Handbook of the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness

Chapter 1 Orientation to the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness

Chapter 2 Understanding Shame and Guilt

Chapter 3 An Evolutionary Approach to Shame-Based Self-Criticism, Self-Forgiveness, and Compassion

Chapter 4 Working Through Psychological Needs Following Transgressions to Arrive at Self-Forgiveness

Chapter 5 Repairing Meaning, Resolving Rumination, and Moving toward Self-Forgiveness

Chapter 7 Self-Forgiveness and Health: A Stress-and-Coping Model

Chapter 8 Self-Forgiveness and Personal and Relational Well-Being

Chapter 9 Self-Forgiveness Within Couple Transgressions

Chapter 10 Self-Forgiveness and Religious/Spiritual Struggles

Chapter 11 The Dark Side of Self-Forgiveness: Forgiving the Self Can Impede Change for Ongoing, Harmful Behavior

Chapter 12 Self-Forgiveness in Individual Psychotherapy: Therapeutic Models and Counseling Outcomes

Chapter 13 Group Intervention to Promote Self-Forgiveness

Chapter 14 Self-Forgiveness in Couple and Family Therapy

Chapter 15 Self-Directed Intervention to Promote Self-Forgiveness

Chapter 16 Self-Forgiveness and Military Service: Equipping Warriors to Combat Moral Injury

Chapter 17 Self-Forgiveness and Treating Personality Disorders

Chapter 18 Self-Forgiveness, Self-Harm, and Suicidal Behavior: Understanding the Role of Forgiving the Self in the Act of Hurting One’s Self

Chapter 19 Self-Forgiveness, Addiction, and Recovery

Chapter 20 Self-Forgiveness and Hypersexual Behavior

Chapter 21 Self-Forgiveness at Work: Finding Pathways to Renewal When Coping with Failure or Perceived Transgressions

Chapter 22 Self-Forgiveness and Pursuit of the Sacred: The Role of Pastoral-Related Care

Chapter 23 Self-Forgiveness in Older Adulthood

Chapter 24 Conclusion: The Road So Far and the Road Ahead