Recent research has shown that pride, like the "basic" emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise, has a distinct, nonverbal expression that can be recognized by adults (J. L. Tracy & R. W. Robins, 2004b). In 2 experiments, the authors examined whether young children can identify the pride expression and distinguish it from expressions of happiness and surprise. Results ...

• The meaning people attach to the act of smiling affects their subjective wellbeing. • People believe that smiling either reflects happiness or is an attempt to become happy. • Smile frequency can increase or reduce wellbeing, based on their belief. • Frequent smiling can backfire and make a person less happy. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Conventional wisdom (and existing research) su...

How do people respond to the grief of parents over the death of their infant child? This article documents the experience of one of the authors, an American married to a Russian whose child died in England. Responses to this death by friends, colleagues and family in the USA, England, and two cities in Russia varied considerably in terms of depth and degree of engagement (emotional engagement, ...

Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Persian famous and influential scholar of Islamic Golden Age lived between 981‐1037 A.D. He was a genius especially in medicine and philosophy. He wrote more than a hundred books and treatises dealing with philosophy, medicine, astronomy, geometry, philology, and art (1). His works are written mostly in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Although his med...

BACKGROUND Communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers is a central component of end-of-life care. Nurse communication during palliative care (PC) and end of life (EOL) is a phenomenon with limited research. It is unclear how the level of nursing experience influences the perspectives of nurses communicating during EOL. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to describe the...

Despite the apparent centrality of guilt in complicating reactions following bereavement, scientific investigation has been limited. Establishing the impact of specific components associated with guilt could enhance understanding. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between two guilt-related manifestations, namely self-blame and regret, with grief and depression. A longitudin...