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Compassion-focused therapy.
Abstract
Research into the beneficial effect of developing compassion has advanced enormously in the last ten years, with the development of inner compassion being an important therapeutic focus and goal. This book explains how Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) – a process of developing compassion for the self and others to increase well-being and aid recovery – varies from other forms of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Comprising 30 key points this book explores the founding principles of CFT and outlines the detailed aspects of compassion in the CFT approach. Divided into two parts – Theory and Compassion Practice – this concise book provides a clear guide to the distinctive characteristics of CFT. Compassion Focused Therapy will be a valuable source for students and professionals in training as well as practising therapists who want to learn more about the distinctive features of CFT.
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“Shame and self-criticism are linked to psychopathology in general (Gilbert, 2010; Matos et al., 2020) and to TA in adolescents in particular (Cunha & Paiva, 2012; Pires et al., 2020).”
From THE EFFICACY OF A COMPASSION, ACCEPTANCE AND MINDFULNESS-BASED PILOT INTERVENTION FOR ADOLESCENTS’ TEST ANXIETY: A CASE STUDY USING THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM (2023) · cites this paper as Gilbert, 2010
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“ACT is highly compatible with other therapies aiming to enhance self-compassion, e.g., Compassion Focused Therapy (Gilbert, 2010) and Mindful Self-Compassion (Neff and Germer, 2013)”
From Acceptance and Commitment Coaching for Music Performance Anxiety: Piloting a 6-Week Group Course With Undergraduate Dance and Musical Theatre Students (2022) · cites this paper as Gilbert, 2010
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“This can start a new constructive dialogue between self-criticizing parts and other parts more related to compassion and non-judgment [81].”
From The “common” experience of voice-hearing and its relationship with shame and guilt: a systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as [81]
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“Thus, as in compassion-focused therapy [7], compassion here is trained as a skill.”
From Short-term compassion training increases prosocial behavior in a newly developed prosocial game (2011) · cites this paper as [7]
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“Cultivating compassion for self and others has also become a central focus for the development of psychotherapies [35, 37, 40, 61, 67, 69, 77, 96].”
From The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others (2017) · cites this paper as [40]
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“Indeed, working on the fears, block and resistances to compassion is central to CFT [40, 115] and other therapies [114].”
From The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others (2017) · cites this paper as [40]
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“During maturation, this competency goes through a series of developmental stages.”
From The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others (2017) · cites this paper as [40]
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“At its basic level, it involves emotional contagion and capacity for feeling attuned with the emotion of the other [5, 22, 40].”
From The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others (2017) · cites this paper as [40]
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“rather than (only) working directly with shame or self-criticism to try to undermine it, CFT focuses on building compassion motivation, a compassionate sense of self and skills, which then impact on physiological systems (such as parasympathetic tone) that promote well-being and thus reduce both self-criticism and depression [40, 43, 68].”
From The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others (2017) · cites this paper as [40]
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A pilot study and randomized controlled trial of the mindful self-compassion program
Neff, K. D., & Germer, C. K. (2013) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.21923 · Cited by 2,253
The origins and nature of compassion focused therapy
Gilbert, P. (2014) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12043 · Cited by 1,593
Self-citationFears of compassion: Development of three self‐report measures
Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., Matos, M., & Rivis, A. (2011) · Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice · doi:10.1348/147608310x526511 · Cited by 973
Self-citationSelf-compassion: Theory, method, research, and intervention
Neff, K. D. (2023) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-psych-032420-031047 · Cited by 931
The Self-Compassion Scale is a Valid and Theoretically Coherent Measure of Self-Compassion
Neff, K. D. (2016) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-015-0479-3 · Cited by 805
Metadata
- Authors
- Gilbert, P.
- Corresponding author
- Gilbert, Paul
- ORCID
- Gilbert, Paul
- Venue
- Routledge eBooks
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2010-04-16
- OpenAlex
- W4251885947
- Cited by
- 957
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 19.39
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- compassion-focused therapy, compassion, self-compassion, cognitive behavioral therapy, well-being, psychological recovery
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