Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Article Title

The Psychological Benefits of Awe

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Abstract

Experiencing awe is beneficial to mental health. Benefits of experiencing awe include the decreased severity of typical symptoms of depression, enhanced self-perception of the quality of life, and increased drive to improve one's future. Despite these benefits, the experience of awe is rarely implemented in treatment programs for physical or mental illness. Although it is not assumed that awe alone can "cure" depression or posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD), for example, I suggest that elicited awe should play a greater role in treatment programs.

Recommended Citation

(2015) "The Psychological Benefits of Awe," Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology: Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/intuition/vol11/iss1/6