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.
The term âreptilianâ refers to our primitive, instinctive brain function that is shared by all reptiles and mammals, including humans. It is the most powerful and oldest of our coping brain functions since without it we would not be alive. 1. Instinctive survival. Survival is the #1 job of our brain, and particularly the Reptilian Coping Brain. Coping is the ability to both protect our self from outside threats, and adjust or adapt to life changes and challenges.