Guilt (emotion)

Guilt is a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or realizes—accurately or not—that they have compromised their own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bear significant responsibility for that violation.^[1] Guilt is closely related to the concepts of remorse, regret, and shame.

Guilt is an important factor in perpetuating obsessive–compulsive disorder symptoms.^[2]

^ Compare: "Guilt: Encyclopedia of Psychology". Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008. "In psychology, what is "guilt," and what are the stages of guilt development?". eNotes.com. 2006. 31 December 2007: 'Let's begin with a working definition of guilt. Guilt is "an emotional state produced by thoughts that we have not lived up to our ideal self and could have done otherwise".' Retrieved 2017-12-03.
^ Shapiro, Leslie J.; Stewart, Evelyn S. (February 2011). "Pathological guilt: A persistent yet overlooked treatment factor in obsessive-compulsive disorder". Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 23 (1). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Taylor & Francis: 63–70. PMID 21318197. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012 – via Aacp.com.

[1] Compare: "Guilt: Encyclopedia of Psychology". Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008. "In psychology, what is "guilt," and what are the stages of guilt development?". eNotes.com. 2006. 31 December 2007: 'Let's begin with a working definition of guilt. Guilt is "an emotional state produced by thoughts that we have not lived up to our ideal self and could have done otherwise".' Retrieved 2017-12-03.

[2] Shapiro, Leslie J.; Stewart, Evelyn S. (February 2011). "Pathological guilt: A persistent yet overlooked treatment factor in obsessive-compulsive disorder". Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 23 (1). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Taylor & Francis: 63–70. PMID 21318197. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012 – via Aacp.com.

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