Insects are considered a tasty main course in many countries, yet in Western culture, most would run away from the table in a daze if the waiter would put a bowl of caterpillars or crickets on the table. Scientists say that the future of gastronomy is in arthropods. Excessive meat consumption causes severe damage to […]

Fun hobby or duty? Fewer and fewer people regularly read for fun. Even among students, the mood for reading has declined as well. In 1980, 60% of American graduate high school students said they read books, daily newspapers, or magazines for fun daily – today, the same is only valid for 16% of them, a […]

Expert studies show that fear of commitment is influenced most often by fear of rejection. Many want to avoid disappointment and to feel more profound emotions. It also happens countless times that when some end their relationship with a challenging, painful breakup, bad memories accompany them for a long time. They try to prevent themselves […]

Many aspects play a role in competing for predisposition, from broader cultural reasons, through the characteristics of a particular group, to personality traits. Some people perform worse in competitive situations than usual. Competition is both attractive and fear-provoking; the wish for success can make it desirable, while the danger of failure can cause anxiety. The […]

Sense of guilt is a complex emotion, several factors are needed to trigger it, and it affects the functioning and development of the personality in several areas. Because of its different effects on personality functioning, a sense of guilt is listed in the literature as a member of different emotional families. Some consider it as […]