Safety Decisions 2019 Perth Safety Symposium

1. Lloyd D’Castro
What do two middle aged men,
a tinnie and neuroscience have
to do with safety decisions?
Managing Director, Working Life
Perth Safety Symposium
#AIHSinWA #WAsafetysymp2019

3. Amygdala Hijack

5. 1 Under threat our ability to solve
problems or make good decisions or
interact with others is decreased. When
we are in a reward state or abilities are
enhanced
2 Social threats are perceived by the brain
with the same intensity as actual
physical threats
3 The threat response, or the desire to
avoid pain, is more common, and
always outweighs the desire to seek
pleasure

6. Status
Certainty
Autonomy
Relatedness
Fairness

7. Lloyd D’Castro
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