Shame and Guilt

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Disgust, Surprise.

Anytime in the environment causes an expectancy violation, we are Surprised. It is also the most evanescent.

Emotions enable the individual to respond effectively to environmental challenges and opportunities.

Question 2

Self Conscious Emotions

Answer 2

Emotions evoked by Self Reflection and Self Evaluation.

Shame, Guilt, Pride, Embarrassment (painfully self conscious)

Question 3

Shame and Guilt

Answer 3

Moral Emotions

They both try to inhibit antisocial and morally objectionable behaviors

Not equally moral

Guilt is more Adaptive.

Early work suggested shame is more of a public emotion and guilt is more of a private emotion - research failed to support this notion.

There doesnt seem to be any “classic” shame or guilt inducing situations

Question 4

Differentiating

Answer 4

Depends heavily on the attribution one makes:
Do they blame the self vs Do they blame the behavior

I = shame
Did = guilt

Shame: accompanied with a sense of being small, worthless, powerless, and comes with a sharp drop in state self esteem.

Guilt: feel tensions and remorse about the bad things we have done, more adaptive because it leads to reparation behaviors.