Why distracted detecting is the hidden threat to your health and safety

KevinMD June 20, 2024
Deepak Gupta, MD

Just like distracted driving, there can be a term called distracted detecting; however, when one delves further, one realizes that distracted driving itself is one form of distracted detecting. Distracted detecting can be understood through the prey-predator analogy within the animal kingdom, with particular relevance during vulnerable adolescence. This concept is detailed in books co-authored by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, titled Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health and Wildhood: The Astounding Connections Between Human and Animal Adolescents.

Essentially, all problems, including health care problems, can be considered predators preying on vulnerable humans, who must avoid detection by these predatory problems. Once detected, the predators assess their prey to decide which among them they can efficiently attack...

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