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Have you ever made the atmosphere frozen instantly because of an inadvertent sentence, and you were also deeply guilty? Do you often feel guilty while feeling unspeakable ashamed? Each of us has a sense of morality and will have emotional reactions to what we do wrong. However, different people will have different emotional experiences when facing mistakes. Some tend to feel guilty, while others are more likely to feel ashamed.
PsycTest Quiz's Guilt and Shame tendency test is designed to help you understand which emotional experience you prefer, so as to better understand yourself and improve your emotional management skills. This test is not a formal psychological assessment and is used only as a reference for self-exploration.
What is guilt?
Guilt is a sad feeling caused by harming others by your actions. When you feel guilty, you will instinctively apologize or make compensation for your actions. What a guilty person sees in his eyes is the image of the person he is hurt, which will amplify the negative impact caused by his words and deeds and desire to make up for it. People with guilt often constantly look at themselves, worried that they will have an impact on others.
- Guilt is related to behavior : Guilt is usually related to what you did or didn’t do.
- Guilt will prompt you to make up for your mistakes : Guilt will make you want to apologize or take action to correct your mistakes.
- Guilt may stem from unreasonable beliefs : people with guilt may subconsciously think that they are doing something harmful to others.
- Guilt can lead to 'negative exaggeration' : People with strong guilt may unrealistic view that they have the ability to influence negative events.
What is shame?
Shame is a feeling of flaws, shortcomings or bad things about one's own existence. When you feel ashamed, you feel bad and want to hide or escape. Shame may inspire people to hide, accuse or angrily lash out at others.
- Shame is related to existence : Shame is often related to what kind of person you think you are.
- Shame makes you feel small, fragile and bad : shame makes you feel that you are not good enough and feel that you are low in self-worth.
- Shame may stem from early experiences : Shame tendencies may be associated with neglect, abuse, or abandonment in childhood.
- Shame may lead to defense mechanisms : People with strong sense of shame may defend against this feeling through narcissism and other means.
- Shame can lead to anger and jealousy : People with shame are more likely to feel angry and are more likely to interpret other people’s behavior in a negative way.
The difference between guilt and shame
Although guilt and shame are both related to negative emotions, they are different. Guilt is focused on your behavior, while shame is focused on your existence .
feature | Feeling guilt | Satisfied |
Points of concern | Behavior | exist |
Feel | Feel sad about the harm caused to others | Feeling not good enough about yourself |
Motivation for behavior | Want to apologize and make up for it | Want to hide and blame others |
Psychological characteristics | Amplify the influence of behavior, desire to make up, self-examination | Feeling that you are small, fragile, bad, and need defense |
Possible impact | Less frustration and anger, and be more empathetic and friendly to others | More easily feel angry, jealous, and express anger, depression, anxiety in a more destructive way |
Are you guilty or shame-oriented?
So, are you more likely to feel guilty or shame? Take this test to help you understand your emotional tendencies first. Please note that this is not a formal, standardized psychological test, and the results are for reference only.
Understanding whether your emotional tendencies are more likely to feel guilty or shame can help you better understand your emotional responses and behavior patterns. This self-awareness is the first step in self-growth.
- If you tend to feel guilty, you may constantly look at your behavior and worry about negatively affecting others.
- If you tend to be ashamed, you may often feel a sense of self-worth is low and need defense mechanisms to protect yourself.
No matter what your tendency is, there is room for improvement. If you find that these emotional problems have seriously affected your life, you can seek help from a professional psychological counselor.
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