Relational development
Subtitle: therapeutic implications of empathy and shame
By: Judith V. Jordan.
Contributors: Stone Center for Developmental Services and Studies.
Series: Work in progress -- no. 39; Work in progress (Stone Center for Developmental Services and Studies) -- no. 39..
Publisher: Stone Center, Wellesley College
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Wellesley, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 13
Subjects: Shame.; Empathy.; Interpersonal relations.; Psychotherapist and patient.
Description: "A perspective which emphasizes relational development leads to a shift in understanding therapy, which can be thought of as a process through which individuals find ways to bring themselves more fully into relationship. Empathy serves our basic desire for connection and emotional joining. In shame, we expereince a loss of empathic attunement. The experience of being shamed thus leaves one feeling disconnected and disempowered. Marginalized groups, in particular, struggle with this form of disempowerment. Shame is also a powerful obstacle to connection in psychotherapy, but an empathic, relational approach in therapy can significantly alter the experience of shame"--Abstract, p. 1.
Notes: Cover title.

"This paper was presented at a Stone Center Colloquium on April 5,1989"--P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13).