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This article is about psychological behavior. For the manga, see
Blame!. For the Jamie Foxx and T-Pain song, see
Blame It. For the racehorse, see
Blame (horse).
Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group that their action or actions are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of
praise. When someone is
morally responsible for doing something wrong their action is blameworthy. By contrast, when someone is morally responsible for doing something right, we may say that his or her action is
praiseworthy. There are other senses of praise and blame that are not ethically relevant. One may praise someone's good dress sense, and blame the weather for a crop failure.
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The sociology and psychology of blame
This section requires
expansion.
We constantly consciously and unconsciously make
judgments about other people. Our basis for judging others may be partly ingrained, negative and rigid indicating some degree of
grandiosity.
Blaming is also a way of devaluing others. The end result is that the blamer feels superior. Others are seen as less worthwhile making the blamer "perfect". Off-loading blame means putting the other person down by emphasizing his or her flaws.
Self-blame
Victims of
manipulation and
abuse frequently feel responsible for causing negative feelings in the manipulator/abuser towards them and the resultant
anxiety in themselves. This self-blame often becomes a major feature of victim status.
The victim gets trapped into a
There are two main types of self-blame:
behavioral self-blame ? undeserved blame based on actions. Victims who experience behavioral self-blame feel that they should have done something differently, and therefore feel at fault.
characterological self-blame ? undeserved blame based on character. Victims who experience characterological self-blame feel there is something inherently wrong with them which has caused them to deserve to be assaulted.
Behavioral self-blame is associated with feelings of
guilt within the victim. While the belief that one had control duri...
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