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Urlec, Ivan.

Victimhood, vengefulness, and the culture of forgiveness [electronic resource] / Ivan Urlec, Miriam Berger and Avi Berman. - Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2010. - 216 p. 27cm. - ( Psychiatry- theory, applications, and treatments ). - Psychiatry- theory, applications, and treatments series. .

Price. 25 L.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : personal motivations, how this book came into being? -- Victimhood as psychopathology : diagnosis and interpretation point of view -- Victimhood as a plea for acknowledgement and justice : the emphatic point of view -- Victimhood : sociopolitical implications -- The common negative reaction towards vengeful wishes -- Placing revenge in a continuum from normal to pathological -- The sociopolitical aspect of processing vengeful wishes -- Aggression and its aftermath : trans-generational transmission of negative feelings prejudices, myths enmity -- Trauma and reparation : the healing potential of psychodynamic understanding and therapeutic approach -- To overcome conflicts : creating space for compassion, empathy and forgiveness in the process of reconciliation.


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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Victims of crimes--Psychology.
Revenge.
Forgiveness.

Subjects--Index Terms: Psychology

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV6250.25 / .V4845 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 362.88

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 159.9 / 89