1st Edition
Understanding and Working with Shame Psychotherapeutic, Cultural and Philosophical Perspectives
By Carsten René Jørgensen
Copyright 2025
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
Exploring the phenomenology of one of the most vulnerable and painful of human emotions, shame, Jørgensen dives deep into its many facets and the ways in which it manifests in mental illnesses and... Read more
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
Biography
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.
