Helen Block Lewis
Helen Lewis | |
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| Born | August 22, 1913 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | January 18, 1987 (aged 73) Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (PhD) |
| Occupations | Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, educator, and author |
| Known for | studies on the differences between guilt and shame |
| Spouse | Naphtali Lewis |
| Children | Judith and John |
Helen Block Lewis (August 22, 1913 – January 18, 1987) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Her work pioneered the study of the differences between guilt and shame. She founded the journal Psychoanalytic Psychology, taught at universities, was the psychoanalysis division president of the American Psychological Association, and wrote several books. Her books include Shame and Guilt in Neurosis, Psychic War in Men and Women, Freud and Modern Psychology volume 1 and 2, Sex and the Superego, and The Role of Shame in Symptom Formation.