DISASTER RISK AND RESILIENCE FACTORS Flashcards
Every year, _______ ___ _______ are affected by both human-caused and natural disasters.
millions of people
Such stressors place you at risk for ________ and _________ ________ problems.
emotional & physical health
after a disaster look very much like the common reactions seen after any type of trauma
Stress reactions
number of factors make it more likely that someone will have more severe or longerlasting stress reactions after disasters?
-SEVERITY OF EXPOSURE
-GENDER and FAMILY
-AGE
-OTHER SPECIFIC FACTORS of the SURVIVORS:
-DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
-LOW or NEGATIVE SOCIAL SUPPORT
-RESILIENCE FACTORS
-The amount of exposure to the disaster is highly related to risk of mental problems.
-The highest risk are those that have gone through the disaster themselves.
-The lower risk with lasting impact are those who only had indirect exposure, such as news of the severe DAMAGE.
SEVERITY OF EXPOSURE
-Almost always, women or girls suffer from more negative effects than men or boys.
-Having a family member in home, who is extremely distressed, is related to more stress to everyone.
-women or girls suffer from more negative effects than men or boys
GENDER and FAMILY
-Adults who are in the age of which ranges from 40-60 are likely to be more distressed after disasters.
-The thinking is that being in that age range, they have more demands from job and family.
-Research on how children react to natural disasters is limited.
-In general, children show more severe distress after disasters rather than adults.
-Higher stress in parents is related to worse recovery of children.
AGE
Recovery is worse if you:
- Were not functioning well before the disaster.
- Have had no experience dealing with disasters.
- Have to deal with other stressors
after the disaster. - Have poor self-esteem.
- Feeling of being uncared.
- Have little control of the events
- Lack of capacity to manage stress.
CAPACITIES = ____________
CAPABILITY
A _________ of all strengths and resources available within
a community, society, or organization that can reduce the level of risk or effects of a disaster.
combination
Certain factors increases resilience after disasters?
SOCIAL SUPPORT
COPING CONFIDENCE
HOPE
Through social support, you also find:
1. Practical help in solving problems.
2. A sense of being understood and accepted
3. Sharing of trauma experiences
4. Getting comfort that what you went through and how you
responded is not “abnormal”
5. Shared tips about coping.
SOCIAL SUPPORT
Over and over, research has found out that coping self-efficacy-
“believing that you can do it” –
is related to better mental health outcomes for disaster survivors.
When you think that you can cope no matter what happens to you,
you tend to do better after a disaster.
It is not so much feeling like you can handle things in general.
Rather, it is believing you can cope with the results of a disaster that
has been found to help survivors to recover.
COPING CONFIDENCE
✓ Optimism (because you can hope for the future)
✓ Expecting the positive
✓ Confidence that you can predict your life and yourself
✓ Belief that it is likely that things will work out well as reasonably be expected
✓ Belief that outside sources, such as the government, are acting on your behalf with your
welfare at heart
✓ Believe in God.
HOPE
