Denial Defense Mechanism
Denial is a defense mechanism where we soothe discomforting emotions by denying certain aspects of reality.
Psychology
State-Trait Anger Theory
State-Trait Anger Theory examines individual variations of expressions of anger, including intensity, duration, and frequency.
Emotional Contagion
Emotional contagion is an individuals tendency to automatically mimic and synchronize expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements of another person’s, and consequently, to experience similar emotions.
Ideal Self
Ideal self is an image of the self that we desire to be. Ideal self images motivates goal directed behaviors and impose self sanctions.
Information Gap Theory
Information gap theory is a conceptual model of how people react to uncertainty either through curiosity or defensively with avoidance.