Résumés du XXXIIIe Congrès International de droit et de santé ...

potential to provide a sense of certainty where unknowns exist and to expand the range ofadverse effects. How should physicians determine their legal obligations in this situation? Inparticular, the standard of care for treatment must be met, as must disclosure of risks andbenefits. The paper will examine this question in relation to the standard of care in other relatedsituations, such as research participation and end-of-life decision-making where the prognosis ishopeless.Job Characteristics and Job Stress among JudgesTineke Hagen, Tilburg University (m.j.hagen@tilburguniversity.edu)For several years there has been growing world-wide awareness of the impact of the workcircumstances of judges. The growth in asylum cases and in more complicated cases is one wellknownchange. In international research one of the most reported job characteristics amongjudges is work pressure and there are indications for stress, burnout and secondarytraumatization. This study examines several job characteristics, the job demands (e.g., workpressure, work-home interference) and the resources (e.g., autonomy and social support), and therole of personality factors—using the Job Demands-Resources Model. The effects of the jobcharacteristics and the personality factors on the well-being (e.g., burnout, post-traumatic Stress,absenteeism and engagement) of judges are objects of this study. Judges of five courts of firstinstance, from the criminal law, civil law, family law, administrative law and asylum lawdivisions, participated. An online questionnaire composed of several existing questionnaires wasadministered on the above-mentioned factors, supplemented by items particularly for theprofessional group of judges. Given the results the judiciary may gain an insight into therelationship between work pressure, other organizational factors and personality factors and forinstance stress and absenteeism among judges.16. Building a Bio-Psycho-Social Response to Intimate PartnerViolenceViolence and the Brain: Biological Mechanisms that Underlie Violent andAggressive BehaviorKatherine Wyper, University of Alberta (kwyper@ualberta.ca)One of the important factors underlying violent, impulsive, and aggressive behaviour is brainfunctioning. A neuroscientific perspective may be taken to understand and possibly even predictviolent behaviour (Nadelhoffer et al., 2012). In this presentation, we will discuss the biologicalmechanisms that play a role in violent and aggressive behaviour. In particular, the role of thehuman stress response as well as the executive functioning systems in such behaviour will beintroduced. The fight-or-flight response, how our brain activates and de-activates adrenaline, as48