Outline of My Fourth Oral Presentation

Dealing with Stress, Aggression and Pressure in the Vehicle

This is a presentation of Driving Lessons, J. Peter Rothe, University of Alberta Press, 2002, p. 34-49

By Jayson Dicho

Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:

www.soc.hawaii.edu/.eonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm

I. The Driver’s Threefold Self

a.  Emotions how you feel (Affective)

i. Negative example of affective self

ii. Positive example of affective self

b. What you know (Cognitive)

i. Negative example: stereotypical: women can’t drive

ii. Positive example: safety knowledge knowing what to do

c. Physical Aspects (Sensorimotor)

i. Negative example : middle finger

ii. Positive example: Shaka

d. My opinion

II. Self Witnessing (mental health of drivers)

a. Three negative reactions routinely mentioned in driver self-witnessing reports

i. Extreme physiological reactions

1. heart pounding

2. momentary stoppage of breathing

3. muscle spasms

ii. Extreme emotional reactions

1. outbursts of anger

2. yelling

3. aggressive gestures

iii. Extreme irrational thought sequences

1. paranoiac thinking that one is being followed or inspected

2. addressing other drivers who are not within earshot

3. denial of reality and defensiveness when a passenger complains of a driver’s error

b. Driving informatics

i. What is driving informatics?

ii. How can we use this?

iii. Why is this important?

c. My opinion

III. Taxonomy of driving behavior

a. Three levels of development or driver competence

i. Level 1 Proficiency: Active, Cognitive

ii. Level 2 Safety, Avoidance of trouble

i. Level 3 Responsibility

b. Two stages of a driving personality makeover plan

- Stage 1 Avoid Aggressive Driving

- Stage 2 Supportive Driving enjoy the ride

IV. Conclusion

Helpful Links:

http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats.html

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leonarticles.html

http://www.drdriving.org/legislation/tee_cards.htm

Homepage: www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2004/Dicho/home.htm