Therapeutic and personal processes for addressing feelings of guilt through acknowledgment, making amends, self-forgiveness, and behavioral change when appropriate.
Example: Therapy helping clients distinguish between healthy guilt that motivates positive change and unhealthy guilt that leads to self-punishment and depression.
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