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Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: the Structure of Human Chaos

By Robert J. Ursano , Carol S. Fullerton , Beverley Raphael , Brian G. McCaughey

Book information

Year
1994
ISBN
0521416337, 9780521416337, 0521556430, 9780521556439, 9780511570162
LCC
BF789.D5 I63 1994
Open Library ID
OL1404861M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7029620 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
438\436
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Coping with disaster is an overwhelming and often baffling task for survivors, rescue workers, and clinicians. This volume looks in depth at how people experience trauma and suggests practical strategies for treatment. The authors examine issues ranging from the biological basis of posttraumatic stress reaction to the psychosocial and fictional construction of terror, and disasters ranging from random acts of violence to war. From Chernobyl to Desert Storm, from Kentucky floods to Norwegian avalanches, the authors explore the effects of trauma on adults and children. They find certain commonalities in human response to disasters of all kinds, and hold that by understanding these partially predictable patterns of reaction, mastery of chaos, and finally recovery can occur. Based on their comprehensive analysis, they suggest disaster intervention strategies that emphasize recognition of the psychological effects of trauma, as well as preparedness and prevention.

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