Baimei Tang took the TOEFL test seven times but couldn’t get the score she needed for full admission to a graduate art program at Miami University–Oxford in Ohio. But the U.S. school offered Tang, a ...

Do you have a tendency to disavow compliments (e.g., “Yes, I did do that, but I don’t really think it came out that well.”)? Or to deny credit if what you accomplished was done with minimal effort?

Some psychotherapists and motivational speakers urge unconditional self-acceptance: that we and perhaps our long-term romantic partner are wise to believe we are worthy merely because we exist. But ...