| LC control no. | sh 89006053 |
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| Topical heading | Remorse |
| Variant(s) | Remorsefulness Reproach of self Self-reproach |
| See also | Emotions |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on pangs of conscience and the sense of guilt and repentance for sins committed, wrongs done, or duty not performed. Works on the emotional response or sorrow aroused by circumstances beyond one's control or power to repair are entered under Regret. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Regret |
| Found in | Work cat.: Psychotherapy and the remorseful patient, c1989. Web. 3 (gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs; self-reproach) Drever dict. psych. (painful emotional state characterized by a feeling of responsibility for an action or event now deeply regretted) |
| Not found in | HarreĢ & Lamb; Chaplin dict. psych.; Penguin dict. psych.; Psych. alm.; Harriman psych. terms |
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