Effect of the situation on the mind of an individual

Effect of the situation on the mind of an individual

Introduction

The following paper describes the situation in which the presence of a person in the state of emergency has a major impact on the one being put into danger and analyses the role of the bystander and his thoughtful process in case of an emergency.

Discussion

Presence of bystanders affects helping

It has been observed that when people are in the presence of others or are in public they less intends to help others if they are in a snag or in a state of emergency. Psychological observations says that whenever there is a presence of other people, the sense of responsibility scatters and equally fall onto other participants as well. Starting from an individual level, they refuse to help the one who is in danger by assuming that they are shifting their responsibility to help on others (Cherry, 2013). In order to take an action by a bystander, it is essential that they should be very well defined and aware of the danger and emergency the other person is facing. By this practice a bystander will possibly be converted and influenced by the decision they observe other bystander has been taking. It is significant to craft it clear to them that event as an emergency so that the bystander takes any proper measure to react to such situations (Cherry, 2013).

Feelings connected to others affect the likelihood that we will help them

It is a common phenomenon that people are not as much interested to catch the responsibility to help others when there are other people present as well. Reason behind this is, an entity assumes that someone else will take the conscientiousness of helping them or have already done so. Researches, social connections and getting ...