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.
cope (third-person singular simple present copes, present participle coping, simple past and past participle coped) 1  To deal effectively with something difficult. 2  To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal. ( 3 falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird.