front |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |10 |11 |12 |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19 |20 |21 |22 |23 |24 |25 |review |
•Phases
of community’s response to a disaster:
•Heroic—strong,
direct emotions focusing on helping people survive;
•Honeymoon—drawing
together of people who simultaneously experienced the event;
•Disillusionment—feelings
of disappointment because of delays, failures when promises of aid are
not fulfilled (people seek help for themselves rather than for the
community)
•Reconstruction—reaffirmation
of belief in community when new buildings are constructed
•Responses
(page 501)
•In
disillusionment phase
•Incredibly
selfish and should be glad to be alive
•Suffering
from post-traumatic stress syndrome
•Type
of person who always looks out for herself and doesn’t care about anyone
else
|