Description
| Product ID: | 9781583919835 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Compassion |
| Subtitle: | Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy |
| Authors: | Author: Paul Gilbert |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & advice services, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychology: emotions, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Psychology: emotions, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Psychotherapy |
| Description: | 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. 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. Often neglected in Western psychology, this book looks at how compassion may have evolved, and is linked to various capacities such as sympathy, empathy, forgiveness and warmth. Exploring the effects of early life experiences with families and peers, this book outlines how developing compassion for self and others can be key to helping people change, recover and develop ways of living that increase well-being. Focusing on the multi-dimensional nature of compassion, international contributors:
Compassion provides detailed outlines of interventions that are of particular value to psychotherapists and counsellors interested in developing compassion as a therapeutic focus in their work. It is also of value to social scientists interested in pro-social behaviour, and those seeking links between Buddhist and Western psychology. |
| Imprint Name: | Brunner-Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-02-03 |
