Forgiveness has been found to be a pivotal process in helping clients resolve anger over past betrayals, relieve depression and anxiety, and restore piece of mind. Synthesizing over 20 years of research in forgiveness, pioneers Robert Enright and Richard Fitzgibbons explain the process of forgiveness in psychotherapy in a way that can be applied by clinicians regardless of their theoretical orientation.
How to recognize when forgiveness is an appropriate client goal, how to introduce and explain to clients what forgiveness is and is not, and concrete, step-wise ways of working forgiveness into therapy with individuals, couples and families are among the many topics covered in this comprehensive volume. The roles that anger and forgiveness play in specific emotional disorders and clinical examples of work with individuals suffering from these disorders make this a highly practical resource as well as a well-documented sourcebook for all mental health practitioners.
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Preface
Introduction: Why Learn About Forgiveness and Forgiveness Therapy?
Part I: Forgiveness as a Key to Healing in Psychotherapy
- Forgiveness in Psychotherapy: An Overview
- Deepening the Understanding of Forgiveness
- What Forgiveness is Not
- The Social–Cognitive Development of Forgiveness
- The Process Model of Forgiveness Therapy
- Empirical Validation of the Process Model of Forgiveness
Part II: Applying Forgiveness Within Specific Disorders and Populations
- Forgiveness in Depressive Disorders
- Forgiveness in Anxiety Disorders
- Forgiveness in Substance Abuse Disorders
- Forgiveness in Children and Adolescents
- Forgiveness in Marital and Family Relationships
- Forgiveness in Eating Disorders
- Forgiveness in Bipolar and Other Mental Disorders
- Forgiveness in Personality Disorders
Part III: Philosophical Foundations and Empirical Investigations
- Moral, Philosophical, and Religious Roots of Forgiveness
- Skeptical Views of Forgiveness
- Empirical Support for the Social–Cognitive Model of Forgiveness
- Other Forgiveness Interventions
- Measures of Interpersonal Forgiveness
Epilogue: The Future of Forgiveness
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors
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