The Shame Factor

Author : Stephan B. Poulter
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1633885224

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The Shame Factor by Stephan B. Poulter Pdf

A popular clinical psychologist explores an often misunderstood and unrecognized emotion that's the root cause of many self-defeating and harmful behaviors. Emotional paralysis, a distorted view of self, a feeling of being a fraud, lack of trust in others, fear of criticism resulting in underdeveloped talents, and a chronic sense of being worthless, invisible, or disposable--these are typical symptoms of shame. In this book, psychologist Stephan B. Poulter delves into this "primary emotional wound." Distinguishing it from commonplace guilt over a particular moral failing, he describes this toxic emotion as a pervasive but largely unrecognized "emotional cancer," with the power of undermining many aspects of life. Dr. Poulter guides the reader through exercises that teach one to expose this "big secret" and to recognize the triggers in daily life that arouse fears and other negative emotions. Beyond these first steps, he shows how we can continue the healing process of self-acceptance, self-forgiveness, empathy, and a new sense of inner well-being. Based on thirty years of experience with patients of all ages and from many walks of life, this is a book full of insight and understanding, one that can help most of us discover and realize our full potentials.

Author : Robert Jewett,Wayne Alloway,John G. Lacey
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608999873

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The Shame Factor by Robert Jewett,Wayne Alloway,John G. Lacey Pdf

This volume deals with the varied forms of shame reflected in biblical, theological, psychological and anthropological sources. Although traditional theology and church practice concentrate on providing forgiveness for shameful behavior, recent scholarship has discovered the crucial relevance of social shame evoked by mental status, adversity, slavery, abuse, illness, grief and defeat. Anthropologists, sociologists, and psychologists have discovered that unresolved social shame is related to racial and social prejudice, to bullying, crime, genocide, narcissism, post-traumatic stress and other forms of toxic behavior. Eleven leaders in this research participated in a conference on "The Shame Factor," sponsored by St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Lincoln, NE in October 2010. Their essays explore the impact and the transformation of shame in a variety of arenas, comprising in this volume a unique and innovative resource for contemporary religion, therapy, ethics, and social analysis.

Author : Eliza Ahmed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521003709

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Shame Management Through Reintegration by Eliza Ahmed Pdf

This 2001 book is a follow-on to John Braithwaite's best-selling and influential Crime, Shame and Reintegration. Shame management is becoming a central concept, in theoretical and practical terms. This book makes a major contribution to the advancement of shame in a theoretical sense. For criminology, as well as for psychology, sociology and other areas, this accessible book serves as an introduction to the concepts of shame, guilt and embarrassment. Presenting research by the Restorative Justice Centre at the Australian National University, the book contributes immeasurably to the development of practical alternatives to common sanctions in an effort to reduce crime and other social problems. Written by the key exponents of restorative justice, the book is an important re-statement of the theory and practice of shaming. It will develop important and often controversial debates about punishment, shaming and restorative justice to a new level.

Author : Elisabeth Vanderheiden,Claude-Hélène Mayer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319531007

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The Value of Shame by Elisabeth Vanderheiden,Claude-Hélène Mayer Pdf

This volume combines empirical research-based and theoretical perspectives on shame in cultural contexts and from socio-culturally different perspectives, providing new insights and a more comprehensive cultural base for contemporary research and practice in the context of shame. It examines shame from a positive psychology perspective, from the angle of defining the concept as a psychological and cultural construct, and with regard to practical perspectives on shame across cultures. The volume provides sound foundations for researchers and practitioners to develop new models, therapies and counseling practices to redefine and re-frame shame in a way that leads to strength, resilience and empowerment of the individual.

Author : Paul Gilbert,Bernice Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Psychology, Pathological
ISBN : 9780195114805

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Shame by Paul Gilbert,Bernice Andrews Pdf

In this volume, the editors and contributors examine the effect of shame on social behaviour, social values and mental states. The text utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, including perspectives from evolutionary and clinical psychology, neurobiology, sociology and anthropology.

Author : Ron Potter-Efron,Patricia Potter-Efron
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135820527

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The Treatment of Shame and Guilt in Alcoholism Counseling by Ron Potter-Efron,Patricia Potter-Efron Pdf

This insightful new book sheds light directly on shame and guilt--interactive aspects of the human condition that are deeply involved in the development and treatment of alcoholism and chemical dependency. Contributors to this valuable book discuss the process of healing internalized shame within the chemically dependent client and among the family members. They explore creative techniqes that foster understanding and coping strategies--videotaping and storytelling with clay and stuffed animals. Professionals who are experienced in treating chemically dependent clients and their families explore shame and the healing of shame, while examining the culture within which both occur. A major focus is the destructiveness of shame and guilt--shame keeps the family from seeking help, erodes self-worth, and produces destructive secrets that cannot heal, and guilt may circulate freely between alcoholic and family members, so that everyone begins to feel responsible for the pain of others.

Author : Sally Nash
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334058847

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Shame and the Church by Sally Nash Pdf

Shame is a much misunderstood and often misdiagnosed problem that can cause significant issues in the church as in wider society. Indeed, there have been times when the church has even been the cause of shame. How, then, do we create a less shaming church? Shame and the Church presents a six fold typology of shame: personal, communal, relational, structural, theological and historical. Seeking to establish the causes and consequences of shame, chapters explore how theology and the Bible engage with shame, and consider personal firsthand accounts of shame in a church context. Wise, challenging, practical and underpinned by a rigorous theological foundation, this book is an important contribution to the conversation around shame and effacement in church contexts and at the same time a vital aid to practice.

Author : Shing-Shiong Chang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Self-esteem
ISBN : MSU:31293005789494

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The Measurement of Shame and Its Relationship to Other Personality Traits by Shing-Shiong Chang Pdf

Author : Abigail Marsh
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781541697201

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The Fear Factor by Abigail Marsh Pdf

How the brains of psychopaths and heroes show that humans are wired to be good At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had available to get what she wanted, like all children. But unlike other children, she didn't care about the damage she inflicted. A few miles away, Lenny Skutnik cared so much about others that he jumped into an ice-cold river to save a drowning woman. What is responsible for the extremes of generosity and cruelty humans are capable of? By putting psychopathic children and extreme altruists in an fMRI, acclaimed psychologist Abigail Marsh found that the answer lies in how our brain responds to others' fear. While the brain's amygdala makes most of us hardwired for good, its variations can explain heroic and psychopathic behavior. A path-breaking read, The Fear Factor is essential for anyone seeking to understand the heights and depths of human nature. "A riveting ride through your own brain."--Adam Grant "You won't be able to put it down."--Daniel Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness "[It] reads like a thriller... One of the most mind-opening books I have read in years." --Matthieu Ricard, Author of Altruism

Author : Edward P. Wimberly
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610971935

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No Shame in Wesley's Gospel by Edward P. Wimberly Pdf

As an African American who was a senior pastor in both white and black churches between 1966 and 1974, Edward Wimberly encountered shame as the feeling of being unloved and being unlovable primarily when his parishioners and counselees experienced a loss of a loved one. Grief was the dominant psychological category for talking about loss in those days, and the feeling of shame of being abandoned and resulting in feelings of being unloved were described as temporary. However, in the middle 1980s pastoral theologians began to recognize shame as a dominant psychological and spiritual long lasting experience that needed to be addressed. Thus, pastoral counselors and pastoral theologians began to explore psychological object relations theory, self-psychology, and the psychology of shame to understand the persistence of the experience of shame. Today shame as the feeling of being unloved and unlovable is a major experience of many modern people given the nature of the loss of relational connections and close-knit communities. Many psychologies are surfacing focusing on cultural narcissism or selfish love, the cult of self-admiration which is replacing self-actualization, and the equating of wealth and social status with being loved. Growing up in the Methodist tradition in an African American church, Wimberly was sensitized to John Wesley's small group experience hearing about the class meetings. Moreover, he had been exposed to the use of small groups in Zimbabwe, Africa in 1998 based on African Methodists attempts to recover the village which was disappearing on account of technology, industrialization, and the colonialism's destruction of the family.Thus, based on the author's family of origin community's fascination with Wesley's small group and witnessing this same phenomenon in Africa, Wimberly decided to explore Wesley's cell group practical theology for its contribution to twenty-first century ministry to people who could be classified as relational refugees.

Author : Paul H. De Neui
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645080749

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Restored to Freedom from Fear, Guilt, and Shame by Paul H. De Neui Pdf

SEANET proudly presents Restored to Freedom from Fear, Guilt, and Shame, volume 13 in its series on intercultural and inter-religious studies.These three cultural orientations impact the shaping and expression of worldview. While all are present to a certain extent in every context, this volume draws from the expressions and insights found from within the Buddhist world. Understanding orientations differing from our own helps us understand more of ourselves, part of the enrichment resulting in the process of encounter. We require the lens of the world in order to better recognize our own cultural blindness. We use the word “restoration” believing that it is God’s purpose to restore all that was lost through fear, guilt, and shame back to the original status of power, honor, and innocence through reconciliation on all levels. This volume is for all who seek restoration to freedom for self and others.

Author : Bradford Cokelet,Corey J. Maley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781786609663

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The Moral Psychology of Guilt by Bradford Cokelet,Corey J. Maley Pdf

Philosophers and psychologists come together to think systematically about the nature and value of guilt, looking at the biological origins and psychological nature of guilt, and then discussing the culturally enriched conceptions of this vital moral emotion.

Author : Gesine Lenore Schiewer,Jeanette Altarriba,Bee Chin Ng
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110670851

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Language and Emotion. Volume 2 by Gesine Lenore Schiewer,Jeanette Altarriba,Bee Chin Ng Pdf

The handbook Language and Emotion is intended to give a historical and systematic profile of the area. It will aim to connect contemporary and historical theories, approaches, and applications and to cover eastern and western perspectives of language, communication, and emotion. It will present all relevant aspects of language and emotion and thus contribute significantly to research in the field of linguistics and semiotics of emotion.

Author : Simon Cozens
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781783599219

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Looking Shame in the Eye by Simon Cozens Pdf

What is shame and where does it come from? How can we break free and help others held in its vice-like grip? And what is the gospel when shame is the problem? Shame, humiliation and stigma are all around us. Online shaming reminds us of the power of shame, the crisis of self-worth, the weight of judgement and the need for freedom. At the same time, people are becoming less responsive to gospel messages about guilt, morality and sin. If we want to reach those around us and bring healing to their hurts, we need to speak their language: the language of shame. This book helps Christians to introduce 'shame thinking' into their own lives and the lives of those they disciple and evangelize. Above all, it shows how God's freedom can release anyone suffering from the debilitating grip of shame. Introduction: Reputation ruined - what shame looks like 1 Identity, perception, judgement, and the horizontal nature of shame - case study from Genesis 2 Shame examined - what exactly is shame and how does it relate to guilt? Helpful emotion but also profoundly destructive 3 Who do you think you are? Shame in relation to identity: fig leaves and Instagram 4 Shame and the cross - flipping the script; putting shame to shame. How Jesus dealt with shame 5 'Disposing' of the shameful body - hiding, distancing, laughter, etc. Cultural perceptions 6 A new life. The role of the church - a brand new social community for the shamed 7 Putting our house in order before we help others: practical application 8 Reaching out to the shamed: practical application

Author : Daniel W. Socall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Gay men
ISBN : MSU:31293014172351

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Shame, Pride, and Substance Abuse Proclivity in Gay Men by Daniel W. Socall Pdf