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.
Definition of coping for English Language Learners. architecture : the top layer of a brick or stone wall that is usually higher on one end than the other to allow rain to be carried off easily. Nglish: Translation of coping for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of coping for Arabic speakers.