The concept of mental pain

E Tossani�- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2013 - karger.com
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Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2013karger.com
Shneidman [5] defined psychache as an acute state of intense psychological pain
associated with feelings of guilt, anguish, fear, panic, angst, loneliness and helplessness.
The primary source of severe psychache 'is frustrated psychological needs'[6]. Psychache is
the mental pain of being perturbed [7]. Perturbation refers to one's inner turmoil, or being
upset or mentally disturbed [7]. Bolger [8] defined emotional pain as a state of 'feeling
broken'that involved the experience of being wounded, loss of self, disconnection, and�…
Shneidman [5] defined psychache as an acute state of intense psychological pain associated with feelings of guilt, anguish, fear, panic, angst, loneliness and helplessness. The primary source of severe psychache ‘is frustrated psychological needs’[6]. Psychache is the mental pain of being perturbed [7]. Perturbation refers to one’s inner turmoil, or being upset or mentally disturbed [7]. Bolger [8] defined emotional pain as a state of ‘feeling broken’that involved the experience of being wounded, loss of self, disconnection, and critical awareness of one’s more negative attributes.
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