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Psychotherapeutical effects of stimulate positive connotation in the increase of forgiveness
Los efectos psicoterapéuticos de estimular la connotación positiva en el incremento del perdón
Autor
López Pell, Andrés Fernando
Kasanzew, Alexis
Fernández, María Soledad
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Resumen
This work presents different aspects that have been related to the aptitude to forgive, emphasizing its importance for the psychotherapeutic practice in order to promote an increase of such capacity. Existing empirical evidence tends to relate forgiveness to emotional, physical and psychological well-being of the persons, and shows that the way of providing sense to the experiences influences the process of forgiveness. An alternative to increase the aptitude to forgive is proposed and results of an experimental study with 60 patients demonstrate the psychotherapeutic effects of stimulating positive connotation in the increase of forgiveness. The independent variable was the type of psychotherapeutic approach applied and the dependant variables were measured with the Aptitude to Forgive Scale (CAPER) that evaluates the general predisposition of a subject to forgive, across four independent constructs: a) Self, b) Others, c) Situation, and d) Beliefs.