Self

"Guilt is generally defined as an emotion that we experience when we act against our own values or convictions. If not emotionally, we may experience guilt cognitively."

Forgiveness is often misunderstood and many of us wonder what it really means. While psychological research continues to search for the concrete behavioural consequences of what forgiveness is, there is a lot of research done to clarify what forgiveness is NOT.

According to the Broaden-and-Build Theory by psychologist and professor, Fredrickson, positive emotions broaden the way we think and act. That is, positive emotions motivate us to approach, explore and act in our environments. In this process, we build physical, intellectual, social, and psychological resources.

"Feeling lonely is often a result of having fewer interpersonal relationships than we desire or when these relationships are not as satisfying as we desire."

"According to the Self Presentation Theory, social anxiety arises when we are motivated to make a desired impression on others but are not certain we will do so."

"It can be painful to feel like our looks fall short of the ‘ideal’. This may cause us to have low self-esteem and not take care of ourselves, physically and emotionally."

"What is the meaning of life? Research on meaning, however, indicates that people’s lives usually draw meaning from multiple sources, including family and love, work, religion, and various personal projects."

"Psychologist Wrzesniewsjki and her colleagues suggest that people experience their work in one of three ways: as a job, as a career or as a calling."

"Perhaps gender stereotypes are a result of ‘nurture’ more than ‘nature’, as suggested by many research studies on this subject."

"When one’s low self-esteem holds a person back from taking risks or putting oneself forward, one might not be able to accomplish much thus fulfilling one’s low expectations of oneself. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy."

"There are three types of behaviors that people can engage in when others do things which they don’t like– passive, aggressive and assertive."

"We feel angry when someone or something has deliberately offended or wronged us. In evolutionary terms, anger is our instinctive reaction to being threatened by a predator."