16 Questions
Watching more than six hours of news coverage per day after a terrorist incident has no effect on mental health.
False
Having been in the vicinity of a terrorist incident always leads to high acute stress.
False
News coverage can shape our views of foreign countries.
True
News coverage has no impact on our subconscious mind.
False
Only people who have first-hand experience of a terrorist incident are affected mentally.
False
News coverage can increase our risk of developing post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
True
News coverage has no impact on our physical health.
False
Watching news coverage can lead to miscalculating certain risks.
True
News coverage is always a benign source of facts.
False
In 2020, televised news is the primary source of information for keeping up to date with current affairs.
False
The average American spent less than five hours a day looking at screens in 2018.
False
Most people do not take their mobile phones to bed.
False
The daily government briefings and updates on the latest fatalities, lockdown rules are only available on television.
False
The study mentioned in the passage was conducted in 2020.
False
We are only exposed to news from the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we close our eyes each night.
True
There have been many studies on how our constant exposure to news affects us.
False
This quiz explores the impact of terrorist incidents on mental health, including the surprising effects of news coverage. Test your knowledge of the psychological effects of trauma and media consumption.
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