Emotions and Consequences

Staw, Barry M. Sutton, Robert I. Pelled,Lisa H. 2004, Employee Positive Emotion and Favorable Outcomes at the Workplace Employee Positive Emotion and Favorable Outcomes at the Workplace, Organization Science, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 51-71

Emotions No matter how hard you try, you cannot control your emotions, only attempt to hide them. Emotions influence every aspect of our lives, what we do, what we say, and et cetera. All of our emotions, from anger to insecurity, are influenced by several factors, just as our lives are influenced by our emotions (Gelinas, Emotions 35). First of all, it causes problems when one does not trust himself, and it shows up in many ways. Some people brag to call attention to themselves, causing others to believe that the egoistic person has a lot of self-respect. Very often though, egotism can be an attempt to cover up insecurity in a person who does not feel they will be good enough without it (Gelinas, Emotions 36). Bragging about one's achievements, material possessions, or achievements reveals a sense of inferiority.

Rafaeli, Anat. Yavetz,Iris Vilnai, 2004, Emotion as a Connection of Physical Artifacts and Organizations Emotion as a Connection of Physical Artifacts and Organizations, Organization Science, Vol. 15, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 2004), pp. 671-686

Even though one may brag their whole lives, they never reach a sense of well being. This is caused by fixation, which is when a person does not grow emotionally after a certain point (Gelinas, Emotions 64). A person that brags a great deal may also be considered a snob. A snob may not act as a braggart for the same reasons egoistic people do, for what snobs do is act so that they end up isolating themselves. They do this to avoid the trouble of friends, responsibilities, and emotional relationships by giving a snobbish attitude to the people who put up with these things (Gelinas, Emotions 45)

Starkey, Charles. 2008, Emotion and Full Understanding Emotion and Full Understanding, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Aug., 2008), pp. 425-454

Another sign of insecurity is envy. One often envies another to hide a lack of trust in themselves. They envy others accomplishments because they don't think they themselves can achieve those accomplishments (Milios 39). Many factors influence anger. Most anger is caused by a situation that makes one feel uncomfortable (Licata 14). This uncomfortable feeling could also be described as feeling threatened. Feeling threatened could lead to angry feelings because a threat can cause harm. Things that could make one feel threatened include disapproval, betrayal, deprivation, exploitation, manipulation, frustration, violence, and humiliation (Gaylin 95). One has their own ways of handling anger, most of which are unhealthy. Denial is one way of handling anger by using self-deception. In denial, one does not allow themselves to register a feeling that is threatening in one way or another (Gaylin 96). Bigotry is another way of handling anger. “A person that is prone to anger must create an object to be angry at.

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