Forgiveness : social significance, health impact and psychological effects / Eugene L. Olsen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olsen, Eugene L., editor.

Series:

Health psychology research focus series.

Health Psychology Research Focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forgiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many people view forgiveness is a pivotal process in avoiding unnecessary conflict and our ability to maintain valued relationships. The chapters in this book explore a range of cognitive and social factors that are purported to contribute to forgiveness and which ultimately influence one's memory for the offending incidents; the relationship between forgiveness and psychological and physical health; forgiveness in parent-child relationships; forgiveness between people who act as parents and carry out their parental role and forgiveness between couples and in intimate relationships; the act of forgiveness and reconciliation in war survivors; research on people's disposition to forgive the self when they have done harm to another person (intrapersonal or self-forgiveness) as well as the victim's response to the wrongdoing, and the relationship between the offender and the victim in the self-forgiveness process. In the final chapter, the psychological process of forgiveness is questioned, and forgiveness as both a psychological capability and normalitive ideal is examined. The author argues that any sense of forgiveness as a moral relationship (and achievement) between two people is lost in a world in which ideally, the psychology and morality of forgiveness reinforce each other at times, and conversely, are at times in conflict.

Contents:

FORGIVENESS SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE, HEALTH IMPACT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ; FORGIVENESS SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE, HEALTH IMPACT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Forgiveness and Health: Forgiveness Is Good for Both Mind and Body; Abstract; Forgiveness and Psychiatric/Psychological Disorders; Forgiveness and Depression; Case Study - Depression and Forgiveness; Forgiveness and Anxiety; Additional Research on Forgiveness and Psychiatric/Psychological Symptoms; Forgiveness and Physical Health

Forgiveness and General Physical HealthForgiveness and Coronary Artery Disease; Health Effects of Anger and Hostility Secondary to Lack of Forgiveness; Case Study - Military Sexual Trauma, Forgiveness and CAD; Additional Research on Forgiveness and Physical Health Variables; Conclusion and Future Research; References; Chapter 2 The Psychology of Forgiveness and Intentional Forgetting; Abstract; Introduction; Forgiveness, Health and Well-Being; Social Factors Influencing Forgiveness; Personality Factors Influencing Forgiveness; Defining Forgiveness; Cognitive Factors Influencing Forgiveness

Cognitive ControlIntentional Forgetting; Forgiveness and Intentional Forgetting; Concluding Thoughts; References; Chapter 3 Forgiveness in Family and Partner Relationships; Abstract; Introduction. Forgiveness As a Resource; 1. Concept of Forgiveness; 2. Benefits of Forgiveness; 3. Forgiveness in the Family Context; 3.1. Forgiveness in Intimate Relationships; 3.2. Forgiveness in Situations of Divorce; 3.3. The Importance of Forgiveness in Divorce; 3.4. Therapeutic Interventions Focused on Forgiveness; 3.5. Intervention with Children of Divorced Parents; 4. Forgiveness in Couple Relationships

4.1. The Dynamics of Forgiveness Seeking4.2. Forgiveness in Couple Therapy; 4.3. The Dynamics of Forgiveness in the Therapeutic Approach to Infidelity; References; Chapter 4 Effects of Forgiveness for a Partner on Psychological Dysfunction in Dating Relationship among Freethinkers: A Longitudinal Study; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Forgiveness in Romantic Relationships; Forgiveness and Psychological Dysfunction; Religiosity in Japan; Forgiveness Scale for Freethinkers; Current Study and Hypotheses; Study 1; Methods; Participants and Procedure; Measures; Data Analysis

Results and DiscussionStudy 2; Methods; Participants and Procedure; Measures; Forgiveness for Partner; Personality Traits: Neuroticism and Agreeableness; Relationship Satisfaction with Partner; Empathy for Partner's Behavior; Data Analysis; Results and Discussion; Study 3; Methods; Participants and Procedure; Measures; Forgiveness for Partner; Depressive Symptoms; General Distress; Data Analysis; Results and Discussion; General Discussion; Funding Information; Declaration of Conflicting Interests; Author Contributions; Author Note; Appendix 1. Forgiveness of Other Scale

Appendix 2. Forgiveness for Partner Scale

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63483-358-9