Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in PsychotherapyPaul Gilbert Routledge, 5 jul 2005 - 416 páginas What is compassion, how does it affect the quality of our lives and how can we develop compassion for ourselves and others? Humans are capable of extreme cruelty but also considerable compassion. Often neglected in Western psychology, this book looks at how compassion may have evolved, and is linked to various capacities such as sympathy, empathy, forgiveness and warmth. Exploring the effects of early life experiences with families and peers, this book outlines how developing compassion for self and others can be key to helping people change, recover and develop ways of living that increase well-being. Focusing on the multi-dimensional nature of compassion, international contributors:
Compassion provides detailed outlines of interventions that are of particular value to psychotherapists and counsellors interested in developing compassion as a therapeutic focus in their work. It is also of value to social scientists interested in pro-social behaviour, and those seeking links between Buddhist and Western psychology. |
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... feelings); work with 'acknowledged– conscious' and 'less acknowledged or less conscious' material; and (for some) give instruction/psychoeducation in how to regulate one's feelings and thinking (e.g. as in the cognitive-behavioural ...
... feelings. They may be very unclear or lack conscious insight of why they feel as they do. Conscious thoughts about feelings may be justifications for feelings rather than their creators (Haidt, 2001). The fact that strategies guide ...
... feelings of pleasure (often dependent on securing external 'things/ accomplishments') and those of happiness as an inner state; pleasures can wax and wane while happiness is rooted in contentment and non-seeking (Goleman, 2003: 85; Wang ...
... feeling safe. A third element of positive affect is the social domain (Gilbert, 1993). There is increasing evidence ... feelings and memories of being soothed (Schore, 1994). Hence the soothing system can help regulate the threat system ...
... feelings of connectedness. Third, warmth is more likely when individuals feel safe with each other. Individuals who are easily threatened and become defensive may struggle to feel or express warmth. We look at soothing first. Soothing ...
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