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Book SynopsisOne of the most commonly reported emotions in people seeking psychotherapy is shame, and this emotion has become the subject of intense research and theory over the last 20 years. In Shame: Interpersonal Behavior, Psychopathology, and Culture, Paul Gilbert and Bernice Andrews, together with some of the most eminent figures in the field, examine the effect of shame on social behavior, 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 issues and 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 influe
Trade 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
Table of ContentsPART I. CONCEPTUAL ISSUES ; 1. What is Shame? Some Core Issues and Controversies ; 2. Methodological and Definitional Issues in Shame Research ; PART II. INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR ; 3. Early Shame Experiences and Infant Brain Development ; 4. The Forms and Functions of the Nonverbal Signal of Shame ; 5. Shame, Status, and Social Roles: Psychobiology and Evolution ; 6. Shame & Stigma ; PART III. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ; 8. The Emotional Disorders of Shame ; 9. Shame and Childhood Abuse ; 10. Shame in the Labeling of Mental Illness ; 11. Shame in the Therapeutic Relationship ; PART IV. CULTURE ; 12. Domains of Shame: Evolutionary, Cultural, and Psychotherapeutic Aspects ; 13. Gender, Shame, and Culture: An Anthropological Perspective ; 14. The Sacred and the Social: Cultures of Honor and Violence
