ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the question of in which manner there is coherence between shame and violence and how this coherence can be treated in therapeutic situations. After investigating the layers of shame and the coherence with shame as a regulating and debilitating emotion, further research is done to find feasible therapeutic interventions to breach the downward spiral of violence. According to anthropologists, feeling ashamed is mainly a social phenomenon and highly dependent on the cultural context. Shame plays a significant role in the socialization of the subject, in order to keep the subject on the right track. The shame connected with the stimulated imagination can be a barrier to asking specific questions or can lead to over-asking, which causes the clients to resist. Violence, fear, and excitement go hand in hand for a lot of people. Perverse images of domination can stir up some primitive feelings.
