Santa Clara University

Thomas G. Plante
Ph.D., ABPP, Clinical Psychology
University of Kansas (1987)

Department: Psychology

Title: Professor

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Office Phone:
408-554-4471

Office Fax:
408-554-5241

Email: tplante@scu.edu

Mail Address:
Santa Clara University
Department of Psychology
Alumni Science, Room 203
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0333

• General Psychology I
• General Psychology II - Syllabus (PDF)
• Health Psychology - Syllabus (PDF)
• Psychosomatic Medicine
• Abnormal Psychology Syllabus - (PDF)
• Ethics in Psychology Syllabus - (PDF)
• Ethics in Psychology (SCU Summer Durham Program) - Syllabus (PDF)
• Advanced Topics in Clinical/Abnormal Psychology - Syllabus (Word)
  

• Stress and coping
• Influence of aerobic exercise and perceived fitness on mood and coping with stess
• Influence of personality and stress responsivity on health risks and behavior
• Religion and health
• Professional training issues
• Sex offending clergy
• Ethical decision making.

• Plante, T. G. (2007). Homosexual applicants to the priesthood: How many and are they psychologically healthy Pastoral Psychology, 55, 495-498.
  
  
• Plante, T.G., Gores, C., Brecht, C., Carrow, J., Imbs, A.., & Willemsen, E. (2007). Does exercise environment enhance the psychological benefits of exercise for women? International Journal of Stress Management, 14, 88-98.
  
  
• Plante, T. G., Cage, C., Clements, S., & Stover, A. (2006). Psychological benefits of exercise paired with virtual reality: Outdoor exercise energizes while indoor virtual exercise relaxes. International Journal of Stress Management, 13, 108-117.
  
  
• Plante, T.G., Aldridge, A., & Louie, C. (2005). Are successful applicants to the priesthood psychologically healthy? Pastoral Psychology, 54, 81-89.
  
  
• Plante, T.G. & Aldridge, A. (2005). Psychological patterns among Roman Catholic clergy accused of sexual misconduct. Pastoral Psychology, 54, 73-80.
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• Learning from Spiritual Models and Meditation: A Randomized Evaluation of a College Course

• Meditation Lowers Stress and Supports Forgiveness Among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• The Development of the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale: An Abbreviation of Sprecher and Fehr’s Compassionate Love Scale

• What Do the Spiritual and Religious Traditions Offer the Practicing Psychologist?

• The Development of a Brief Version of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire

• The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Roman Catholic Church: What Psychologists and Counselors Should Know

• Reliability and Validity of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire

• A Proposed Psychological Assessment Protocol for Applicants to Religious Life in the Roman Catholic Church

• Homosexual Applicants to the Priesthood: How Many and Are They Psychologically Healthy?

• The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire

• Integrating Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Ethical Issues and Principles to Consider
  

 Are People Getting Crazier?, Santa Clara Magazine, February 2007.

On Gay Men in the Priesthood: Scapegoating gays won't end clergy sex abuse, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 26, 2005. 

www.scu.edu/news/Screening-the-priests.cfm, Time Magazine, Oct. 17, 2005 issue.

Sexual abuse by Catholic priests -- Next steps. San Francisco Chronicle, March 5, 2004.

Can psychology help a church in crisis? Monitor on Psychology, June 2002.

What Might Spirituality and Religion Offer the Contemporary Practicing Psychologist,