The psychological toll of shame in military personnel
Feelings of shame may make the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more severe in current and former members of the Armed Services.
Oct 25, 2017
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Feelings of shame may make the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more severe in current and former members of the Armed Services.
Oct 25, 2017
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The prospect of feeling embarrassment and shame in front of one's peers—especially among women—rather than the threat of facing potential formal punishment appears to be the most effective deterrent to problem drinking ...
Jun 20, 2017
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In a new study, women considered the position and shape of the urethral opening to be the least important aspects of a penis' appearance.
Jul 20, 2015
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Thomas Scheff would like psychologists to talk about emotion—not simply to share feelings, but to advance science. According to the emeritus professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara, intuition could be the catalyst that ...
Jun 23, 2015
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You may not have heard of Justine Sacco but she gained brief infamy online in 2013 when she sent one ill-considered Tweet that subsequently "blew up" her life, all in the time it took her to fly from London to South Africa. ...
Apr 9, 2015
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Emotions are complicated and never more so than in the realm of the scientific, where commonly accepted definitions are lacking.
Dec 15, 2014
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Shame on you. These three simple words can temporarily—or, when used too often, permanently—destroy an individual's sense of value and self-worth.
Mar 13, 2014
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Within three years of being released from jail, two out of every three inmates in the US wind up behind bars again—a problem that contributes to the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. New research suggests ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Have you ever left a doctor's office feeling ashamed or guilty? Chances are one in two that you answered "yes," according to research from the University of California, San Diego. And what happened next? Perhaps you were ...
Jan 15, 2014
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When the St. Louis Cardinals lost the World Series, just how much shame did the players feel? According to researchers at Penn State and Australia's Central Queensland University, a person's goals at the outset of a competence-based ...
Dec 2, 2013
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