Understanding and Working with Shame

Auteur

Carsten René Jørgensen is a professor of clinical psychology at Aarhus University, Department of Psychology, trained in group analytic psychotherapy and (since 2001) attached to the Clinic for Personality Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby.

Résumé
This book discusses the pivotal role of shame in a wide range of mental disorders and as a driving force in societal polarization and escalating conflicts between nations and population groups.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. Historical developments in our understanding of shame 3. The phenomenology of shame: How is shame experienced? 4. The basic structure of shame in relation to human sociality 5. Destructive shame and mental illness 6. Shame and contemporary culture 7. Psychotherapeutic work with destructive shame 8. Conclusion