Background Over the last 20 years, compassion focused therapy (CFT) has gained
popularity as an emerging 'third wave'intervention. Although previous reviews indicated its …

Recent theoretical and empirical work has facilitated the drawing of sharp conceptual
distinctions between shame and guilt. A clear view of these distinctions has permitted …

Social scientists often seek to demonstrate that a construct has incremental validity over and
above other related constructs. However, these claims are typically supported by …

There is a growing body of investigations showing that shame and guilt are important
features of various psychological problems including anxiety disorders. This study …

The construct of narcissism is inconsistently defined across clinical theory, social-personality
psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Two problems were identified that impede integration …

There is an increasing interest in psychological research on shame experiences and their
associations with other aspects of psychological functioning and well-being, as well as with …

Objective This study evaluates the efficacy of integrating PTSD treatment into Dialectical
Behavior Therapy (DBT) for women with borderline personality disorder, PTSD, and …

The self-conscious emotions (SCE) of guilt, shame, pride, and embarrassment are moral
emotions, which motivate adherence to social norms and personal standards and emerge in …

Shame has recently received increasing theory and research attention, as both a personal
experience (to feel ashamed: Tangney & Fischer, 1995; Gilbert & Andrews, 1998) and an …

Purpose Schema therapy was first applied to individuals with borderline personality disorder
(BPD) over 20 years ago, and more recent work has suggested efficacy across a range of …