Helping Clients Forgive: An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope

by Enright, Robert D.

• ISBN13: 9781557986894
• ISBN10: 1557986894
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

Synthesizing more than 20 years of research in forgiveness, this practical and well-documented sourcebook explains the process of forgiveness in psychotherapy and is written for all mental health practitioners regardless of their theoretical orientation.

Author Biography

Robert D. Enright is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Exhibits, and Figures	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction Why Learn About Forgiveness and Forgiveness Therapy?	3	(10)
PART I: FORGIVENESS AS A KEY TO HEALING IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
Forgiveness in Psychotherapy: An Overview	13	(16)
Deepening the Understanding of Forgiveness	29	(8)
What Forgiveness is Not	37	(16)
The Social---Cognitive Development of Forgiveness	53	(12)
The Process Model of Forgiveness Therapy	65	(24)
Empirical Validation of the Process Model of Forgiveness	89	(24)
PART II: APPLYING FORGIVENESS WITHIN SPECIFIC DISORDERS AND POPULATIONS
Forgiveness in Depressive Disorders	113	(22)
Forgiveness in Anxiety Disorders	135	(20)
Forgiveness in Substance Abuse Disorders	155	(14)
Forgiveness in Children and Adolescents	169	(24)
Forgiveness in Marital and Family Relationships	193	(22)
Forgiveness in Eating Disorders	215	(10)
Forgiveness in Bipolar and Other Mental Disorders	225	(14)
Forgiveness in Personality Disorders	239	(14)
PART III: PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Moral, Philosophical, and Religious Roots of Forgiveness	253	(14)
Skeptical Views of Forgiveness	267	(10)
Empirical Support for the Social-Cognitive Model of Forgiveness	277	(10)
Other Forgiveness Interventions	287	(18)
Measures of Interpersonal Forgiveness	305	(18)
Epilogue: The Future of Forgiveness	323	(8)
References	331	(28)
Author Index	359	(8)
Subject Index	367	(10)
About the Authors	377