Self-praise may cause depression  high five  People who try to
reinforce a positive outlook by repeating self-praise could end
up feeling depressed instead. New research from the American
Psychological association tells us that the self-congratulatory
message we give ourselves, especially when they are not earned,
may backfire.  For those people who performed high or low on
tasks, when they assessed themselves accurately, admitting the
defeat or celebrating the triumph, they maintained more positive
mental health.  “These findings challenge the popular notion
that self-enhancement and providing positive performance
feedback to low performers is beneficial to emotional health.
Instead, our results underscore the emotional benefits of
accurate self-assessments and performance feedback,” said Young-
Hon Kim, PhD, of the Universality of Pennsylvania and lead
author.  They used college aged students in Hong Kong and the US
for the study, asking several groups to take the test and then
assess themselves comparing th