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.
Post Traumatic Stress. Grounding is a particular type of coping strategy that is designed to ground you in or immediately connect you with the present moment. Grounding is often used as a way of coping with flashbacks or dissociation for people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).