The aim of this study was to expand knowledge about the phenomenon of spirituality as a dimension of personality (MacDonald, 2000; SkrzypiĆska, TNS, 2014, 2022) in the aspect of psycho-somatic functioning of a person. Two perspectives were adopted: 1) "mind" (psyche) and 2) "body" (soma). The functioning of spirituality was tested in two conditions important for efficient vs. disabled functioning of personality. As an example of dysfunctional behavior, the following were taken into account: 1) split personality and dereism characteristic of the image of schizophrenia, 2) somatization through emotions. Two groups of hypotheses were created for: 1) Mind/psyche (regarding the comparison of spirituality of healthy people and people with schizophrenia), 2) Soma/body (regarding the comparison of functioning of healthy and somatizing people).
We used: Expression of Spirituality Inventory â Revised (ESI-R) (MacDonald, 2000, adapted by SkrzypiĆska, Jurek, BrewczyĆski and MacDonald, 2025); Four Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) (Terluin, 2006); Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS, Diener et al., 1984); Emotions Measurement Scale (ByĆa & Wojciszke, 2004); My Spiritual Experiences (SkrzypiĆska, 2017). The study included: 1) people with schizophrenia, simple and paranoid, during hospital treatment (N=145), 2) somatizing people from the general population (N=252). The spirituality of healthy people was more individualized and integrated with everyday life, while in sick people it took on a more formal and communal character, which may limit the diversity of spiritual experiences. Extensive spirituality coexists with a reduced level of somatization, which may have significant consequences for psychotherapy and supporting spiritual development as a health service.