DEFINITION OF DISASTER. âDisaster is a crisis situation that far exceeds the capabilitiesâ . - Quarentelly, 1985. âDisasterâ is defined as a crisis situation causing wide spread damage which far exceeds. our ability to recover . Thus, by definition, there cannot be a perfect ideal system that. prevents damage, because then it would not be a disaster.
Coping. In psychology, a term that refers to a person's patterns of response to stress. Some patterns of coping may lower a person's risk of developing Stockholm syndrome in a hostage situation.
When individuals encounter situations that strain or exceed their psychosocial resources, they typically engage in efforts to change aspects of the situation itself (i.e., problem-focused coping) and to manage their emotions regarding the situation (i.e., emotion-focused coping).