Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters Coping with Katrina, Rita, and Other Storms /
Some of our most disturbing images of Hurricane Katrina involve the very old, trapped in flooded nursing homes, and the very young, sick in toxic trailers. Using the Katrina-Rita nexus as its reference point, Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters takes the developmental long view on human stren...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
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2009.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0393-8 |
Table of Contents:
- I. Children and Adolescents. Young Childrens Demonstrated Understanding of Hurricanes. An Ecological-Needs-Based Perspective of Adolescent and Youth Emotional Development in the Context of Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina. Positive Adjustment in Youth Post-Katrina: The Impact of Child and Maternal Social Support and Coping. The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Children and Adolescents: Conceptual and Methodological Implications for Assessment and Intervention
- II. Young and Middle Age Adults. The Psychological Impact of Hurricanes and Storms on Adults. Families and Disasters: Making Meaning Out of Adversity
- III. Older Adults and the Oldest-Old. Encounters with Katrina: Dynamics of Older Adults Social Support Networks. Disaster Services with Frail Older Persons: From Preparation to Recovery. Natural Disasters and the Oldest-Old: A Psychological Perspective on Coping and Health in Late Life. Faith, Crisis, Coping, and Meaning Making after Katrina: A Qualitative, Cross-Cohort Examination
- IV. Special Topics. The Psychology Behind Helping and Prosocial Behaviors: An Examination from Intention to Action. Building a Disaster Mental Health Response to a Catastrophic Event: Louisiana and Hurricane Katrina. Disaster Recovery in Workplace Organizations. Disasters and Population Health.