RT Article
T1 The use of altruism and forgiveness in therapy
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 35
IS 3
SP 225
OP 230
A1 Canale, Joseph R.
A1 Kelly, Kim
A1 White, Royce
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 1996
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/166904940X
AB This study investigates the relative likelihood of psychotherapists promoting altruism and forgiveness as therapeutic agents as compared with other techniques. One hundred and five therapists were asked to rate the relative likelihood of fostering altruism, forgiveness, direct expression of feelings, vicarious ventilation of feelings, and self-reinforcement in response to treating four presenting problems where a fictitious client had been hurt by another. Results indicated that, for the most part, altruism and forgiveness were likely to be promoted significantly less often than the other three therapeutic alternatives by the therapists sampled. The association of altruism and forgiveness with religious values and their disassociation from selftheory are posited as possible explanations for the findings.
K1 Direct Expression
K1 Present Problem
K1 Relative Likelihood
K1 Therapeutic Agent
K1 Therapeutic Alternative
DO 10.1007/BF02354952