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.
a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like. 2. a piece of woodwork having its end shaped to fit together with a molding. Origin of coping. 1595-1605. First recorded in 1595-1605; cope2 + -ing1.