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Mailbag: Dealing with Hysteria and Violent Media
Season 3 · Episode 16

Mailbag: Dealing with Hysteria and Violent Media

Today's special mailbag episode focuses on questions from listeners related to things that can hijack our attention, specifically hysterical and violent forms of media.

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson · Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

April 8, 201931m 29s

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Show Notes

During today's special mailbag episode, Dr. Hanson and Forrest answer questions from listeners related to things that can hijack our attention, specifically hysterical and violent forms of media.

If you'd like to submit a question, use the form on this page!

Royal Society Open Science Study

Statement from the Society for Media Psychology and Technology of the American Psychological Association

Consortium of Scholars Open Letter

PNAS Metaanalysis

Timestamps:

2:00: "I feel like our culture bombards us with hysteria. What can we do to stop it from influencing us?"

12:50: "Do violent video games, or other forms of media, cause children to become violent?"

24:45: "How much exposure to intense media would you allow your child?"

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