Chronic shame is painful, corrosive, and elusive. It resists self-help and undermines even intensive psychoanalysis. Patricia A. DeYoung's cutting-edge book gives chronic shame the serious attention it deserves, integrating new brain science with an inclusive tradition of relational psychotherapy. She looks behind the myriad symptoms of shame to its relational essence. As DeYoung describes how chronic shame is wired into the brain and developed in personality, she clarifies complex concepts and makes them available for everyday therapy practice. Grounded in clinical experience and alive with
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Understanding Chronic Shame; Chapter 1 Chronic Shame: An Unspoken Problem; Chapter 2 Shame Is Relational; Chapter 3 Shame and the Relational Brain; Chapter 4 Relational/Neurobiological Narratives of Shame; Chapter 5 Assessing for Shame; Part II: Treating Chronic Shame; Chapter 6 Prerequisites for Working with Shame; Chapter 7 Fostering Right-Brain Connection; Chapter 8 Narrative as Right-Brain Integration; Chapter 9 Giving Shame Light and Air
Chapter 10 The Challenge of Dissociated ShameChapter 11 Lifetime Shame Reduction; References; Index