Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
pt. 1. A stress-and-coping theory of forgiveness and relevant evidence -- pt. 2. Personality traits of forgivers and nonforgivers -- pt. 3. Clinical applications to promote forgiveness and reconciliation.
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To be unforgiving is harmful. The inability to come to terms with one's anger or strife often can lead to stress disorders, mental health disorders, and relationship problems. Forgiveness is a personal decision. Forgiveness and Reconciliation focuses on individual experiences with forgiveness, aiming to create a theory of what forgiveness is and connect it to a clinical theory of how to promote forgiveness. Dr. Worthington creates an evidence-based approach that is applicable for individuals and relationships, and even for society. He also describes an evidence-based method of reco.