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Five Points on the Construct of Forgiveness within Psychotherapy

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

Volume

28

Issue

3

First Page

493

Last Page

496

Abstract

Attempts to clarify 5 issues about interpersonal forgiveness in psychotherapy, as a response to E. L. Worthington and F. A. DiBlasio (see record 1990-28993-001). The authors point out that therapists must first have an adequate definition of interpersonal forgiveness before introducing the topic to clients, that forgiveness is an unfolding process taking time, that individuals are best served when they forgive one person for one concrete issue at a time, that clients and therapists should be aware of pseudoforgiveness, and forgiveness need not depend on repentance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Department

Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies

Original Publication Date

1-1-1991

DOI of published version

10.1037/0033-3204.28.3.493

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