Disasters From Deifferent Perspectives Flashcards
When countries are
ravaged by earthquakes or other powerful forces of nature, many people need to abandon their homes and
seek shelter in other regions.
Displaced Populations
Severe flooding can result in stagnant water that allows breeding of waterborne bacteria
and malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Health Risks
The aftermath of natural disasters affects the food supplies.
Food Scarcity
Confronted with scenes of destruction and
the deaths of friends and loved ones, many children develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a serious
psychological condition resulting from extreme trauma.
Emotional Aftershocks
loss of lives, results into injuries, physical disabilities, and destruction of infrastracture
Physical perspective
- PTSD
- hatred/revenge
- grief/hopelessness
Psychological perspective
- unemployment
- public infrastracture
economic perspective
- disease
- disability
- death
biological perspective
- bacteria
-virus - toxins
animals and plants