The mask of shame
Book • 1981
Leon Wurmser's 'The Mask of Shame' examines shame as a central affect shaping personality and interpersonal defenses, drawing on psychoanalytic theory and clinical case material.
Wurmser explores how shame can become masked by rage, withdrawal, or grandiosity, and how these defenses influence relationships and self-concept.
He discusses developmental roots of shame and offers clinical insights for treatment and understanding.
The book situates shame within broader psychic economy and cultural contexts, aiming to help clinicians recognize and work with shame-based pathology.
It remains influential in psychodynamic discussions of shame and its therapeutic implications.
Wurmser explores how shame can become masked by rage, withdrawal, or grandiosity, and how these defenses influence relationships and self-concept.
He discusses developmental roots of shame and offers clinical insights for treatment and understanding.
The book situates shame within broader psychic economy and cultural contexts, aiming to help clinicians recognize and work with shame-based pathology.
It remains influential in psychodynamic discussions of shame and its therapeutic implications.
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