Article Review: Watching Reality TV Can Impact Real Life Behavior

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Dana Delaney (2011) told the Daily Mail that she turned down the role in “Sex in the City” because she “didn’t want to be in a show about sex.” Though the show was widely successful and ultimately turned Jessica Parker into a worldwide star, Delany maintains that she has “no regrets.” Christopher Polk/Getty Images The culture who subscribes to this type of behavior must stop rewarding negative behavior. Tom Green (2013) state in his article “Reality TV-Rewarding Bad Behavior”, Huffpost TV” It used to be if you were 16 and pregnant you would get in trouble. Now you get a reality show. You get arrested on TV after a drunken binge and become an instant millionaire. Compromise your morals and make a sex tape and it may get you enough attention …show more content…

In an article produced by the NPR Staff, Updated August 23, 2014, entitled Viewer Beware: Watching Reality TV Can Impact Real-Life Behavior. Reported “unfriendly behavior is good for TV ratings, but it might be bad news for you, the viewer. A new study led by Bryan Gibson, a psychologist at Central Michigan University, finds watching reality shows with lots of what 's called relational aggression — bullying, exclusion and manipulation — can make people more aggressive in their real lives. People who see relational aggression in media tend to become more aggressive," he explains to Tess Vigeland, guest host of NPR 's weekends on All Things Considered. "Gossiping and nastiness is prevalent on these shows, and it affected how aggressive people were after they …show more content…

Reef Karim reported in an article he published, December 19, 2009 entitled “The Reality TV Obsession: A Psychological Investigation” Upon completion of his investigation he concluded “Reality TV is damaging to someone’s mental health. He says “If an individual is mentally/psychologically unprepared for the potential humiliation or competition or adoration that will be quickly be put upon them, it could have negative effects on their psyche. We’ve heard of mental breakdowns and even an occasional suicide after a reality television show finishes taping. Now, it’s much more likely that those individuals had predisposed mental health conditions but we can’t negate the stress of doing a show and/or not having aftercare as a great concern for certain individuals. Additionally, screening out major mental health disorders or major substance use disorders is very important. And for those people watching at home, the hope is they don’t just live life vicariously through reality television participants. If an individual doesn’t need stimulation or activity in their own lives because they’re getting it on television (reality or not), that’s a

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