Explore the causes and effects of the shame/guilt/addiction cycle! Since the original edition in 1989, great strides have been made in understanding the overlapping functions of shame and guilt and the ways these painful emotions are linked with addictions. Shame, Guilt, and Alcoholism: Treatment Issues in Clinical Practice, Second Edition, integrates up-to-date psychological research with penetrating insight into the emotional realities of substance abuse. It provides a clear and practical model for understanding the shame/guilt/addiction cycle.
Key Features
- Constructive suggestions for therapists treating substance-abusing clients and their affected family members.
- Exploration of the positive functions of shame and guilt.
- Description of conscious and subconscious defense mechanisms against shame and guilt.
- Highlighting crucial family behaviours that initiate and encourage shame and guilt.
- Thorough explanation of the significant differences between shame and guilt.
Additional Information
By treating destructive, inappropriate, or excessive shame and guilt, therapists can help their clients free themselves from the downward spiral of addiction and begin to build on their genuine strengths. Shame, Guilt, and Alcoholism adds immeasurably to our understanding of the total recovery process. It is an essential resource for therapists, social workers, psychologists, substance-abuse counselors, and educators in the field.
Specifications
- Clients’ experiences of failure.
- Primary responses and feelings.
- Precipitating events and involvement of self.
- Origins and central fears.
