Bonus Episode - Coronavirus Anxiety with Baruch Fischhoff, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Fear about the coronavirus has gripped the world. While nearly all cases have been in China, that has not stopped people in other countries from worrying. This new illness certainly is frightening and needs attention, but it’s important to note that far more people die from an illness that’s all too familiar – the seasonal flu. Why are we so afraid of this novel coronavirus when we are much more likely to catch the flu? Our guest, Baruch Fischhoff, PhD, is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an expert on public perception of risk and human judgment and decision-making. He explains why we worry about new risks more than familiar ones, how to calm our anxiety and what are the psychological effects of being quarantined. Listen to Part 2 Join us online August 6-8 for APA 2020 Virtual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.3	Hello and welcome to Speaking of Psychology, a biweekly podcast from the American Psychological Association
0:38.3	that explores the connections between psychological science and everyday life.
0:42.3	I'm your host, Caitlin Luna.
0:44.3	Fear about the coronavirus has gripped the world.
0:47.3	As I speak, more than 600 people have died from the virus and more than 31,000 people have become sick.
0:53.3	That's according to the World Health Organization.
0:56.4	Nearly all cases have been in China, but that hasn't stopped people in other countries
1:00.3	from worrying.
1:01.4	Here in the U.S., a dozen or so people have become ill so far.
1:05.2	While this new illness certainly is frightening and needs attention, it's important to note that
1:09.4	far more people die from an illness
1:11.1	that's all too familiar, the seasonal flu. An estimated 10,000 people have died from it this year in the
1:16.7	U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control, and 19 million have become sickened. Why are we so
1:22.4	afraid of this novel coronavirus when we are much more likely to catch the flu? Our guest for this
1:27.3	episode will explain
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