Gershen kaufman wiki

Affect, emotion, cognition, state or condition

This article is about psychological, philosophical, and societal aspects of shame.

Shame: The Power of Caring | Columbia Alumni Association

For other uses, see Shame (disambiguation).

Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness.^[1]

Definition

Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, described as a moral or social emotion that drives people to hide or deny their wrongdoings.^[1][2] Moral emotions are emotions that have an influence on a person's decision-making skills and monitors different social behaviors.^[2] The focus of shame is on the self or the individual with respect to a perceived audience.

It can bring about profound feelings of deficiency, defeat, inferiority, unworthiness, or self-loathing. Our attention turns inward; we isolate from our surroundings and withdraw into closed-off self-abs Shame: The Power of Caring | Columbia Alumni Association MEN