Considerations About Radioactive Events and Their Psychosocial Effects
Keywords:
Disaster, Radioactive event, Psychosocial effectsAbstract
This study presents some behavioral patterns which are observed in the context of a radioactive accident.
Comparing three different situations involving radioactive elements, Three Mile Island (USA), Chernobyl (ISC) and Goiânia
(Brazil), it is observed that, despite the differences in radiological levels, the populations involved show similar response
characteristics. The impact of the radioactive events on health has been the main concern of the exposed population, and the
response patterns observed in the different radioactive events seem to be less variable than it was proposed in the first studies.
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September, 13-17.
Alcalay, G. (1993). Children and radiation. Conference Report. Em:
S. Stepehens (Org.), Children and Environment Program (pp.
36-37). Trondheim, Norway: The Norwegian Centre for Child
Research.
Baum, A., Frederick, C.J., Frieze, Т.Ð., Shneidman, E.S. & Wortman,
C.B. (1987). Cataclysms, crises, and catastrophes: Psychology
in action. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Baum, A., Gatchel, R.J., & Schaeffer, MA. (1983). Emotional,
behavioral, and physiological effects of chronic stress at Three
Mile Island. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
51, 565-572.
Baum, A., Schaeffer, M.A., Lake, C.R., Fleming, R. & Collins, D.L.
(1985). Psychological and endocrinological correlates of
chronic stress at Three Mile Island. Perspectives on Behavioral
Medicine, 2,201-217.
Berren, M.R., Beigel, A. & Ghertner, S. (1980). A typology for the
classification of disasters. Community Mental Health Journal,
16, 103-111.
Bromet, E.J. (1989). The nature and effects of technological failures.
Em R. Gist & B. Lubin (Orgs.), Psychosocial aspects of
disaster (pp. 120-139). New York: Wiley.
Bromet, E.J. (1991). Psychologic effects of the radiation accident
at TMI. Em: R.C. Ricks, M.E. Berger & F.M. O'Hara (Orgs.),
The medical basis for radiation-accident preparedness III; The
psychological perspective (pp. 61-70). New York: Elsevier.
Collins, D.L. (1991). Stress at Three Mile Island: Altered perceptions,
behaviors, and neuroendocrine measures. Em: R.C.
Ricks, M.E. Berger & F.M. O'Hara (Orgs.), The medical basis
for radiation-accident preparedness III: The psychological
perspective (pp. 71-79). New York: Elsevier.
Collins, D.L., Baum, A. & Singer, J.E. (1983). Coping with chronic
stress at Three Mile Island: Psychological and biochemical
evidence. Health Psychology, 2, 149-166.
Curado, M.P. & Silva, D. (1989). Histórico do acidente radioativo
com Césio-137. Goiânia, GO: Fundação Leide das Neves Ferreira.
Davidson, L.M. & Baum, A. (1986). Chronic stress and posttraumatic
stress disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 54, 303-308.
Davidson, L.M., Baum, A., & Collins, D.L. (1982). Stress and
control-related problems at Three Mile Island. Journal of Applied
Social Psychology, 12, 349-359.
Fleming, I. O'Keeffe, M.K. & Baum, A. (1991). Chronic stress and
toxic waste: The role of uncertainty and helplessness. Journal
of Applied Social Psychology, 21, 1889-1907.
Gale, R.P. (1987). Calculating risk: Radiation and Chernobyl.
Journal of Communication, Summer, 68-73.
Gale, R.P. (1988). Recent radiation accidents. Chernobyl and
Goiânia: Their impact and global implications. The Alabama
Journal of Medical Sciences, 25,439-445.
Gist, R. & Lubin, B. (1989). Psychosocial aspects of disaster. New
York: Wiley.
Gricar, B.G. & Baratta, A.J. (1983). Bridging the information gap
at Three Mile Island: Radiation monitoring by citizens. The
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 19, 35-53.
Houts, P.S., Cleary, P.D. & Hu, Teh-Wei. (1988). The Three Mile
Island crisis: Psycliological, social, and economic impacts on
the surrounding populations. College, Pa: Pennsylvania State
University.
International Advisory Committee. (1991). The international Chernobyl
project: An overview. Assessment of radiological consequences
and evaluation of protective measures. Vienna: IAEA.
Mickley, G.A. (1991). Can animals serve as useful models for
research on the psychological effects of radiation exposure?
Em: R.C. Ricks, M.E. Berger & F.M. O'Hara (Orgs.), The
medical basis for radiation-accident preparedness III: The
psychological perspective (pp. 25-38). New York: Elsevier.
Petterson, J.S. (1988a). Enduring socioeconomic impacts: A report
on die follow-up study of the radiological accident in Goiânia,
Brazil. La Jolla, CA: Impact Assessment.
Petterson, J.S. (1988b). Perception vs. reality of radiological impact:
The Goiânia model. Nuclear News, November, 84-91.
Prince-Embury, S. (1991). Information seekers in the aftermath of
technological disaster at Three Mile Island. Journal of Applied
Social Psychology, 21, 569-584.
Quarantelli, E.L. (1991). Radiation disasters: Similarities and differences
from other disasters. Em: R.C. Ricks, M.E. Berger &
F.M. O'Hara (Orgs.), The medical basis for radiation-accident
preparedness III: The psychological perspective (pp. 15-24).
New York: Elsevier.
Sandman, P.M.. Weinstein, N.D. & Klotz, M.L. (1987). Public
response to the risk from geological Radon. Journal of Communication,
37,93-108.
Singer, T.J. (1982). An introduction to disaster: Some considerations
of a psychological nature. Aviation, Space, and
Environmental Medicine, 53, 245-250.
Sjoberg, L. (1992). Center for risk research: The First four years.
Rhizikon. Risk Research Reports, 8, 1-12.
Torubarov, F.S. (1991). Psychological consequences of the Chernobyl
accident from the radiation neurology point of view. Em:
R.C. Ricks, M.E. Berger & F.M. O'Hara (Orgs.), The medical
basis for radiation-accident preparedness III: The psychological
perspective (pp.81-91). New York: Elsevier.
Vasconcelos, L.A. (1992). Algumas características da readaptação
de sobreviventes da bomba atômica em Hiroshima. Psicologia:
Teoria e Pesquisa, 8, 113-122.
Vyner, H.M. (1983). The psychological effects of ionizing radiation.
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 7, 241-261.
Vyner, H.M. (1988). The psychological dimensions of health care
for patients exposed to radiation and the other invisible
environmental contaminants. Social Science Medicine, 27,
1097-1103.
Wilkins, L., & Patterson, P. (1987). Risk analysis and the construction
of news. Communicating risk: The media and the public.
Journal of Communication, 37, 80-92.
Wortman, C.B. (1983). Coping with victimization: Conclusions
and implications for future research. Journal of Social Issues,
39, 195-221.
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2012-10-25
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Abreu Vasconcelos, L. (2012). Considerations About Radioactive Events and Their Psychosocial Effects. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 11(3), 243–248. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17257
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