DR. WALLACE: I'm a senior in high school and the only girl out of our group of six close friends who does not have a steady boyfriend presently. I've had a string of relationships that didn't end well ...

When we witness an awkward moment, pain centers in the brain light up. April 15, 2011— -- Ever wonder why some people can't stand the over-the-top awkwardness of characters on "The Office" while ...

Ever wonder why your pulse races and your heart beats faster and you start to sweat when you’re embarrassed? You can blame your pregenual anterior cingulate cortex, a thumb-sized region in the brain ...

The uncontrollable movements of tardive dyskinesia can lead to feelings of embarrassment, frustration, and physical discomfort. But there are ways to manage these symptoms in your day-to-day life.

We’ve all felt the excruciating moment where everyone seems to be staring at us with disapproval, and we wish the earth would just swallow us up. Embarrassment means feeling uncomfortably exposed to ...

I passed by him yesterday. The Diag is absolutely terrible when you are trying to avoid someone, and of course, I happened to pass him by the Chemistry Building, home to all pre-med warriors seemingly ...

Embarrassment, guilt, and shame are recognitions that the self-image we so carefully construct and monitor – before ourselves as before others – has been damaged. Recognizing this fall from grace, our ...

A laughing moment of embarrassment is a tough one to pull off, mainly because there is a psychological component to watching TV. Yes, there is more than just a serial relationship with your favorite ...

You know the feeling. You see something embarrassing happen to someone else—or you sit through a particular cringe-inducing scene in a sitcom or comedy movie—and you feel embarrassed on behalf of the ...

In a virtual-reality study that sheds light on the intricacies of human-robot interactions, researchers have discovered that humans are capable of experiencing empathic embarrassment when witnessing ...