Ressentiment (French pronunciation: â), in philosophy and psychology, is one of the forms of resentment or hostility. It is the French word for resentment (from Latin intensive prefix 're', and 'sentir' to feel).
Watson's definition of environment/society addresses the idea that nurses have existed in every society, and that a caring attitude is transmitted from generation to generation by the culture of the nursing profession as a unique way of coping with its environment.
Caring Science/Watsonâs theory of human caring. Caritas is a Latin word connecting authentic human caring with love and deeper ethical meanings, honoring the preciousness and fragility of human caring. The 10 Caritas Processes of the theory are embedded in a framework of Caring Science as sacred science.2-4.