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

This paper is the first systematic review of the literature on the relationship between shame
and social anxiety (SA). We reviewed a total of 60 peer-reviewed empirical articles that met …

There is a growing body of research focused on the relationship between childhood trauma
and the risk of developing psychosis. Numerous studies, including many large-scale …

Shame plays a central role in psychosocial functioning, being a transdiagnostic emotion
associated with several mental health conditions. According to the evolutionary …

Highlights•Acceptance and Commitment Therapy appears to effectively address shame and
self-stigma.•Self-compassion is a potential process variable in ACT.•Compassion-based …

Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course?
Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases …

Abstract The Centrality of Event Scale (CES) was introduced to examine the extent to which
a traumatic or stressful event is perceived as central to an individual's identity and life story …

Previous research has shown a robust link between emotional abuse and neglect with
social anxiety symptoms. However, the mechanisms through which these links operate are …

Empirical and clinical research suggests that some individuals find self-generating
compassion and receiving compassion from others difficult and aversive. However, it is …

Theoretical and empirical accounts highlight the link between shame and body image
difficulties, and disordered eating behaviours. Specifically, body image shame seems to play …