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Forgiveness, retaliation and paranoid reactions.

R C Hunter

    Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal
    |April 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Resolving clinical bitterness and persecution delusions may involve forgiving. This requires accepting aggressive impulses in oneself and others, with therapists providing a non-judgmental model to facilitate this process.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychiatry
    • Psychoanalysis

    Background:

    • Clinical states like bitterness and persecution delusions are common.
    • Forgiveness has been proposed as a therapeutic resolution for these states.

    Observation:

    • The process of forgiving involves acknowledging and accepting aggressive impulses in oneself and others.
    • Therapists can facilitate forgiveness through a non-judgmental, acceptant stance in the transference relationship.
    • This therapeutic stance reinforces positive introjects, aiding the patient in adopting a forgiving attitude.

    Findings:

    • Acceptance of aggressive impulses is crucial for the process of forgiving.
    • Therapist's role in providing a non-judgmental model is key to facilitating forgiveness.
    • Habitual forgiving can sometimes be a defense mechanism (reaction formation) and requires specific therapeutic attention.

    Implications:

    • Therapeutic interventions focused on acceptance and non-judgment can improve outcomes for patients with bitterness and persecution delusions.
    • Understanding the role of reaction formation in habitual forgiving is important for effective treatment.
    • This approach offers a framework for therapists to help patients move beyond negative emotional states through forgiveness.

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