Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy
Omschrijving
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. List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction and outline
1(6)
PAUL GILBERT
PART I Conceptualisations and research
7(186)
2 Compassion and cruelty: A biopsychosocial approach
9(66)
PAUL GILBERT
3 A conceptual framework for integrating research related to the physiology of compassion and the wisdom of Buddhist teachings
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SHEILA WANG
4 An attachment-theoretical approach to compassion and altruism
121(27)
OMRI GILLATH, PHILLIP R. SHAVER AND MARIO MIKULINCER
5 The psychology of compassion and prosocial behaviour
148(20)
HANS-WERNER BIERHOFF
6 Compassion and forgiveness: Implications for psychotherapy
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EVERETT L. WORTHINGTON, Jr, LYNN E. O'CONNOR, JACK W. BERRY, CONNIE SHARP, REBECCA MURRAY AND EUNICE YI
PART II Compassion and use in psychotherapy
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7 A social-cognitive model of validation
195(23)
ROBERT L. LEAHY
8 The Buddhist use of compassionate imagery in mind healing
218(21)
RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE AND KENNETH MULLEN
9 Mindfulness, compassion for self, and compassion for others: Implications for understanding the psychopathology and treatment of depression
239(24)
NICHOLAS B. ALLEN AND WENDY E.J. KNIGHT
10 Focused therapies and compassionate mind training for shame and self-attacking
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PAUL GILBERT AND CHRIS IRONS
11 The perfect nurturer: A model to develop a compassionate mind within the context of cognitive therapy
326(26)
DEBORAH A. LEE
12 Compassionate imagery in the treatment of early memories in Axis I anxiety disorders
352(17)
ANN HACKMANN
13 The expression of compassion in group cognitive therapy
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TONY BATES
Index
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