Empathy is partly unconscious and automatic, and we vary in the degree to which we have learned to embrace empathy. Some, like Sebastian, require transformational experiences before we can enhance our ...

Like all emotions, anger serves a purpose. Like the cry of a baby–to be fed or held–a child’s or adult’s anger generally arises from some form of distress. The baby’s cry, a call for assistance, ...

Anger is a natural and often necessary emotion that everyone experiences. It can serve as a powerful motivator to address wrongs and instigate change. However, when anger is mismanaged or left ...

A study investigating the effects of alcohol on emotion recognition and empathy found that alcohol impairs the recognition of anger, but not other specific emotions. Participants who drank alcohol ...