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What is the definition of a hazard according to the text?
Which factors contribute to vulnerability according to the text?
Who is at the highest risk for developing future mental problems based on the severity of exposure?
Which group is described as suffering more adverse effects during disasters?
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What are some factors that can underline disasters according to the text?
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Who is more likely to experience severe mental problems after disasters according to the text?
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In hazard-exposed areas, who is more likely to live there according to the text?
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The condition determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of ______
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Which age group is generally more stressed after disasters according to the text?
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Severity of exposure measures those who experience disaster firsthand which has the highest risk of developing future mental problems, followed by those in contact with the victims such as rescue workers and health care practitioners and the lowest risk are those most distant like those who have awareness of the disaster only through ______
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The 'elements at risk from a natural or man-made ______ event
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Gender and family - The female gender suffers more adverse effects. This worsens when children are present at home. Marital relationships are placed under ______
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In developing countries like the Philippines, severe mental problems resulting from disasters are more prevalent due to factors like Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Globalized Economic Development, Poverty and Inequality, Poorly Planned and Managed Urban Development, and Weak ______.
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A new wave of urbanization in hazard-exposed countries presents new opportunities for resilient investment but also increases the risk due to poorly planned and managed urban ______.
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Impoverished people are more likely to live in hazard-exposed areas and are less able to invest in ______-reducing measures.
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Children exhibit more stress after disasters than adults do, while adults in the age range of 40-60 are more stressed after disasters but in general, ______ exhibit more stress after disasters.
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