The Guilt Cure Contributor(s): Pennington, Nancy Carter (Author), Staples, Lawrence H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1926715535 ISBN-13: 9781926715537 Publisher: Fisher King Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Education & Training - Psychology | Movements - Jungian |
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 164 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Guilt Cure addresses spiritual and psychological means to treat and expiate guilt and it's neurotic counterparts. One of the great paradoxes of guilt is that despite its useful contributions to our lives, it can also be potentially dangerous. It is a major cause of anxiety and depression, and if untreated or expiated in some way, guilt can be deadly. This seminal body of work about the psychological implications of guilt reaches deep into humanity's collective experience of guilt and finds persuasive psychological reasons for guilt's role and purpose that go far beyond conventionally held religious explanations. The conventional view is that guilt's primary function is the protection and maintenance of morals. While guilt admittedly contributes to the protection and maintenance of morals, this is by no means its only role. Nor is it even its most important role. Guilt is complicated and paradoxical. It serves the psyche, and life itself, in a number of ways beyond its role in the protection of conventional morality. The Guilt Cure examines the many faces of guilt, including its more important function in the creation and maintenance of consciousness, its place in the self-regulatory system of the psyche, its effects on our psychological development, and its impact on our mental health and wellbeing. |