Stephan Marks

Stephan Marks (* 1951 ) is a German social scientist .

Act

Stephan Marks studied political science , psychology and modern history . He did his PhD in social science on CG Jung and politics. He continued his education as a supervisor and is the author of numerous non-fiction books and articles. He lived in North America for five years. From 1993 to 1998 he was managing director of the Center for Further Education and University Didactics at the Freiburg University of Education . He headed the research project History and Remembrance (1998–2004), was a founding member and long-time chairman of the board of “Erinnern und Lern ​​e. V. “and was (2007-2013) the spokesman for the Freiburg Institute for Human Rights Education . He is on the advisory board of the international network Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies at Columbia University , New York City . For many years he has been training professionals who work with people on the subject of human dignity and shame : teachers, nurses, social workers, pastors, mediators, psychotherapists, consultants, prison staff , judges, medical professionals , executives and the like. v. a. - mainly in German-speaking countries and Latin America .

Books

• Human dignity or the blind spot in our society (2010, Gütersloher Verlagshaus)
• Why did they follow Hitler? - The Psychology of National Socialism (3rd edition 2014, Patmos Verlag)
• Shame - the taboo emotion (4th edition 2013, Patmos Verlag)
• Not dulling the art. Hope in times of disasters (2012, Gütersloh publishing house)
• with Ursula Immenschuh: Shame and dignity in care. A guide (2014 Mabuse Verlag)

Shame - the taboo emotion

In his first published in 2007 book about the shame of man he analyzed both the causes and effects of modesty deal and ways constructively with the shame. Marks thinks that a traumatic “too much” feeling of shame (“traumatic shame”) functions in a similar way to trauma. In the event of acute shame, humans would switch to their “reptilian brain ” in the so-called survival mode and the thinking of the cerebrum and affect regulation would be largely paralyzed. This is the neurobiological component of why shame can have serious consequences that cause the brain to resort to defensive reactions. Shame is an equal trigger of trauma, like other triggers. In contrast, a healthy level of shame (“healthy shame”) is important for regulating self-esteem, intimacy boundaries, belonging, and integrity. In this respect, this shame is “the guardian of human dignity” ( Léon Wurmser ).

Web links

• Literature by and about Stephan Marks in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.patmos.de/stephan-marks-a-2839.html
2. ↑ http://www.wuerde-weinheim.de/referenten-vortraege/articles/dr-stephan-marks.html