Betrayal, as a form of deception or dismissal of prior presumptions, is the breaking or violation of a presumptive social contract (trust, or...

A phobia is an intense irrational fear that often leads to avoidance of an object or situation. Phobias are common (for example, fear of...

Anxiety is a multisystem response to a perceived threat or danger. Anxiety reflects a combination of biochemical changes in the body, the...

In psychoanalytic theory, the exclusion of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious mind. Often involving sexual or...

Fortitude is the power to resist attack; strength; firmness. Fortitude is that strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter...

The central inner conflict at the core of one's experience is caused by a feeling of inferiority: the learned helplessness (reinforced by pain,...

Emotion, in its most general definition, is an intense mental state that arises automatically in the nervous system rather than through conscious...

Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Temperance, and Prudence are known as the Seven Heavenly Virtues.

Pride, Envy, Guttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth.

Envy implies the admiration of others. Envy suggests that others might covet your possessions, looks, manner, etc., and want to be like you. ...

Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although grief is focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has a physical, cognitive,...