18 Questions
Adults have more pressures that adds up to their emotional ______ after a disaster.
distress
The higher stress of parents is related to their children’s slow ______.
recovery
Human Resilience: Humans are naturally ______.
resilient
To reduce disaster impact is to identify the areas exposed or prone to ______.
hazards
PREDICTION - It is a statement of probability of hazards to occur based on a number of ______ or observations.
evidences
Areas with low elevation are more prone to impacts of typhoons and ______.
floods
Vulnerability is a feature of a community that makes them prone and exposed to the negative impacts of ______.
hazard
Disaster risk assessment is made to estimate the potential economic, infrastructure, and social impacts by analyzing disaster loss from previous years to plan mitigation procedures to prevent and estimate future disaster ______.
losses
Information gathered from hazards, exposures, vulnerabilities, and damages will give an accurate risk ______.
assessment
Disaster risk reduction aims to decrease the risk level in communities through implementing policies and actions to control possible ______.
risks
Factors that affect the degree of disaster risk include physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, and ______ factors.
biological
Physical factors in disaster risk include concrete objects in a community that can help or harm an individual during a disaster, like the sturdiness of infrastructure and ______.
signages
A natural or man-made disaster is a traumatic event that can cause stress, depression, and ______
anxiety
People with underlying mental illnesses are considered a vulnerable group in times of ______
disaster
In terms of biological diversity, animals and plants that live in a community where disaster strikes can drastically decrease in ______
number
Vulnerability is defined as a lack of power to be safe in times of ______
disasters
A disaster may change the way citizens feel about other people in general, like after giving donations to assist affected ______
individuals
Vulnerability is a set of characteristics and circumstances that make a system susceptible to the damaging effects of ______
hazards
Explore the impact of disasters on adults and children, factors that enhance human resilience, and the geographical areas exposed to hazards like the 'Pacific Ring of Fire'. Learn about how social support, coping confidence, and hazard identification play crucial roles in reducing disaster impacts.
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