Hopelessness and anger around parents due to the fear of being a disappointment.

We become conscious of our emotions during adolescence. We become aware of emotions such as shame, guilt, pride and embarrassment by the age of two, but do not fully understand how those emotions affect our life. By age 13, we have become more in touch with these emotions and begin to apply them to our own lives. A study entitled "The Construction of the Self" found that many adolescents display happiness and self-confidence around friends, but hopelessness and anger around parents due to the fear of being a disappointment. Teenagers were also shown to feel intelligent and creative around teachers, and shy, uncomfortable and nervous around people they were not familiar with.