Shame: Interpersonal Behavior, Psychopathology and Culture (Series in Affective Science) - Hardcover

Gilbert, Prof Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195114795 ISBN 13: 9780195114799

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1998

Synopsis

One of the most commonly reported emotions in people seeking psychotherapy is shame, and this emotion has become the subject of intense research and theory. 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. In Part I, the authors cover some of the core issuesand current controversies concerning shame. Part II explores the role of shame on the development of the infant brain, its evolution, and the relationship between shame as a personal and interpersonal construct and stigma. Part III examines the connection between shame and psychopathology. Here, authors are concerned with outlining how shame can significantly influence the formation, manifestation, and treatment of psychopathology.

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Review:

"This is both a complex and informative book and in this reviewer's opinion, an important addition in the field. ...a book of usefulness and great interest" Suzanna Rose, Counselling, 248, 1999

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0195114795
• ISBN 13: 9780195114799
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 302