這顯示TA們的前額葉功能受損或不全。該疾病
患者除了容易爆發路怒癥外,還容易對配偶/家人實施家暴行為
。需要註意到的是,該疾病(
間歇性暴發性精神障礙
)的發病率並不低,在
5%到7%
之間[10],是路怒癥的主要誘因之一。患有該疾病的駕駛者是路面上的定時炸彈,碰到交通堵塞或其他人的魯莽行為,非常容易被激怒。因此,
在路面上碰到路怒癥爆發並不是小機率事件,多次爆發路怒癥者很可能也是一個家暴者
。
目前,大部份路怒癥的處理/應對策略在認知範疇,即
教導駕駛者關於暴力駕駛的危險,應對和處理自己的壓力等
。同時由於以上提到的
路怒癥跟家暴的關系,使用應對家暴的策略也能一定層度上的減少路怒癥出現
[11],包括發展和尋找同理心/同情心等。同樣由於路怒癥跟間歇性暴發性精神障礙的緊密關系,有些研究者建議
在駕照考試中增加間歇性暴發性精神障礙的診斷內容,讓診斷出的患者參加額外的壓力應對培訓以減少路怒癥的出現
[12]。
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