(The) compassion-based workbook for Christian clients : finding freedom from shame and negative self-judgments

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Foreword = xiii
• Acknowledgments = xv
• Introduction = 1
• Introduction = 1
• The Human Experience of Shame = 1
• Getting Started = 3
• A Psychological Viewpoint on Compassion and Shame = 3
• A Christian Viewpoint on Compassion and Shame = 4
• Workbook Sources = 5
• A Theoretical Model for Understanding the Problem and Solution = 6
• Christian Meditation for Compassion : A Four-Step Approach = 7
• The Goals and Techniques in this Workbook = 9
• The Intended Audience = 9
• A Mixture of "Integration," "Christian Psychology," and Evangelical Perspectives = 10
• The Road Ahead = 10
• A Brief Prayer = 12
• References = 12
• 1 Shame, Negative Self-Judgments, and the Fall of Humankind = 15
• Introduction = 15
• Denning Shame : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 15
• Shame and "Missing the Mark" in the Christian Tradition = 17
• Shame-Proneness = 18
• Your First Experience of Shame : An Exercise = 19
• Shame-Proneness in the Bible = 20
• Repetitive Negative Thinking and Shame = 20
• The Apostle Paul and Christian Thinking : Focusing on "Things Above" = 21
• The Puritans and Christian Thinking : Cultivating "Heavenly-Mindedness" = 21
• What Do You Think About Throughout Your Day?: An Exercise = 22
• Emotion Regulation : The "Danger," "Drive," and "Contentment" Systems = 23
• The Three Traveling Companions : Nicknamed "Danger," "Drive," and "Contentment" = 24
• A Christian View of the God-Given "Danger," "Drive," and "Contentment" Systems = 25
• Getting to Know Your Three Systems : An Exercise = 27
• Mindfulness Versus Contemplation : Focusing on the "Self" or God to Access Compassion? = 28
• Contemplation and the "Contentment" System : An Exercise = 29
• The "Danger," "Drive," and "Contentment" Systems in the Real World : A Case Example = 31
• Conclusion = 31
• References = 32
• 2 Attachment to Cod and the "Contentment" System = 35
• Introduction = 35
• Attachment Theory : Basic Concepts = 36
• The Three Phases of the Attachment System : Safety as the Central Goal = 38
• Understanding Attachment Styles : An Exercise = 39
• The Neurobiology of Attachment = 41
• Attachment, Compassion, and the "Contentment" System = 42
• God Attachment : Reaching for the "Stronger and Wiser" Other = 42
• God and the Brain = 44
• God Attachment and Compassion = 45
• A Christian View of Secure God Attachment and the "Contentment" System = 45
• God Concept Versus Image : An Exercise = 46
• Understanding Your Attachment Style with God : An Exercise = 47
• Mary and the "Contentment" System : A Biblical Example = 48
• Jesus and the "Danger," "Drive," and "Contentment" Systems : A Biblical Perspective = 50
• Sitting at Jesus' Feet : An Exercise = 50
• Safety with God : An Exercise = 51
• Developing "Contentment" with God : A Case Example = 52
• Conclusion = 52
• References = 53
• 3 Compassion, "Contentment," and a Deeper Relationship with Cod for Shame and Negative Self-Judgments = 57
• Introduction = 57
• Defining Compassion Within Psychology = 58
• Defining Compassion Within Christianity = 58
• God Clothed Adam and Eve : A Biblical Example of Compassion = 59
• Jesus' Earthly Mission : A Biblical Example of Compassion = 59
• The "Compassionate Self" Versus the "New Self" Found in Christ = 60
• The "New Self" Found in Christ : An Exercise = 61
• Compassion, "Contentment," Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditations and Shame = 62
• Compassion, "Contentment," and Christian Meditation for Shame = 63
• Christian Meditation : "Contentment" as the "Rare Jewel" = 64
• The Relationship Between Love, Mercy, Grace, and Shame = 65
• Personal Experiences of God's Love, Compassion, Mercy, and Grace : An Exercise = 66
• A Compassion-Based Approach : Next Steps = 67
• A Compassion-Based Approach : The Strategy = 67
• A Compassion-Based Approach : The Goals = 68
• A Compassion-Based Approach : The Skills = 68
• A Compassion-Based Approach : Turning to Psychological Science = 69
• A Compassion-Based Approach : Turning to the Christian Tradition = 69
• Personal Goals for the Workbook : An Exercise = 70
• Compassion in Action : A Case Example = 70
• Conclusion = 71
• References = 72
• 4 Thinking with Compassion = 75
• Introduction = 75
• Thinking with Compassion : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 75
• The God Image Automatic Thought Record : An Exercise = 77
• Identifying and Challenging Your Core Beliefs : An Exercise = 79
• Thinking and the "Limited Capacity Channel" : An Exercise = 81
• Thinking and Metacognitive Awareness = 81
• Cognitive Fusion : Getting "Hooked" by Repetitive Negative Thinking = 82
• Defusion : Watching Your Thinking = 82
• Watching Your Thinking with Jesus : An Exercise = 83
• Thinking with Compassion : A Journaling Exercise = 84
• Mind Wandering : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 85
• Calming and Focusing the Mind with a Christian Mantra : The Antidote to Mind Wandering = 85
• Kataphatic Meditation Within Protestant Spirituality : Refocusing a Wandering Mind = 86
• Puritan Meditation : An Eight-Step Process = 87
• Puritan Meditation : An Exercise = 87
• The Valley of Vision : An Exercise = 88
• Reciting the Psalms Within Desert Spirituality : Filling the Mind with God's Promises = 89
• Reciting the Psalms : An Exercise = 89
• Lectio Divina Within Medieval Spirituality : Divine Reading for Self-Criticism = 90
• Divine Reading : An Exercise = 91
• "Father, Forgive Them" : Jesus' Example of Thinking with Compassion Towards Others = 91
• Thinking with Compassion : A Case Example = 92
• Conclusion = 92
• References = 93
• 5 Feeling with Compassion = 95
• Introduction = 95
• Accepting Painful Feelings : Perspectives from Psychology and Christianity = 95
• Strategies for Accepting Emotional Pain : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 98
• Accepting Pain : An Exercise = 101
• Writing a Lament to God : An Exercise = 102
• Developing Positive Emotions : Perspectives from Psychology and Christianity = 103
• "Watchfulness" and the "Oil of Gladness" : An Exercise = 105
• The "Game of Minutes" : An Exercise = 106
• Compassion and "Loving-Kindness" : A Brief Review = 107
• The "True Self" and "Compassionate Self" : Jesus in the Desert = 107
• Shifting from the "False" to the "True" Self : An Exercise = 109
• Loving-Kindness with God : An Exercise = 109
• Receiving a Letter from God : An Exercise = 110
• Worshiping God by Singing to Him : An Exercise = 111
• The Cloud of Unknowing : Reaching for God in Love = 112
• Memory, Intellect, and the Will : Knowledge Versus Love = 114
• Reaching for God in Love : An Exercise = 114
• Weeping with Jesus : An Exercise = 115
• Feeling with Compassion : A Case Example = 116
• Conclusion = 117
• References = 117
• 6 Behaving with Compassion = 121
• Introduction = 121
• The Proverbial Map : Living Life Based on a Set of Values = 121
• The Christian Version of Values : Biblical Virtues = 122
• "Detachment" as a Christian Virtue : Following Jesus with Compassion = 123
• Ignatian Spirituality and the Daily Examen : Reflecting on the Theological Virtues = 123
• The Daily Examen : An Exercise = 124
• Moving from the Self to Others : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 125
• Protestant Spirituality and Self-Denial = 125
• Kataphatic Meditation : An Exercise = 126
• Medieval Spirituality and Self-Forgetfulness = 127
• Desert Spirituality and Self-Denial = 128
• Kenosis, Centering Prayer, and Action = 129
• Loving Like Jesus : A Journaling Exercise = 130
• Balancing "Being" and "Doing" : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 130
• A Secure Attachment to God and Virtuous Living = 131
• Embodied : Treating the Body with Compassion = 132
• Walking with God : An Exercise = 133
• Desert Spirituality, Tempting Thoughts, Virtues, and "Opposite Action" = 133
• Behaving with Compassion : A Plan of Action = 134
• Behaving with Compassion : A Case Example = 134
• Conclusion = 135
• References = 135
• 7 Attending and Imagining with Compassion = 139
• Introduction = 139
• The Importance of the Breath : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 140
• "Giving and Taking" : A Compassion-Based Approach = 140
• Breathing with Jesus : An Exercise = 141
• The Body Scan : Attending to the Body = 142
• The Body Scan for Christians : Breathing in God's Love, Mercy, and Grace = 142
• The Body Scan for Christians : An Exercise = 142
• The Jesus Prayer Within the Bible = 143
• The Jesus Prayer Within Orthodox Spirituality : A Brief History = 143
• The Jesus Prayer : An Exercise = 144
• Breath Prayers in the Christian Tradition = 145
• Designing Your Own Breath Prayers : An Exercise = 145
• "Lord, Save Me" : Crying Out to God in the Midst of Pain = 146
• The Practice of the Presence of God with Brother Lawrence = 146
• Practicing God's Presence : An Exercise = 147
• Ignatian Spirituality and the "Prayer of the Senses" = 148
• The "Prayer of the Senses" : An Exercise = 148
• Visualizing with Compassion : Psychological and Christian Perspectives = 149
• Floating on the Ark with Compassion: An Exercise = 150
• The Lost Son : An Exercise = 151
• The "Mystery of the Incarnation" : An Exercise = 152
• Conclusion = 152
• References = 153
• Index = 155