News tagged with punishments


China beefs up law to fight food safety scandals

(AP)—China's top court has issued guidelines calling for harsher punishment for making and selling unsafe food products in the latest response to tainted food scandals that have angered the public.

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Punishment can enhance performance, academics find

The stick can work just as well as the carrot in improving our performance, a team of academics at The University of Nottingham has found. A study led by researchers from the University's School of Psychology, published recently ...

Neuroscience created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Steroids loom in major-college football

(AP)—With uneven testing for steroids and inconsistent punishment, college football players are packing on rapid weight without drawing much attention from their schools or the NCAA.

Health created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Embattled childhoods may be the real trauma for soldiers with PTSD

New research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers challenges popular assumptions about the origins and trajectory of PTSD, providing evidence that traumatic experiences in childhood - not combat - may predict ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children raised with corporal punishment at greater risk of developing cancer and heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Parents who smack or shout at their children could be placing them at greater risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Canada should remove section of Criminal Code that permits physical punishment of children

To promote good parenting, Canada should remove section 43 of its Criminal Code because it sends the wrong message that using physical punishment to discipline children is acceptable, argues Dr. John Fletcher, Editor-in-Chief, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Study shows spanking boosts odds of mental illness

People who were hit or spanked as children face higher odds of mental ailments as adults, including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse, researchers said Monday.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crime and punishment: The neurobiological roots of modern justice

A pair of neuroscientists from Vanderbilt and Harvard Universities has proposed the first neurobiological model for third-party punishment. It outlines a collection of potential cognitive and brain processes ...

Neuroscience created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Are there biosocial origins for antisocial behavior?

An assistant professor at Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice is working to unlock the mysteries surrounding the role that genetics and environmental influences play on criminal and antisocial behavior.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physical punishment of children potentially harmful to their long-term development

An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Mothers' self-recorded audio gives unique real-time view of spanking in context of day-to-day life

In one recording, a mom spanks her 3-year-old 11 times for fighting with his sister. In another, a mom slaps her son for turning the page of a book while she reads to him. In still another, a mom spanks her 5-year-old when ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 7