Outline of my ninth oral presentation

Aggressive Driving and Mental Health

This is a presentation of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving

 Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Published by Prometheus Books, 2000 Pages 57-66

By Jayson Dicho

 

Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:

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

 

I. GENDER EFFECT

           

A)    MEN

                        a. More Rage

                        b. More to be involved in accidents

B)     WOMEN

                        a. Experience positive emotions

                        b. fatal traffic accidents increased 18% in 20 years

C)    AUTO INSURANCE

 

 

II.  DRIVING IMPAIRED

 

A)    PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT

                        Alcohol

                        Sleep Deprivation

B)     EMOTIONAL IMPAIRMENT

Difficult to manage

Driving stress no different to other stress in one’s lives

 

III.  SELF CONTROL BEHIND THE WHEEL

 

A)    TWO COMPONENTS

a.       self appraisal

b.      self regulation

 

B)     EMOTIONAL AWARNESS

a.       people lack it.

b.      If we are unaware of our emotions/mood, our thoughts might become negative.

 

C)    3 TECHNIQUES

1.  Postpone

2.  Avoid

3.      Redirect

 

 

 

Helpful web sites:

 

http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/InMyOpinion/WhatIsImpairment.html

 

http://www.health.org/nongovpubs/bac-chart/

 

www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/459s98/hattori/report1.html

 

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