The article considers the role of personal and social values in the regulation of human
behaviour. These values could be unconscious and hiding behind habits and
rules, patterns of behaviour and thinking, but they can be realized by both an individual
and social community and eventually their choice in this case which arises
an opportunity to make them manageable. Consideration of the spiritual component
of public health has led the author of this article to discuss the concepts of
“spiritual well-being” and “spiritual diseases”. The article contains data of empirical
research of deviant behaviour as a consequence of spiritual distress.
DOI:
10.11621/pir.2011.0011
Keywords:
social values, behaviour, spiritual well-being.
