The meta-psychology of guilt and redemption: A case study of Dickens's Pip

Complex guilt is the most insidious force within the unconscious. It both fuels and exacerbates psychopathology. This article explores complex guilt. The lens of examination will be the guilt-ridden character Pip, in Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. The pathway of redemption and healing found in...

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Published inJournal of spirituality in mental health Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 111 - 131
Main Author Clarke, Joseph (Jody) H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
davanloo
Dickens
Emotions
English literature
Guilt
Healing
intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy
Post-traumatic growth
Psychodynamics
Psychology
Psychopathology
Psychotherapy
Redemption
Religion & psychology
trauma
Unconsciousness
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Summary:Complex guilt is the most insidious force within the unconscious. It both fuels and exacerbates psychopathology. This article explores complex guilt. The lens of examination will be the guilt-ridden character Pip, in Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. The pathway of redemption and healing found in Dickens, parallels the intentional work of Habib Davanloo, the father of Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). In addition to drawing from Dickens and Davanloo, the paper employs a clinical case vignette as a way of elucidating the theory and underscoring the importance of directly accessing the complex guilt in the course of treatment.
ISSN:1934-9637
1934-9645
DOI:10.1080/19349637.2018.1459221