Of no small interest to Darwin and, after him, to Freud and all those working in his wide cultural shadow, disgust as a topic of theoretical inquiry would go into retreat for much of the latter part ...

Disgust at uncontrolled sneezing, for example, is one of our main defences against infection The facial expression for disgust is universal. We can all picture the contorted, horrified face which ...

We all have things that disgust us irrationally, whether it be cockroaches or chitterlings or cotton balls. For me, it’s fruit soda. It started when I was 3; my mom offered me a can of Sunkist after ...

Disgust may play a role in a sexual dysfunction that often renders penetration impossible, new research finds, perhaps revealing a psychological component to physical sexual complaints. Specifically, ...

For psychologists who study it, disgust is one of the primal emotions that define — and explain — humanity.Credit...Maisie Cousins for The New York Times The Great Read For psychologists who study it, ...

Self-disgust is a relatively new area for psychological research. Photo / Thinkstock Disgust is a universal emotion - we all get disgusted by things, just as we all experience other "basic" emotions, ...

Poor hygiene, insects or other animals that may carry disease and risky sexual behavior are among the distinct kinds of disgust that can help us to avoid disease and infection, according to new ...