Disasters from different Perspective

Question 1

• Includes the visible or tangible materials,
whether natural or man-made which have
been affected by a disaster.
• The altered or removed structures may
change the landscape, zoning and
accessibility of an area.
For Example:
➢ Injuries
➢ physical disabilities or illness
➢ sanitation
➢ damage infrastructure

Answer 1

Physical Perspective

Question 2

• Refers to the peoples emotion, cognitive or
interpersonal reaction to the difficulties.
• Catastrophic events can cause shock, terror,
anxiety, disbelief, nightmares, trauma,
social withdrawal or alienation or depression
to victims

Answer 2

Psychological Perspective

Question 3

• Filipinos are generally known as “matisin”, resourceful, helpful, optimistic, and prayerful. Filipino people have spirit of unity whenever the disaster strikes.
• Some people believed that disaster is a punishment by mother nature.
• To people who are used to natural calamities like typhoons, flash floods, and volcanic eruptions most citizen would find contentment with what they have at the moment. The culture of “malalampasan din natin’to. “belief and “bahala na ang Diyos” syndrome give hope to most Filipino in the midst of a disaster.
•Such perspective helps a lot especially those who belong to the marginalized sector to be hopeful and continue fighting against any challenge at hand. Their belief that a help from someone or from God would arrive at a
time they most needed. It also helps most people survive a lot of oddities in life.

Answer 3

Socio-cultural Perspective

Question 4

• Disasters affect the economic condition of a community because they reduce local and international trade. It can also partially or totally paralyze a country’s transportation system, just like what happened in the
COVID19 pandemic.

Answer 4

Economic Perspective

Question 5

• Political commitments are often cited as essential for governments and people to reduce potential human suffering in disasters ranging from disease, hunger and poverty to climate vulnerability.
Political effects of disaster:
• assess government credibility
•low level of trust in a public institution
• rely on the government

Answer 5

Political Perspective

Question 6

• Takes into consideration the potential for infectious or communicable diseases after a disaster takes place. In the aftermath of a disaster humans and animals that have been injured become susceptible to infection.
• The disturbing effects caused by a prevalent kind of disease or virus in an epidemic or pandemic level is known as biological disaster.

Answer 6

Biological Perspective

Question 7

Biological disaster affects
large numbers of people within a given
community or area. Ex: Dengue.

Answer 7

Epidemic level

Question 8

Biological disaster affects a much large region, sometime spanning entire continents or the globe ex. Swine Flue

Answer 8

Pandemic Level