Special Populations in Disasters

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Which factor can influence how individuals experience disaster?

Weather conditions during the disaster

Individual biopsychosocial resources and vulnerabilities (correct)

Availability of emergency response services

Media coverage of the disaster

What is an example of a specific experience that can affect individuals during and after a disaster?

Road closures

Lack of access to clean water

Fear of own or a loved one’s death (correct)

Lack of electricity

What is a risk factor for exposure to traumatic stimuli during a disaster?

Being physically fit

Assessing the worry about safety of significant others (correct)

Having access to emergency shelters

Having a stable source of income

What is a potential consequence of major trauma or loss experienced within the past year?

Traumatic stress reactions Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor that can contribute to the vulnerability of individuals during a disaster?

Lack of social support Signup and view all the answers

Which factor can contribute to the vulnerability of individuals during a disaster?

Family heritage and dynamics Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential consequence of major trauma or loss experienced within the past year?

Lack of social support Signup and view all the answers

What can influence how individuals experience disaster?

Ethnocultural and spiritual beliefs Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor that can affect an individual's worry about the safety of significant others during a disaster?

Potential for stress reactions of significant others Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a specific experience that can affect individuals during and after a disaster?

Substantial property loss Signup and view all the answers

Special Populations in Disasters

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Which factor can influence how individuals experience disaster?

What is an example of a specific experience that can affect individuals during and after a disaster?

What is a risk factor for exposure to traumatic stimuli during a disaster?

What is a potential consequence of major trauma or loss experienced within the past year?

What is a factor that can contribute to the vulnerability of individuals during a disaster?

Which factor can contribute to the vulnerability of individuals during a disaster?

What is a potential consequence of major trauma or loss experienced within the past year?

What can influence how individuals experience disaster?

What is a factor that can affect an individual's worry about the safety of significant others during a disaster?

What is an example of a specific experience that can affect individuals during and after a disaster?

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