Curated category
Emotions
- AnxietyEdvard Munch painted The Scream in 1893 to capture a complex human experience. That artwork shows anxiety as an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and dread…
- Guilt (emotion)In 1946, Otto Fenichel published The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis to describe how guilt functions as a persistent internal conflict.
- SadnessPaul Ekman identified sadness as one of six basic emotions shared by all humans. This classification places it alongside happiness, anger, surprise, fear…
- FearIn the Mesozoic period, early mammals developed a specific fear of heights that persists in modern humans today. This ancient adaptation allowed creatures to…
- HatredA man glowers in a photograph, his face twisted into an expression of hatred or jealousy. This visual captures the intensity that defines the emotion.
- AngerThe human body reacts to anger with immediate, measurable changes. When a person feels angry, their heart rate increases and blood pressure rises.
- JealousyThe word jealousy stems from the French jalousie, formed from jaloux and further from Low Latin zelosus. This Latin term traces back to the Greek word zēlos…
- RomanceIn 1992, a cross-cultural study by William Jankowiak and Edward Fischer examined 166 cultures to determine if romantic love existed universally.
- CourageProfessor Daniel Putman stated in a lecture that courage involves deliberate choice in the face of painful or fearful circumstances for the sake of a worthy…
- Trust (social science)Trust is the belief that another person will do what is expected and is built through repeated consistency. It brings with it a willingness for one party to…
- HappinessA 93-year-old man from Pichilemu, Chile smiles for a camera. His expression suggests happiness, yet the word itself remains slippery across cultures and…
- EscapismKing Ludwig II of Bavaria stands in a caricature wearing the armor of King Lohengrin, his eyes fixed on a world that exists only in Richard Wagner's operas.
- AngstThe word angst entered English during the 19th century through translations of German and Scandinavian texts. It arrived alongside works by Søren Kierkegaard…