Negative Effects of High Media Exposure and Personal Computing Technologies

Negative Effects of High Media Exposure and Personal Computing Technologies 
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Aten, J. (2020, June 9). How Does Media Play into Trauma? An interview with Dr. Dana Rose Garfin on media exposure and trauma. Psychology Today. /us/blog/hope-resilience/202006/how-does-media-play-trauma?fbclid=IwAR3DVVpEKNA0ME0TCgjQrRLyRB1sU5GDr1Glq8BkgB4kyWhIJ_keoBMdfSQ
Purpose Statement: The study aims to identify the negative effects of high media exposure concerning traumatic events on the mental and physical wellbeing of an individual.
Summary Statement: The study reveals that psychological distress or acute stress symptoms are associated with high real-time exposure to media that are related to a traumatic event such as bombings or the pandemic.
Audience Statement: The study applies to everyone exposed to media such as television news and online newspaper websites.
Unique Feature Statement: A unique finding in the study is that the negative effects of high media exposure to certain disasters and traumatic events are much higher in comparison to the actual and direct experience of the event.
Strength, Weakness, or Bias Statement: The strength of the study is the representative population from different traumatic events such as the Boston bombing and the Pulse nightclub shooting, creating a study that is applicable to the American population from different parts of the country.
Reflective Statement: The findings show that stress symptoms are increased due to high exposure to media concerning natural disasters and traumatic events. This study can contribute to the recommended behavior when consuming media content. There is an oversaturation of information from different sources, makin...