Remorse Emotion
A Remorse Emotion is a distressing regret emotion.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be in response to a Shameful Act.
- It can result in an Apology.
- Example(s):
- Judas the Apostle (who went on to commit suicide).
- Peter the Apostle (who went on to repent).
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Shameful, Guilt Emotion, Resentment, Restorative Justice, Psychopath.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/remorse Retrieved:2018-7-22.
- Remorse is a distressing emotion experienced by a person who regrets actions which they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or violent. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment. When a person regrets an earlier action or failure to act, it may be because of remorse or in response to various other consequences, including being punished for the act or omission. People may express remorse through apologies, trying to repair the damage they've caused, or self-imposed punishments.
In a legal context, the perceived remorse of an offender is assessed by Western justice systems during trials, sentencing, parole hearings, and in restorative justice. However, there are epistemological problems with assessing an offender's level of remorse.
A person who is incapable of feeling remorse is often diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, as characterized in the DSM IV-TR. In general, a person needs to be unable to feel fear, as well as remorse, in order to develop psychopathic traits. Legal and business professions such as insurance have done research on the expression of remorse via apologies, primarily because of the potential litigation and financial implications.
- Remorse is a distressing emotion experienced by a person who regrets actions which they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or violent. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment. When a person regrets an earlier action or failure to act, it may be because of remorse or in response to various other consequences, including being punished for the act or omission. People may express remorse through apologies, trying to repair the damage they've caused, or self-imposed punishments.
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regret Retrieved:2014-9-28.
- … It is also distinct from remorse, which is a more direct and emotional form of regret over a past action that is considered by society to be hurtful, shameful, or violent. Unlike regret, it includes a strong element of desire for apology to others rather than an internal reflection on one's actions, and may be expressed (sincerely or not) in order to reduce the punishment one receives. ...