Forgiveness

=== Different types ===
There are various forms of forgiveness interventions.<ref name="Understanding concerns" /> One is where patients are forced to confront the entity{{vague|date=July 2023}} that prevents them from forgiving by using introspective techniques and expressing this to the therapist.<ref name="Understanding concerns" /><ref name="Wade Bailey Schaffer 2005" /> Another is getting the person to try to see things from the offender's point of view, so that they may understand the reasoning behind the offender's actions.<ref name="Understanding concerns" /><ref name="Wade Bailey Schaffer 2005" /> If they can do this, they might be able to forgive the offender more easily.<ref name="Understanding concerns" /><ref name="Wade Bailey Schaffer 2005" /> 

Researchers have studied forgiveness interventions in relationships and whether or not prayer increases forgiveness. One study found that praying for a friend or thinking positive thoughts about that person every day for four weeks positively boosts the chances of forgiving that friend or partner, which leads to a better relationship.<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{cite journal |last1=Lambert |first1=Nathaniel |title=Motivating Change in Relationships: Can Prayer Increase Forgiveness? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41062174 |journal=Psychological Science |year=2010 |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=126–132 |location=Los Angeles, Calif.|publisher=SAGE Publications |doi=10.1177/0956797609355634 |jstor=41062174 |pmid=20424033 |s2cid=20228955}}
|2={{cite journal|last1=Beach|first1=S.R.H.|last2=Fincham|first2=F.D.|last3=Hurt|first3=T.|last4=McNair|first4=L.M.|last5=Stanley|first5=S.M.|year=2008|title=Prayer and marital intervention: A conceptual framework|journal=Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology|volume=27|issue=7 |pages=641–669|doi=10.1521/jscp.2008.27.7.641 |pmid=20054450 |pmc=2802219}}
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