In the adult brain, disappointment motivates self-soothing and self-care and, if necessary, sharpening old skills and acquiring new ones. If disappointment is about attachment, it motivates connecting ...

Friendship, companionship, love, reassurance, acknowledgement, a sense of belonging -- these and other feelings are part of the human condition, regardless of a person's age. Our need for these things ...

What does it mean for someone to be happy? Like most characteristics, there is both a state and a trait version of this question. States refer to what is going on in the moment. If you’re at a party ...