Describe the potential negative consequences to forgiveness.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should describe circumstances in which forgiveness can have a negative outcome, such as forgiving an abuser, which can be predictive of continued aggression. Students should explain that self-forgiveness can result in maintaining maladaptive behaviors, because the negative emotion that would motivate someone into changing their behaviors is dissipated by forgiveness.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Forgiveness of a Situation
Difficulty Level: Hard
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