Affects And Effects Of Stress On Survivor Contests

The Affects and Effects of Stress on Survivor Contestants

"Arguably, to survive, one needs to have the physical and mental abilities to win the Immunity Challenges that exempt one from having votes cast against oneself in Tribal Council" (Zayas 95). Most contestants either have physical or mental abilities , but there is always that one contestant who brings both abilities to the show, which creates stress from them to believe it will be impossible to beat that one contestant. Most Immunity Challenges are won by those who obtain the physical and mental abilities needed to be saved at the Tribal Council. The stress on the reality show Survivor has effects and affects on the contestants.
Andrew ,Tasha , Abi-Maria and Jeff decided to form an alliance against Peih-Gee because of the tension between her and Abi-Maria and kept Abi instead of her because she is physically fit and has won more challenges. Gossiping about others is another socially tactic to get into their opponents head (Moyer
The pre-frontal cortex is located in the upper front part of the brain.The prefrontal cortex is known for critical thinking and decision making. After a while of being on the reality game show Survivor sleep, food and stress begin to affect this specific part of the brain which causes contestants to not think correctly and is very difficult for them to make wise decisions. The three contestants that have been affected in this season are Kass, Savage and Ciera. “The prefrontal cortex is likely to be involved in all aspects of the game (Frick 36).” The three contestants might be risk takers and do not care about what they do or have to do to get something done because of the damage i the prefrontal cortex. “ Humans with damage to the prefrontal cortex typically exhibit crass and inappropriate behavior, are very impulsive and risk taking , and have difficulty forming memories and focusing their attention (Frick