Guilt vs Shame

Guilt: a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined. Shame: the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another. Shame and guilt have much in common: they are self-conscious emotions, implying self-reflection and self-evaluation (e.g., Tangney & Tracy, […]