18-11-2008 (3.78 MB)

Duration: 16:31 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 32 KBPS - Frequency: 22050 HZ

Dr. Jessica Tracy

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• Dr. Jessica Tracy is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, where her research focuses on the expression, psychological structure, and cognitive elicitors of self-conscious emotions, as well a their links to personality and self-esteem regulation. She is the co-editor of “The Self-Conscious Emotions: Theory and Research,” and her work has been published in many personality journals. Her research has also been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Social Sciences and Health Research Council of Canada.
  
  In this interview with me on July 26, 2007, Dr. Tracy talks about the differences between “authentic pride” and “hubristic pride,” and how they are linked with self-esteem and well-being. She reviews the reasons why genuine self-esteem is often rooted in the pride that comes from pursuing intrinsic goals that involve hard work, and why this creates more joy, greater productivity and better social relationships. At theend of our interview, Dr. Tracy speculates about how hubristic pride is often rooted in shame, and how this must be addressed for lasting recovery from addictive diseases like alcoholism, that are often rooted in shame.
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed our sweeping discussion of narcissism, pride, happiness and self-esteem, and learned much from Dr. Tracy in this fifteen-minute interview. Please take a moment to listen to her cutting-edge thoughts on these subjects!
  
  Dr. Tracy’s webpage is: http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/jltracy/.
  
  
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