Psychological Effects of Media Exposure

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Psychological Effects of Media Exposure

Claire Dorotik-Nana, LMFT

CE Credit: 2 Hours

Learning Level: Intermediate

Course Type: Online

Course Abstract

Psychological Effects of Media Exposure is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that explores the psychological effects that media exposure has on both the witnesses and victims of traumatic events.

This course will explore why we are so drawn to traumatic events and how media portrayals of these events influence our thoughts, conclusions, and assumptions about them. It will then discuss how the intersection of trauma and media has evolved to provide a place for celebrity-like attention, political agendas, corporate positioning, and even the repackaging, marketing, and selling of grief.

Lastly, the course will look at the interventions and exercises clinicians can use to help their clients understand the effects of trauma becoming public, how to protect themselves, and most importantly, how to recover from traumatic experience – even when it becomes public.

Closeout Course #21-23 | 2018 | 44 pages | 15 posttest questions

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the current trends in media consumption in the US

2. Explain the effects of over-representation of violence within the media

3. Summarize the effects of exposure to increased levels of sensationalized violence in the media

4. Identify the effects of victims of crime being exposed to violence in the media

5. Describe the outcomes of extensive media attention being given to mass traumas

6. List the ways in which clinicians can be helpful to victims when trauma becomes public

CE INFORMATION

Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).

COURSE DIRECTIONS

This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).

Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation. Click here to learn more.

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About the Author(s)

Claire Dorotik-Nana, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in post-traumatic growth, optimal performance, and wellness. She is licensed to practice in California and Colorado. Claire earned her BS in Kinesiology and worked as a personal trainer for years before becoming a course developer for International Sports Science Association. Claire is always thinking about ways to improve physical fitness and nutrition as a modality for improving mental health. She also writes in her popular blog, Leveraging Adversity on Psychcentral.

Disclosure:
Financial: Claire Nana receives author compensation from Professional Development Resources.
Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.

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