Objective

Analyze the disaster based on different

perspectives.

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Disaster from different
Perspectives
12 (STEM)

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 Physical Perspective
“Disaster as a phenomenon that can cause
damage to physical elements such as buildings,
infrastructures, including people and their
properties.”

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 Assessment of Disaster
 How many families are affected?
 How many houses are damaged or washed out?
 How many buildings collapsed or are damaged?
 How many roads, bridges, dams and other
infrastructure are damaged?
 What is the extent of damage in agricultural industry.

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 Psychological Perspective
 PTSD
 The more stress defined in a variety of ways
within a disaster the more likely there are to be
emotional consequences.

“Disaster is something that could happen within a

hazard rather than the hazard itself.”

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 Psychological Effects of Disasters
A. Emotional Effects B. Cognitive Effects
Shock Impaired Concentration
Terror Disbelief
Irritability Confusion
Blame Nightmares
Anger Self – efficacy
Guilt Self – blame
Grief Dissociation
Numbing Decreased Self – esteem
Difficulty being loved Impaired decision – making
ability

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 Psychological Effects of Disasters
C. Physical Effects D. Interpersonal Effects
Fatigue Social Withdrawal
Insomnia Alienation
Startle Response Distrust
Increase Physical Pain Feeling abandoned
Headaches Relational Conflict
Decrease Appetite Impaired work
Vulnerability to illness
performance
Reduced immune response

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 Socio – Cultural Perspective
“Disaster is analyzed based on how people
respond having as parameter their social
conditions and cultural settings.”

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 Economic Perspective
“Disaster is natural event that causes perturbation
to the functioning of the economic system.”

1. Economic Cost (value of what has been damaged)

2. Indirect Losses (value in return of what has been lost)

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 Political Perspective
“Politics are wedded to both the impact of
disasters and the delivery of humanitarian
assistance.”
1. Prevention
2. Mitigation
3. Preparedness
4. Recovery

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 Assignment
Read an account of disaster that hit the
Philippines. Analyze its impact from the different
perspective enumerated below:

A. Physical D. Economic
B. Psychological E. Political
C. Socio – cultural

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 Quiz No. 2
Analyze what perspective is being described in each statement.
1. Disaster is natural event that causes perturbation to the functioning of
the trade and industry system.
2. Government are wedded to both the impact of disasters and the
delivery of humanitarian assistance.
3. Disaster is something that could happen within a hazard rather than
the hazard itself.
4. Disaster as a phenomenon that can cause damage to physical
elements such as buildings, infrastructures, including people and their
properties.
5. Disaster is analyzed based on how people respond having as
parameter their social conditions and cultural settings.”

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 Quiz No. 2
Identify what psychological effects does each falls.
6. Difficulty feeling happy
7. Impaired concentration
8. Anger
9. Social Withdrawal
10. - 12 . Differentiate economic cost and indirect loss?
13. – 15. In what way does environment becomes a
perspective in explaining the effects of disaster?

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