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Coping with the Aftermath of Natural Disasters

Author : Lisa A. Crayton
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1725341336
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Coping with the Aftermath of Natural Disasters written by Lisa A. Crayton and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods, blizzards, earthquakes, and tornadoes are just a few of the natural disasters occurring frequently around the world. They are unpredictable and destructive, and can spark fear and confusion in the hearts of those who have experienced them. Natural disasters can even cause anxiety for those just reading headlines in the news or on social media, or who know someone who has been affected. Readers need accurate and trustworthy information to understand what's happening to themselves and their community. They will discover tested strategies to help navigate their feelings, practice self-care, and assist others through the storm's aftermath.

Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters

Author : Katie E. Cherry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441903933
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Book Synopsis Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters by : Katie E. Cherry

Download or read book Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters written by Katie E. Cherry and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of our most disturbing images of Hurricane Katrina involve the very old, trapped in flooded nursing homes, and the very young, sick in toxic trailers. Using the Katrina-Rita nexus as its reference point, Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters takes the developmental long view on human strengths and vulnerabilities during large-scale devastation and crisis. An expert panel of behavioral scientists and first responders analyzes the psychological impact of natural disasters on—and coping faculties associated with—children, adolescents, and young, middle-aged, older, young-old and late-life oldest-old adults. This timely information is invaluable both to mental health service providers and to those tasked with developing age-appropriate disaster preparedness, intervention, and recovery programs. In addition, the book references other deadly storms as well as other major catastrophic events (e.g., the September 11 attacks, the Indian Ocean Tsunami), and includes such topics as: Young children’s understanding of hurricanes. Positive adjustment in youth after Katrina. How families make meaning out of disaster. Disaster recovery in the workplace. Recovery services for the frail elderly. Coping and health in late life. Preparation and training mental health personnel for disasters. Unique in the disaster literature, Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters serves as a research reference and idea book for professionals and graduate-level students in psychology, social work, and disaster preparedness and services.

Healing Your Grief When Disaster Strikes

Author : Alan D Wolfelt
Publisher : Companion Press
ISBN 13 : 1617222119
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Healing Your Grief When Disaster Strikes written by Alan D Wolfelt and published by Companion Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your family, neighborhood, city, or area of the country is affected by a natural disaster, it's normal and necessary to feel grief and the traumatic experience of actually witnessing and surviving the event may be consuming you. This book will help you understand and embrace your difficult thoughts and feelings. It will be a compassionate companion to you as you move through shock and numbness and struggle with ongoing grief symptoms such as fear, guilt, and sadness. Some of the 100 ideas explain the basic principles of grief and mourning and how they apply in the aftermath of a natural disaster, while others offer immediate, here-and-now suggestions of things you can do today to express your grief and live with meaning in each moment.

A Safer Future

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309045460
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book A Safer Future written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.

Exploring the Role of Religious Coping in Natural Disaster Survivors in the Bahamas

Author : Cherry Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Role of Religious Coping in Natural Disaster Survivors in the Bahamas written by Cherry Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is filled with a myriad of stressors individuals must navigate to maintain physical and emotional wellness. Some life stressors can be more devastating than others, such as natural disasters. Specific regions, including the Bahamas, have experienced destructive natural disasters such as hurricanes and record-breaking superstorms in the last few decades. Consequently, citizens are exposed to significant amounts of distress due to the devastation caused by these natural disasters. How one copes and one’s level of resilience plays an integral role in managing such turbulent times. Religion can be a valuable resource for those facing traumatic circumstances. The focus of this study is to explore how Bahamians experience the burden of natural disasters, their resiliency, and the role religion plays in coping with the aftermath of such disasters. This study’s mixed-methods approach combines quantitative correlational and qualitative-phenomenological research designs gathering data from 140 participants through a trauma survey, a resilience scale, and brief Religious Coping scale (brief RCOPE). Phenomenological analysis was used to build the lived experiences of 13 participants who have experienced a natural disaster within the last five years to gain a more in-depth understanding of these variables. Based on the findings, individuals who engage in positive religious coping possessed lower levels of traumatic stress. Individuals who engaged in negative religious coping possessed higher levels of traumatic stress. Furthermore, individuals who scored high in religiosity also showed high levels of resilience during and after experiencing a natural disaster. These findings imply that efforts should be taken by clinicians, related professionals, and the church to promote positive religious coping and religiosity, which can result in the promotion of resilience and discourage negative religious coping, possibly resulting in a reduction of traumatic stress of individuals who experience natural disasters.

Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309167922
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of the impacts of terrorism. These events and continued threats of terrorism have raised questions about the impact on the psychological health of the nation and how well the public health infrastructure is able to meet the psychological needs that will likely result. Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism highlights some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides possible options for intervention. The committee offers an example for a public health strategy that may serve as a base from which plans to prevent and respond to the psychological consequences of a variety of terrorism events can be formulated. The report includes recommendations for the training and education of service providers, ensuring appropriate guidelines for the protection of service providers, and developing public health surveillance for preevent, event, and postevent factors related to psychological consequences.

Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : June Carolyn Erlick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780367265915
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (659 download)

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Download or read book Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean written by June Carolyn Erlick and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing natural disasters : an overview -- Civil solidarity and humanitarian aide : a test for governance -- Trauma and collective memory : a flood of emotions -- Immigration and diaspora : a torrent of dreams -- Preparation and recovery in Chile and Cuba : fissures -- Lessons and more fissures : Mexico and Haiti.

Connecting After Chaos

Author : Stephen F. Ostertag
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479815322
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Connecting After Chaos written by Stephen F. Ostertag and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting portrait of how one community used the power of culture to restore their lives and social connections in the years after a devastating natural disaster Natural disasters and other such catastrophes typically attract large-scale media attention and public concern in their immediate aftermath. However, rebuilding efforts can take years or even decades, and communities are often left to repair physical and psychological damage on their own once public sympathy fades away. Connecting After Chaos tells the story of how people restored their lives and society in the months and years after disaster, focusing on how New Orleanians used social media to cope with trauma following Hurricane Katrina. Stephen F. Ostertag draws on almost a decade of research to create a vivid portrait of life in “settling times,” a term he defines as a distinct social condition of prolonged insecurity and uncertainty after disasters. He portrays this precarious state through the story of how a group of strangers began blogging in the wake of Katrina, and how they used those blogs to put their lives and their city back together. In the face of institutional failure, weak authority figures, and an abundance of chaos, the people of New Orleans used social media to gain information, foster camaraderie, build support networks, advocate for and against proposed policies, and cope with trauma. In the efforts of these bloggers, Ostertag finds evidence of the capacity of this and other forms of cultural work to motivate, guide, and energize collective action aimed at weathering the constant instability of extended recovery periods. Connecting After Chaos is both a compelling story of a community in crisis and a broader argument for the power of social media and cultural cooperation to create order when chaos abounds.

Tips for Helping Students Recovering from Traumatic Events

Author : Margaret Spellings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781422316221
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Tips for Helping Students Recovering from Traumatic Events written by Margaret Spellings and published by . This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The devastation accompanying the recent hurricanes along the Gulf Coast has underscored the crucial role of recovery planning in schools & communities affected by natural disasters. This handbook, which is based on discussions with some three dozen experts who work with students, provides practical information for parents & students who are coping with the aftermath of a natural disaster, as well as teachers, coaches, school administrators & others who are helping those affected. Although the focus is on natural disasters, these tips may apply to other traumas students may experience. Illustrations.

Coping With Catastrophe

Author : Peter E. Hodgkinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134703120
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Coping With Catastrophe written by Peter E. Hodgkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coping with Catastrophe is a practical handbook for people who provide psychosocial aftercare for victims of disasters. This completely revised and updated second edition includes the latest findings on the nature and effects of trauma, the psychological debriefing process and the effects of emergency work, and the latest treatment models for post-traumatic stress and abnormal grief. Eminently practical and easy to read, Coping with Catastrophe provides readers with information and skills to respond effectively and confidently to the needs of disaster survivors. It will be of immense value to a wide variety of helping professionals and carers, including social workers, psychologists, doctors, voluntary counsellors, and all those whose work brings them into contact with disaster victims.

Traumatic Stress and Long-Term Recovery

Author : Katie E. Cherry
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319188666
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Traumatic Stress and Long-Term Recovery written by Katie E. Cherry and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This evidence-rich collection takes on the broad diversity of traumatic stress, in both its causes and outcomes, as well as the wide variety of resources available for recovery. Its accessible coverage shows varied presentations of post-traumatic stress affected by individual, family, and group contexts, including age, previous trauma exposure, and presence or lack of social resources, as well as long-term psychological, physical, and social consequences. Contributors focus on a range of traumatic experiences, from environmental disasters (wildfires, Hurricane Katrina) to the Holocaust, from ambiguous loss to war captivity. And the book's final section, "Healing after Trauma," spotlights resilience, forgiveness, religion, and spirituality, using concepts from positive psychology. Included among the topics: The Great East Japan earthquake: tsunami and nuclear disaster. Posttraumatic stress in the aftermath of mass shootings. Psychosocial consequences: appraisal, adaptation, and bereavement after trauma. Loss, chaos, survival and despair: the storm after the storms. Aging with trauma across the lifetime and experiencing trauma in old age. On bereavement and grief: a therapeutic approach to healing. Psychologists, social workers, researchers studying trauma and resilience, and mental health professionals across disciplines will welcome Traumatic Stress and Long-Term Recovery as a profound source of insight into stress and loss, coping and healing.

Children and Disasters

Author : Joseph Capozzoli
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198035299
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Children and Disasters written by Joseph Capozzoli and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, one in every three Americans will be affected by trauma, and the most vulnerable among these victims are children. Children and adolescents in our communities are exposed to disastrous and devastating events, including natural disasters, violence, accidents, and, most recently, terrorist attacks, that have a great impact on their emotional and physical well-being. Children in Disasters is a training manual and reference for those who provide psychological relief in the wake of disasters. The expert contributors offer guidance for helping children integrate their traumatic experiences, develop healthy coping skills, and restore a sense of safety.

Coping with Natural Disasters

Author : Allison Draper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435886292
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Coping with Natural Disasters written by Allison Draper and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what a disaster is and how to cope physically and emotionally with its devastating effects.

Mental Health and Disasters

Author : Yuval Neria
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521883873
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Mental Health and Disasters written by Yuval Neria and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference on mental health and disasters, focused on the full spectrum of psychopathologies associated with many different types of disasters.

The Value Of Leisure In Coping With Natural Disaster

Author : Germaine Jackson
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659225604
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book The Value Of Leisure In Coping With Natural Disaster written by Germaine Jackson and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have witnessed more than their share of cataclysmic events, both natural and human-made. Most notable is Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 storm that ravaged the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi. The infamous history of Hurricane Katrina's devastation stems from a couple of factors. First, the death toll reached what, for Americans, was a shockingly high figure of 1, 577 people. Second, and more socially and politically relevant, was the federal government's mismanagement of the crisis. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of leisure services available to adolescents following the traumatic events of Hurricane Katrina. As such, this study was based on a three-phase, mix-methods approach. First, 100 adults who were adolescents during Hurricane Katrina filled out a structured questionnaire derived from the criteria enumerated for Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV - TR (DSM-IV-TR) in order to make an informal assessment of the level of stress these adolescents/youths experienced during and after the events of Hurricane Katrina.

Mental Health

Author : American Psychiatric Association Foundation
Publisher : American Psychiatric Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780890426791
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Mental Health written by American Psychiatric Association Foundation and published by American Psychiatric Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Psychiatric Association Foundation has produced two new resources to help faith leaders better understand mental illness and treatment, and better help individuals and families in their congregations facing mental health challenges, Mental Health: A Guide for Faith Leaders and a companion two-page Quick Reference on Mental Health for Faith Leaders. These resources are the culmination of work from the Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership, a collaboration of psychiatrists and faith leaders representing diverse faith traditions. Many people facing a mental health challenge, personally or with a family member, turn first to a faith leader. And for many receiving psychiatric care, religion and spirituality are an important part of healing. In their role as "first responders," faith leaders can help dispel misunderstandings, reduce stigma associated with mental illness and treatment, and help access to treatment for those in need. The Guide and Quick Reference provide faith leaders with the knowledge, tools and resources to support that role. The Guide includes a general overview of mental health and mental illness and information on how faith leaders can support people with mental health challenges. For example, it discusses how to create a more inclusive and welcoming community, when and how to make a referral to professional mental health services, and ways to deal with resistance to accepting mental health treatment. The one page Quick Reference Guide is included.

Retraumatization

Author : Melanie P. Duckworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113523731X
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Retraumatization written by Melanie P. Duckworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposure to potentially traumatic events puts individuals at risk for developing a variety of psychological disorders; the complexities involved in treating them are numerous and have serious repercussions. How should diagnostic criteria be defined? How can we help a client who does not present with traditional PTSD symptoms? The mechanisms of human behavior need to be understood and treatment needs to be tested before we can move beyond traditional diagnostic criteria in designing and implementing treatment. No better guide than Retraumatization exists to fulfill these goals. The editors and contributors, all highly regarded experts, accomplish six objectives, to: define retraumatization outline the controversies related to it provide an overview of theoretical models present data related to the frequency of occurrence of different forms of trauma detail the most reliable strategies for assessment to provide an overview of treatments. Contained within is the most current information on prevention and treatment approaches for specific populations. All chapters are uniformly structured and address epidemiological data, clinical descriptions, assessment, diagnosis and prognosis, and prevention. It is an indispensible resource that expands readers’ knowledge and skills, and will encourage dialogue in a field that has many unanswered questions.