What Your Brain Does in an Emergency & Solitude Vs Loneliness
Aug 22, 2024
Discover whether dogs are truly color blind—it's more complex than you think! Learn how your brain reacts in emergencies, revealing fascinating insights into human behavior during crises. Experts share the importance of preparedness and community support in life-or-death situations. Plus, explore the powerful distinction between solitude and loneliness, uncovering the psychological benefits of time alone. Find out how solitude can enhance mental health while debunking common misconceptions about those who prefer to spend time alone.
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Disaster Response
How people react in disasters can be unpredictable, differing from expectations.
It involves mental preparation, not just physical, to effectively handle emergencies.
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Disaster Reactions
People often exhibit unexpected behaviors in disasters, both positive and negative.
Amanda Ripley emphasizes the importance of understanding these reactions for better preparation.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Bear Encounter
Mike Carruthers shares a story of encountering a bear in his kitchen, highlighting the initial disbelief in emergencies.
The bear's actions were surprisingly docile, eventually leaving after eating peanut butter.
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How you will react in an emergency or disaster is hard to predict. Yet how people react can make the difference between life and death. It’s not just physical preparation but also mental – to think about what you will do. Here to explain the process your brain goes through when an emergency or disaster strikes and offer some suggestions on how to better plan for them is Amanda Ripley. She is a writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications and she is author of the book, The Unthinkable Who Survives When Disaster Strikes--and Why (https://amzn.to/4fGJakN).
Some people like their solitude more than others. They cherish their time alone. Yet there is a stigma about solitude. People often think that others who spend a lot of time alone must have something wrong with them or they must be lonely or have no friends. Not necessarily. In the right dose, solitude can be very powerful. Joining me to discuss this is Netta Weinstein is an internationally recognized psychologist and director of the European Research Council's 'Solitude: Alone but Resilient (SOAR)' project. She is also professor of psychology at the University of Reading and an associate researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK. Netta is author of the book Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone (https://amzn.to/3X1XkWf).
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