There’s evidence to prove that anxiety and stress has a conflicting effect on a witnesses recall. It’s said that high levels of stress and anxiety can either have a positive or negative effect on recall. A survey done by Christianson and Hubinette (1993) found that 58 witnesses who had been threatened during bank robberies has more detailed and accurate recall of events that those not threatened, even after 15 month. Although this is a survey it has ecological validity as it was conducted in a real life situation. This research suggests that if a person is threatened which will increase stress and anxiety levels, they are more likely to remember.
This suggests that high anxiety situations have a negative impact on EW identification accuracy. In the second one he considered the recall of culprits and scene details. He found that details were correctly recalled by 64% for low anxiety conditions compared to 52% for high anxiety conditions. This shows that high anxiety reduces the ability to identify details of a crime. Also, we have to consider that eyewitnesses victims of a violent crime will register more the situations that pose a treat to them, like the criminal’s weapon.
There has been a lot of research that suggests that the immune system can be severely affected by stress. Kiecolt-Glaser did an experiment to evaluate the effect of acute stressors on the immune system. She had a group of students who were about to have their medical exams. She took the blood sample one month before the exams and another during the exam period. She measured the NK cell activity to see how the immune system was effected and found that the NK cell activity had dropped significantly in the second blood sample that had been taken shows that stress had caused to lower the efficiency of the immune system and made the students were vulnerable to stress-related illnesses.
Side effects to being an alcoholic included violence, which Ed knew way to well. According to MayoClinic.com, over 20% of injuries come from abuse. Abuse to the head can have effects later on in the person’s life such as lack of judgement, reasoning, problem solving, and memory loss. Ed’s father was abusive due to his drinking and caused Gein to make certain decisions and actions later on in his life because of the effects the abuse had on
OxyContin: Experience the Euphoria and the Fatality Judy F. Tisdale Texas A&M University-San Antonio The researcher began this paper with a nagging question in her heart, “What is so alluring about this drug, OxyContin”? There are many tragic, senseless deaths throughout the United States and parts of the World due to abuse or addiction to a variety of drugs; however it appears that OxyContin is getting the majority of the attention at this particular time in History. OxyContin was created by Purdue Pharma in Stamford, Connecticut and was introduced in 1995. It is mostly prescribed for Cancer patients and for post operative patients to help ease the severity of their pain. It is a narcotic made from opium and is a time released
Discuss research into the role of anxiety and it's effect on eye witness testimony Research into the role of anxiety on eye witness testimony is very mixed however it is thought that eye witness testimony is most accurate between low to high anxiety levels. This is shown in the Yerkes-Dobson curve (1908): There is also research to support this, such as Yuille and Cutshall (1986). It was a real life study in which they interviewed witnesses to a real life shooting. They found that eye witness accounts were very accurate and this accuracy didn't diminish over time. They also found that the accounts were not distorted by any leading questions.
Substance abuse and emotional stress, resulting for example from financial troubles, are other risk factors for aggression and impulsiveness in caregivers.” So it is not a stereo typical thing both men and women can inflict this on their child, but the main people to inflict this is more often men. When reading about shaking baby syndrome, I came across another term for it called Whiplash shaken infant syndrome. John Caffey a pediatric radiologist developed this concept in 1946. Children that incurred this abuse more times are less than one year old. Statistics show that between 1,200-1,400 children suffer head injuries from abuse in the United States.
Psychological Impacts Associated with Exposure to Gun Violence Young people who are exposed to gun violence may experience negative psychological impacts in both the short and long term. For example, a recent study of rural third- through eighth-graders indicated that children exposed to gun violence reported significantly higher levels of anger, withdrawal, and posttraumatic stress.5 The problem is exacerbated when youth get caught in a cycle of violence: Those who witnessed at least one incidence of gun violence reported significantly greater exposure to other types of violence, higher levels of aggression, and less parental monitoring than their peers.5 Exposure to gun violence also can desensitize youth to the effects of violence and increase the likelihood that they will use violence as a means of resolving problems or expressing emotions. Sleep Distortion and Withdrawal Research shows that exposure to violence can cause intrusive thoughts about the traumatic event and sleep disturbances.6 Therefore, it is not surprising that children and youth exposed to gun violence commonly experience difficulty concentrating in the classroom, declines in academic performance, and lower educational and career aspirations.7,8 Other outcomes associated with exposure to violent trauma include increased delinquency, risky sexual behaviors, and substance abuse.7,8 Exposure to gun
In many cases such as the Columbine High School incident, the signs and symptoms were present, and obvious to everyone after the fact. Yet for some reason, either due to a lack of knowledge, refusal to accept the facts, or the fear of stigma, the signs and symptoms were not addressed. It is easy to place blame in these circumstances on the failures of others. In many cases of mass murder or violent crime, the signs and symptoms were present and only recognized in hind-sight. Had those around these people recognized the symptoms and assisted the person in getting help for their depression, many unfortunate incidents could be avoided.
Painkillers and anti-anxiety medications can cause depressed respiration and even death, and CNS depressants can also induce seizures when a reduction in their chronic use triggers a sudden rebound in brain activity. Particularly dangerous is when young people indiscriminately mix and share prescription drugs, also combining them with alcohol or other drugs. In an environment where opiate analgesics are the most frequently prescribed medication, with over 100 million prescriptions written every year, this risky practice is likely to contribute to the growing trend of drug abuse-related emergency room visits involving prescribed narcotics. And again, these classes of psychotherapeutic drugs have a real potential for leading