On average, when they were swearing they could keep their hands in the iced water for half as long again as when they were using a neutral word. This shows that the results are anything but maladaptive. Swearing really does allow you to withstand pain for longer. Definitely not! Historians of the English language describe how women were equally praised for their command of exceedingly expressive insults and swearing, right up to the point in when a book by Richard Allestree was published titled The Ladies Calling.
Today we are horribly still in the same place on men versus women swearing. They swear just as much as men. And that judgement can have serious implications. Whereas men who swear about conditions like testicular cancer tend to bond more closely with other men using the same vocabulary. The idea that swearing is a legitimate means of expressing a negative emotion is much more circumscribed for women.
Out in the wild, chimps are inveterate users of their excrement to mark their territory or show their annoyance. So the first thing you do, if you want to teach a primate sign language, is potty train them.
That means, just like human children at a similar age, that they end up with a taboo around excrement. Washoe was a female chimpanzee that was originally adopted by R. Allen Gardner and Beatrix T. Gardner in the s. Later, she was taken on by a researcher in Washington State called Roger Fouts. Washoe was the matriarch to three younger chimps: Loulis, Tatu, and Dar. By the time they brought in Loulis, the youngest, the humans had stopped teaching them language, so they looked to see if the chimps would transmit language through the generations, which they did.
Researchers at Keele University in the United Kingdom found that people could endure the stinging and numbing pain of holding their hands in ice water longer if they were able to fire off expletives in the process compared to saying more neutral words. Richard Stephens, a senior lecturer in psychology at Keele University and co-author of the study, said in a statement when the research was released.
And while some research suggests swearing more can dull its pain-reducing effects, Antonino said it can help build our resilience in the face of potential new adverse circumstances we have little control over. Zrenchik said there are other benefits, including creative expression, relationship development, or simply allowing our identities to harmonize. But by allowing ourselves the freedom to swear when talking to others, like we do when we talk to ourselves, Zrenchik said it allows people the freedom to live a bit more authentically and honestly.
Or you can use them in the form of creative expression under the protection of the First Amendment. It can also be an expression of creativity. The stress of constant negative news can greatly affect your mental and physical health. Different places have different rules. Think of other words to use if you find it hard to stop swearing, and other ways to handle difficult situations.
If your child has heard you swearing, it can also help to explain why you were swearing. Praise your child when you notice them dealing more appropriately with anger or frustration. For example, if your child tells you that a friend was using swear words to tease them, praise your child for walking away from the situation and not using those words themselves.
Be aware of what your child watches, listens to and plays with. Monitor what your child is seeing on platforms like YouTube and TikTok, and check the ratings for TV shows, movies, games and apps.
When children push the boundaries with swearing Some children will keep pushing swearing boundaries after being told not to. If you find yourself in this situation, you could try the following strategies: Clearly state the rules. Tell your child what the consequences will be if you hear swear words — for example, quiet time or time-out or loss of privileges like TV time, pocket money and so on.
Harvard professor Steven Pinker agrees with me. We've seen that happen in the twentieth century. That occurs on every episode of Jersey Shore and lots of other TV shows. A study—slyly titled "Habitat for Profanity"—of network prime-time programming by the conservative advocacy group Parents Television Council found the use of a muted or bleeped F-word jumped 2, percent from to It went from 11 total instances to over those five years.
And that research doesn't even include cable-network reality shows, where it's possible to hear bleep used as a verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, and gerund—all in one sentence.
Incidentally, serial swearers do get their comeuppance when it comes to pain management. In a follow-up to his original study, Stephens found that people who cursed excessively—up to 60 times per day—didn't get any pain relief from it, because the emotional response in the brain weakens after repeated exposure.
You'd never catch me chain-swearing. The power and appeal of bawdy language lie in its ability to disarm. Someone like Snooki reeks of profanity from her pouf to her toe ring. You're not surprised when she detonates six F-bombs in a sentence. I liken that kind of abuse to overaccessorizing. If a sentence—or a little black dress—calls for bold jewelry, a silk scarf, and a fedora, it's time to reevaluate your wardrobe or your vocabulary.
I prefer a woman who can casually curse with originality, elegance, and authority. Carole Lombard earned the nickname "the profane angel" because she looked like a sylph but swore like a stevedore. But my own personal foulmouthed icon will always be the late Elizabeth Taylor. A decade or so ago, I interviewed her in her Bel Air home, with its quicksand-white carpeting and blinding Baccarat on every surface.
People warned me that she could be as unpredictable as an electric eel. I was petrified. But within minutes of my arrival, Taylor referred to the hue of her pot of hot-pink lip gloss as "Slut" and told me that a certain colleague "really chapped my ass.
Taylor had a psychic sense that the flight was going to crash. She turned to her husband and said, "Screw the luggage.
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