Psychiatry and Psychology

Guilt

Subjective feeling of having committed an error, offense or sin; unpleasant feeling of self-criticism. These result from acts, impulses, or thoughts contrary to one's personal conscience.

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Subjective feeling of having committed an error, offense or sin; unpleasant feeling of self-criticism. These result from acts, impulses, or thoughts contrary to one's personal conscience.

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  • Guilts

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  1. F01.470w.483w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Guilt. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006167. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006167
  2. Guilt. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilt_(emotion)
  3. Guilt. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628939