In our everyday life, we are faced with many different daily challenges regarding how to express or suppress our internal feelings, which might be governed by a variety of factors.

While observing the nature of the expression and management of emotions, Ekman and Friesen propose four sources of display rules: 1) cultural display rules, 2) personal display rules, 3) vocational requirements, and 4) need of the moment (Ekman and Friesen, 1975).

Cultural display rules are the conventions "followed by all (non-rebellious) members of a given social class, sub-culture, or culture" (Ekman, 1975:138). Examples of cultural display rules comprise instances of exhibiting grief at funerals, displaying joy at weddings and birthdays, men not exhibiting fear or tears in public, or women not exhibiting anger in public. Notably, some nations are more inclined to handle their emotions, whereas others rarely suppress them.

It should be noted that individuals may also differ in the way they adhere........

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