Self Conscious and Real and False Emotions

Guilt

Involves empathy for others and feelings of remorse and regret about ones actions.

How can parents make sure that their children exhibit more guilt than shame?

1. Help them to understand their actions have consequences for others.

2. Teach them the importance of making amends.

3. Avoid publicly humiliating them them

4. Discipline with love and respect than harshness.

Define shame

More focused on the self and less concerned with others. More so focused on personal failure.

Name the cultural differences of shame and guilt?

In some cultures shame can be viewed as a good thing in that it can teach children to display good behavior and strengthen behavior. In western culture shame is viewed more so as a bad thing because it can lead to damaged self-worth.

Emotion Regulation

A set of both conscious and unconscious processes used to both monitor and modulate emotional experiences and expressions.