Disasters, A Psychological Perspective

Studies included a wide range of disasters: an air disaster (Epstein, Fullerton, & Ursano, 1998), an industrial disaster (Vila, Witowski, & Tondini, 2001), floods (Ginexi, Weihs, Simmens, & Hoyt, 2000), and an earthquake (Lewin, Carr, & Webster, 1998). Individuals who live in poverty tend to have fewer resources available to them to attenuate ... ................
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