Shame and the Psychosocial Costs of Contemporary Work: Implications for Career Intervention |
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Authors: | Rachel Gali Cinamon David L. Blustein |
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Affiliation: | 1. Counseling Department, Tel Aviv University;2. Counseling, Development, and Educational Psychology, Boston College |
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Abstract: | This article explores the concept of shame and integrates it into career development and career counseling. The article begins with an overview of shame from a diverse conceptual framework, describing shame as a self-conscious emotion that occurs in response to interactions or events that evoke embarrassment, humiliation, self-doubt, and psychological distress. We discuss the prevalence of shame in work-based interactions and contexts, which is referred to as work shame. Building on this integrative review of shame within the working context, we describe the counseling implications and provide a case study to illustrate the ways in which shame emerges in clients' lives and potential strategies to resist and transcend shame. |
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Keywords: | shame relational theories psychology of working theory career counseling career development |
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