نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 Faculty of Psychology, School of Humanities, University of Sciences and Culture, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Faculty of Psychology, School of humanities, University of Sciences and Culture, Tehran, Iran

5 MSc in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

Objective: Shame is a multi-faceted self-conscious emotion which occurs when one considers themselves to not have fulfilled internalized societal standards and can be viewed as a social, psychological as well as a cultural phenomenon. The current study aimed to explore the lived experience of individuals receiving psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy.
Research Methodology: The study used a qualitative research method and described, in-depth, what shame is and how it’s experienced from the participants' point of view. The participants in the study were nine males and seven females who participated in an in-depth unstructured interview. Data were analyzed based on the seven-step Colaizzi's method.
Findings: Based on the findings of this study, eight themes of “physical reactions,” “accompanying emotions,” “making mistakes,” “other,” “being subject to judgment,” “blame,” “annihilation,” and “having a negative view of self,” in addition to three sub-themes of “incompetence,” “worthlessness” and “inadequacy” were common in the lived experience of individuals of shame. The resulting themes were explored and discussed.
Conclusion: The findings of this study can be used to develop shame assessment scales considering the Iranian culture and to plan interventions that target these common themes.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

The Phenomenology of Shame in the Clinical Population: A Qualitative Study

نویسندگان [English]

  • Morteza Keshmiri 1
  • Freshteh Mootabi 2
  • Ladan Fata 3
  • Mohsen Kachooei 4
  • Kimia Khoshroo 5

1 Faculty of Psychology, School of Humanities, University of Sciences and Culture, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Faculty of Psychology, School of humanities, University of Sciences and Culture, Tehran, Iran

5 MSc in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده [English]

Objective: Shame is a multi-faceted self-conscious emotion which occurs when one considers themselves to not have fulfilled internalized societal standards and can be viewed as a social, psychological as well as a cultural phenomenon. The current study aimed to explore the lived experience of individuals receiving psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy.
Research Methodology: The study used a qualitative research method and described, in-depth, what shame is and how it’s experienced from the participants' point of view. The participants in the study were nine males and seven females who participated in an in-depth unstructured interview. Data were analyzed based on the seven-step Colaizzi's method.
Findings: Based on the findings of this study, eight themes of “physical reactions,” “accompanying emotions,” “making mistakes,” “other,” “being subject to judgment,” “blame,” “annihilation,” and “having a negative view of self,” in addition to three sub-themes of “incompetence,” “worthlessness” and “inadequacy” were common in the lived experience of individuals of shame. The resulting themes were explored and discussed.
Conclusion: The findings of this study can be used to develop shame assessment scales considering the Iranian culture and to plan interventions that target these common themes.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Emotion
  • Phenomenology
  • Shame
  • Clinical Population
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