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This section will cover:

 * The theories of emotion relevant to guilt


 * Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
 * The biological psychology of emotion

Key Questions:

 * 1) In which stage of Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development is guilt present?
 * 2) Which structures of the brain are involved in regulating emotion?

See Also:
Amygdala and Emotion: The Bright Side of It.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00224/full

Neurobiology of Emotion

https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Neurobiology_of_emotion

This section will cover:

 * What is survivors guilt and why does it occur?
 * Causation
 * Symptoms of survivors guilt

What is Survivors Guilt?
Survivors guilt is mainly characterised by guilt as an emotional experience and occurs when an individual who has lived through a traumatic event experiences feelings of guilt for recovering when others may have not. This psychological occurrence is common for war veterans, cancer survivors and survivors of major accidents and is often associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Individuals diagnosed with survivors guilt may experience the following symptoms; anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, depression, sleep disturbances and intrusive thoughts which can often stem from a level of overwhelming responsibility and regret.

Symptoms

 * Feelings of guilt for what they did/didn't do during the traumatic event
 * Irritability
 * Obsessive thoughts
 * Helplessness
 * Fear
 * Lack of motivation
 * Dissociation
 * Confusion
 * Suicidal thoughts
 * Depression
 * Anxiety
 * Sleep disturbances
 * Isolation

Case Study: The Holocaust and the Power of Powerlessness: Survivor Guilt an Unhealed Wound
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1752-0118.1996.tb00880.x

Key Questions:

 * 1) What are the symptoms of survivors guilt?
 * 2) What victims experienced survivors guilt in the case study?
 * 3) Why do individuals experience survivors guilt?

See Also:
Guilt: Why do we experience guilt, what are its consequences, and how can it be managed?

https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2020#Emotion

Understanding survivors guilt: An Overview

https://www.verywellmind.com/survivors-guilt-4688743

This section will cover:

 * Treatment for survivors guilt
 * Current therapies used to help victims overcome survivors guilt

Case Study: Guilt, Isolation and Hopelessness Among Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Effectiveness of Group Work Intervention.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213400002556

Key Questions:

 * 1) What are the current treatment options for survivors guilt?
 * 2) How effective are the current treatment options?

Relieving the heavy burden of survivor guilt
https://ct.counseling.org/2019/06/relieving-the-heavy-burden-of-survivor-guilt/

Guilt; Why do we experience it, what are its consequences and how can it be managed?
Motivation and emotion/Book/2018/Guilt