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Self-reproach and personal responsibility.

David Shapiro1

  • 1Graduate Faculty, New School University, 65 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003, USA. ShapiroD@newschool.edu

Psychiatry
|May 18, 2006
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Psychotherapy aims can conflict: reducing self-blame may hinder personal responsibility. Distinguishing moral from psychological responsibility clarifies that self-reproach impedes agency.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Psychotherapy often aims to reduce self-reproach.
  • Another goal is to enhance personal responsibility.
  • These aims can appear contradictory in clinical practice.

Observation:

  • A case study of severe obsessive self-reproach illustrates this conflict.
  • The patient experienced intense moral self-condemnation.
  • This moral responsibility was linked to diminished psychological agency.

Findings:

  • Distinguishes moral responsibility (linked to self-reproach) from psychological responsibility (agency).
  • Demonstrates that high levels of self-reproach are detrimental to the experience of psychological responsibility.
  • Self-reproach inhibits an individual's sense of personal agency.

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Implications:

  • Clarifies therapeutic goals in psychotherapy for self-reproach disorders.
  • Suggests interventions should differentiate between moral and psychological responsibility.
  • Fosters a better understanding of how to enhance agency while managing self-criticism.