Author: Carveth, Donald L.
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 94
Release Date: 26-07-2023
Part Number: 9781032382661
Details: 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.
EAN: 9781032382661
Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
Languages: English
7-Day Guilt Reset Workbook
Stop Replaying the Past. Start Moving Forward.
Do you find yourself returning to the same mistake, conversation, or decision again and again?
The 7-Day Guilt Reset Workbook was created to help you understand that cycle and learn practical steps for interrupting it.
Inside the Workbook
Understand the Pattern
Learn what keeps pulling you back.
Responsibility Check
Separate accountability from self-punishment.
Repair What Can Be Repaired
Identify practical next steps.
Understand Self-Forgiveness
Learn what forgiveness actually means.
Rebuild Trust
Develop confidence in yourself again.
Create a Forward Plan
Move beyond guilt with clarity.
Your 7-Day Journey
You May Benefit From This Workbook If...
- You replay the same mistake over and over
- You keep wondering what you should have done differently
- You struggle to move on from a decision you regret
- You feel trapped between responsibility and self-punishment
- You understand what happened but still cannot stop thinking about it
- You feel guilty even after apologizing
Why This Workbook Is Different
Most advice tells you to simply โlet it go.โ But guilt rarely disappears because someone tells you to stop thinking about it.
This workbook helps you understand what happened, what was your responsibility, what can still be repaired, what must be accepted, and how to move forward without denying the past.
What You'll Receive
You Cannot Change The Past.
But you can change your relationship with it. The 7-Day Guilt Reset Workbook provides a practical framework to help you understand guilt and move forward.

