright, Dean Krahn, and Thomas Baskin 2004). Clients were provided of Forgiveness Therapy while in an inpatient-substance dependence treatment facilities and the focus was to offer clients the tools to control their emotions, overcome past hurts while empowering them with the ability …show more content…
2004) (Fred Pyrczak 2008). The title explains all the main focal points that the study covers. The title has less than 20 words, which makes it concise and appropriate for professional journals. The primary variables are mentioned in the title and they are referred to throughout the research material i.e. Anger, Mood, and Vulnerability (Pyrczak 2008 p. 15). The title makes it very clear to the reader that it is “inpatient substance-dependent clients” that participated in the research. The title of this article indicates that substance-dependent clients are vulnerable to becoming angry and moody (Pyrczak 2008 p. 16). A reader will not find the results of the research of in this title; instead, he or she will have to read the work to gain that knowledge (Pyrczak 2008 p. …show more content…
The stated hypotheses for this study is that “individuals in residential treatment for alcohol and drug dependence, after receiving treatment augmented Forgiveness Therapy, would demonstrate less anger, depression, anxiety, and vulnerability to substance use and more self-esteem than those receiving residential treatment augmented with a similar amount of a more standard regimen, alcohol and drug counseling, that was not focused on anger reduction” (Lin et.al. 2004). Researchers wanted to know if a person who had been hurt in the past, and now because of those hurts abused drugs, had anger outburst, suffered from depression or other emotional problem could learn to overcome those challenges with help of Forgiveness Therapy. They found providing clients at least 12 sessions of Forgiveness Therapy did improve the emotional stability of clients. There was also a reduction of substance abuse for many of the inpatient clients along with recidivism of clients who return to treatment. The hypothesis for this article is clearly stated. Researchers explain that clients need to learn to forgive. When they are able to forgive, let go of their anger, and past hurts they will find themselves empowered with the ability to control their emotions and as a result their lives. The will also find themselves becoming filled with hope which will