Carveth Donald L. (York University Toronto Canada) - Guilt A Contemporary Introduction - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This insightful and innovative book sheds light on the complexity of the concept of guilt while exploring aspects of guilt that have previously been overlooked in psychoanalytic theory and discourse. Offering original insights on the topic Donald Carveth looks at Freud's failure to distinguish persecutory guilt from reparative guilt and the superego from the conscience. The significance of these distinctions for both psychosocial theory and clinical practice is explored throughout the volume. Carveth distinguishes varieties of punitive guilt such as justified unjustified "borrowed" or induced existential and collective. He expertly describes patterns of self - punishment and self - sabotage while also addressing the widespread use of persecutory guilt and self - punishment as a defence against and evasion of reparative guilt contrition and reparation. Throughout the volume Carveth critically reviews a range of recent contributions to psychoanalytic literature to support his theories. Part of the Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis series this book will be of interest to psychoanalysts psychotherapists social scientists and social philosophers as well as to those studying ethics and theology.
Title: Guilt A Contemporary Introduction
Author(s): Carveth Donald L. (York University Toronto Canada)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032382661
Pages: 80 Pages
Publication Date: 7/26/2023
Series: Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Category: Psychotherapy