We tend to marvel at the righteous. Yet, many of them don't marvel back. Moral masochism, the preoccupation with sacrifice and, thus, being good, is often written about when discussing perfectionism ...

As inspired as the Constitution is, the Founding Fathers repeatedly declared that it would only be effective in preserving freedom if the people it governs are a moral and religious people. But who ...

Research suggests that moral injury is widespread among members of the military, and it is linked to anxiety, depression, PTSD severity, and risk of suicide. One study reported that over 90 percent of ...

I stood close to the door of the Imaging Center in Fort Collins as I waited for my Uber ride. A cold, blustery wind ripped across the parking lot. I wanted to escape the wind and jump quickly into my ...

The mental health world has a term for psychological distress that happens when your values are violated. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron When Jennifer S. Wortham was a teenager, ...

Credit: Getty Images Although it is not a formal psychiatric diagnosis, moral injury can have deep effects on the mental health of veterans. Moral injury – a distinct condition from post-traumatic ...

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A moral hazard happens when a party takes an excessive risk or enters a business relationship in bad faith knowing another party is economically responsible for the outcome. For example, during the ...

In 1994, I was a young journalist in the information graphics department at The Detroit News, just two years out of college. In April of that year, the Rwandan genocide — a war of ethnic tensions — ...

Most of us are familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which is triggered by witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event. A person suffering from PTSD will often experience a ...

Moral injury is the cognitive and emotional response that occurs after events that violate a person's moral or ethical code. Events that constitute moral injury include a person's own or other ...