“I like this guy!” Similar expressions are used by everybody, even though we might not fully understand their meaning. Since childhood we associate likeability with pleasant encounters and positive situations. It...

Alla paura, la più antica delle emozioni, dobbiamo quella risposta istintiva che ha contribuito per millenni alla nostra sopravvivenza. Anche se non dobbiamo più sfuggire ai predatori, saper fiutare il pericolo...

In modo esplicito o implicito, siamo continuamente sotto esame: rispetto al nostro giudizio o a quello degli altri, a canoni ideali o a un compito specifico. Per questo una corretta valutazione di sé è una componente ...

"To lose face" in front of others, to feel inadequate for a task or in a given instance: shame is an intensely involving emotion. It can unleash anger and revengeful desires, or conversely push into...

In everyday language we are accustomed to associate the term "narcissism" to vanity, exhibitionism, and megalomania, but also to neuroses and pathological behaviour. This is misleading:...

Defining oneself an optimist or a pessimist may seem a shallow exercise, but all of us often describe ourselves as one or the other in a variety of occasions. Some of us tend to perceive life's challenges as...

It is tender and gracious, it rarely shows itself, but it must be taken into consideration because it is profoundly wise. It can be unpleasant for those who live with it, but it serves a fundamental function in...