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Speaking of Psychology

Mental health in a warming world, with Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Last year -- 2023 -- was the world’s warmest on record, and 2024 could bring another record-shattering summer. Psychologist Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and public health researcher Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD, discuss how heat affects people’s mental health, emotions and even cognitive abilities; the link between heat, violence and aggression; who is most vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat; and what policy makers could be doing to mitigate its effects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2020 was the world's warmest year on record, and

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2024 could bring another record-shattering summer.

0:38.3

In April, the National Weather Service released an outlook that predicted hotter than average

0:42.3

conditions across most of the U.S. this summer.

0:45.3

When we think of the consequences of extreme heat, physical dangers may come to mind first,

0:51.3

things like heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

0:53.3

But psychologists and public health

0:55.6

researchers have found that heat can affect our mental health as well as our physical health.

1:00.0

So what do those effects look like? How does extreme heat affect our mental health, our emotions,

1:05.7

and even our cognitive abilities? What is the link among heat, violence, and aggression? Who is most vulnerable to the

1:12.7

effects of extreme heat? And what should policymakers and others be doing to mitigate the

1:17.8

effects of extreme heat in a world that's only getting hotter? Welcome to Speaking of

1:23.7

Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that

1:28.4

examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills. We have two guests

1:36.8

today. First is Dr. Kim Midenbauer, an assistant professor in the Washington State University

1:42.1

Department of Psychology, where she heads the

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