Sac 2

Question 1

Types of risks

Answer 1

1. Absolute risk
2. Perceived
3. Actual/real risk

Question 2

Absolute risk

Answer 2

Uppermost limit of risk particular situation or activity, assuming safety has not been considered.
Example: risk associated with rock climbing without safety gear to aid you.

Question 3

Perceived risk

Answer 3

Subjective assessment that a person makes about the risk they are about to face in some situation.

Question 4

Actual/real risk

Answer 4

The risk that actually exists for a particular situation or activity, given that safety has been considered and controls are put in place.
Example: risk associated with climbing a rock wall and using safety gear

Question 5

Types of responses

Answer 5

1. Fear
2. Curiosity
3. Appreciation
4. Awe

Question 6

Fear

Answer 6

Definition: an unpleasant emotion, making someone scared

Example: fear of heights

Potential link to behaviour: may never want to visit this kind of environment.

Question 7

Curiosity

Answer 7

Definition: behaviours resulting from curiosity may well vary significantly from positive and negative.

Example: is the event or trip planned? Are there risks involved? Do we know what they are.

Potential link to behaviour: doubt, stressed, anxious, increase risk.

Question 8

Awe

Answer 8

Definition: feeling of admiration

Example: “I am in awe of this place because it is a beautiful place”

Potential link to behaviour: revisit the environment

Question 9

Appreciation

Answer 9

Definition: a recognition of value and significance in an outdoor environment

Example: “I really appreciate the view from the look out”

Potential link to behaviour: may appreciate more things in life.

Question 10

As we age

Answer 10

As a person ages, and as their character, personality, experiences and values change, the ways they respond to a particular outdoor environment may change
OLD-WEAKER
YOUNG-STRONGER
When you are older you take less risks: knowledge, experience, mature
When you are young you take more risk: feed of adrenaline, peer pressure (push ourselves to explore flow)
Gain maturity, gain experience.

Question 11

As society changes

Answer 11

Society as a whole changes over time and this can lead to society wide changes in the ways they respond to a particular places.
Government: laws, environmental impacts, regulations.

Question 12

Influence of media portrayals on personal responses

Answer 12

• To celebrate nature and the outdoors:films/documentary
• To sell a place or experience:advertising/marketing
• To inform: newspaper/ magazines
• To understand and develop our knowledge:informing
• To challenge: film/television
• To scare:films

Question 13

Definition of risk

Answer 13

Risk is the potential to lose something that you value, measured against the possibility of gaining something you value.