Not only the body suffers from high temperatures: psychologist Katharina van Bronswijk explains why heat can promote aggression, worsen mental illness and have extreme weather psychological consequences. And how we can prepare.
Not only the body suffers from high temperatures: psychologist Katharina van Bronswijk explains why heat can promote aggression, worsen mental illness and have extreme weather psychological consequences. And how we can prepare.
Austria is now once again being covered by a heat wave. GeoSphere Austria predicts up to 39 degrees Celsius in the coming days. These high temperatures are not only a burden on the body, but also on the psyche, as a survey by Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) shows. According to this survey, about one in two people (52 percent) reported less energy in everyday life, and about four out of ten (38 percent) respondents feel less resilient in heat. A…