Psychology & Psychiatry
Doctors could improve health by being aware of their patients' shame
Doctors could improve patient's health if they were more aware of the serious impact shame has on the body, research suggests.
Dec 4, 2017
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News tagged with shame
Psychology & Psychiatry
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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Health
Study shows embarrassment, shame are better deterrents to college problem drinking than fear of formal punishment
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Helping teens who self-harm and their families deal with shame and blame
Talking openly about blame and shame can benefit teens who self-harm, their families, and therapists, according to a new article.
Feb 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
What is a good looking penis?
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Inability to address emotion is holding back the field of psychology, sociologist argues
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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Health
Smoking around your toddler could be just as bad as smoking while pregnant
Children whose parents smoked when they were toddlers are likely to have a wider waist and a higher BMI by time they reach ten years of age, reveal researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte Justine ...
Jun 22, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The power of public shaming, for good and for ill
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Shame on us: Paper provides first step in arriving at accepted definitions of basic emotions
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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Health
Breastfeeding: Shame if you do, shame if you don't
A new study of 63 women with varied infant feeding experiences reveals that breastfeeding mothers may feel shame if they breastfeed in public due to exposure, while those who do not breastfeed may experience shame through ...
Nov 4, 2014
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