Read the Psychology Today article that was assigned in this unit, Spirit and Soul: Discovering a Personal Meaning (Kavanagh, 2022),

• Compare and contrast what the concepts of spirituality and religion mean to you. Provide examples.
• Describe what psychological research teaches us about the relationship between spirituality and mental health. Elaborate using one example.
• In what way(s) might spirituality and religion, either together or independently, serve to influence your own mental health, outlook, or lifestyle, either right now or in the future (positively or negatively)?
• How might your views on spirituality and religion be different from your classmates, coworkers, and/or extended family? Knowing that differences exist, what is one strategy for honoring these differences while continuing to coexist?