Self-forgiveness in Psychology and Psychotherapy: A Critique

This critique proposes that self-forgiveness is a misleading and inaccurate concept for understanding the conditions to which it is applied. Besides the fact that traditional religion provides no rationale for self-forgiveness, four specific criticisms are presented. (1) Self-forgiveness causes spli...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Vitz, Paul C. 1935- (Συγγραφέας) ; Meade, Jennifer M. (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2011]
Στο/Στη: Journal of religion and health
Έτος: 2011, Τόμος: 50, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 248-263
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Self-acceptance
B Self-forgiveness
B Shame
B Διαμοιρασμός
B Narcissism
B conflict of interest
Διαθέσιμο Online: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Σύνοψη:This critique proposes that self-forgiveness is a misleading and inaccurate concept for understanding the conditions to which it is applied. Besides the fact that traditional religion provides no rationale for self-forgiveness, four specific criticisms are presented. (1) Self-forgiveness causes splitting of the self—creating various problems. (2) It involves a conflict of interest between the self that judges and the self that is judged. (3) Through its extreme emphasis on the self, it promotes narcissism and appeals to narcissists. (4) Research indicates that interpersonal forgiveness and self or intrapersonal forgiveness involve different psychological processes. We conclude that self-acceptance is a more accurate and useful term for the process and benefits attributed to self-forgiveness.
ISSN:1573-6571
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9343-x