Common Ground
Common Ground
Morgan Tregenza, CEO & Founder of levelheaded
Impact of Culture and Psychology When Mediating Accident Cases with Bruce Ally [Ep. 8]
32 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2021 at 2:01 am.
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In this episode, Bruce Ally--mediator and a Principal at A Place for Mediation Inc.--discusses how mediators can help parties 'get the full picture' when mediating accident cases.  Here are a few highlights from the episode:
  • Ambulance usage may not be a reliable indicator of the severity of injury.  
  • Cultural conditioning can impact whether an injured person calls for an ambulance.
  • When an injured person's 'fight or flight' response kicks in, adrenaline is produced which masks pain and may cause the injured person to undervalue the injury.
  • Trauma impacts memory.