The Psychological and Spiritual Efficacy of Confession

Several aspects of confession are discussed. A distinction is made between personal narrative and confession in the analytic setting, focusing on the emergence of the psychogenic secret: that secret which is hidden from the analysand's ego consciousness. Such an unconscious secret can lead to e...

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1. VerfasserIn: Klenck, Margaret (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2004]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2004, Band: 43, Heft: 2, Seiten: 139-150
weitere Schlagwörter:B Forgiveness
B Confession
B Narrative
B Reconciliation
B Transference
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Zusammenfassung:Several aspects of confession are discussed. A distinction is made between personal narrative and confession in the analytic setting, focusing on the emergence of the psychogenic secret: that secret which is hidden from the analysand's ego consciousness. Such an unconscious secret can lead to emotional and psychological guilt and distress. The transference is seen as an essential dynamic for psychologically efficacious confession.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/B:JORH.0000022399.42319.7d