The three relationships that the article makes between elites and panic is very true. Elites fearing panic is always seen in real life and movies. They think that if the public finds out about what’s going on it will cause mass hysteria and evacuations. Such as the case in the article with Three Mile Island. The scientists and workers at the plant were trying to keep the situation under raps so not to cause mass evacuation because, also as mentioned in the article is that the panic and hysteria from the public can cause more damage and death than the actual disaster itself. The second relationship that elites can actually cause panic is also true. If there is one thing I learned from watching disaster movies and tv and seen in real life during
In the book Heat Wave A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, by Eric Klinenberg expose how a number of social, political, and economical factors created one of the largest and most traumatic events in recent history. The Chicago heat wave in 1995 was a disaster, which led to over 700 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a five days period creating. Most of the victims of the heat wave were poor elderly residents of the city, who didn’t have any relative or were neglected by the public officials and was unable to purchase air-conditioning units for their home. Most of the elderly isolated themselves and refused to open windows or sleep outside in fear of crime. Alot of lives were loss or in destress because of isolation, poverty and media who played a major role by portraying the countless deaths on the natural disaster and highlighting of negative activities especially in the urban area
Drea Knufken’s thesis statement is that “As a society, we’ve acquired an immunity to crisis” (510-512). This means that humans in general, or citizens of the world, have become completely desensitized to disasters, we think of them as just another headline, without any understanding of their impact upon fellow
In existence is $150,000, specifically set aside for the purchase of distressed real estate. This essay will outline a detailed strategy ensuring a maximum return in regard to the financial investment made on the home. Including a description of distressed real estate and foreclosure in addition to how utility can play a role in the decision-making process.
The article I have chosen is the one on how “massive Mega-Quake Could Destroy Pacific Northwest”. The author notes that massive quakes have a magnitude of up to 9.2. It could last four minutes, according to seismologists. It occurs and then a wall of water follows. However, it could take up to fifteen minutes later. Individuals need to be concerned about the risks associated with the massive mega quakes. However, it seems that the people in the potential inundation zone have very little knowledge on the risks involved with mega quakes. Individuals that would be given a chance to live in the Pacific Northwest say that they would think twice. There is the need to offer education and training for the residents of the Pacific Northwest on the need for emergency preparedness and the things that should be done in case of massive mega quakes.
Kahn, M. E. (2007). Environmental disasters as risk regulation catalysts? Journal of Risk & Uncertainty, 29.
“There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it”- Ovid
Hazards pose risk to everyone. Our acceptance of the risks associated with hazards dictates where and how we live. As humans, we accept a certain amount of risk when choosing to live our daily lives. From time to time, a hazard becomes an emergent situation. Tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes along the Gulf Coast or earthquakes in California are all hazards that residents in those regions accept and live with. This paper will examine one hazard that caused a disaster requiring a response from emergency management personnel. Specifically, the hazard more closely examined here is an earthquake. With the recent twenty year anniversary covered by many media outlets, the January 17, 1994, Northridge, California earthquake to date is the most expensive earthquake in American history.
My research focuses on the complexity of mental models associated with leaders in a crisis situation. In order to grasp the thought process during a catastrophic event, it is essential to analyze a conceptual model as it applies to a leader’s cognitive abilities, which is composed of two facets noted as the descriptive and prescriptive mental models, (Combe & Carrington, 2015). The descriptive metal model focuses on the interpretation of external changes that occur in a crisis, (Combe & Carrington, 2015). The prescriptive model concentrates on cause and effect and future actions that provide clarity in the midst of ongoing changes, (Combe & Carrington, 2015). According to the authors, Combe & Carrington, (2015) longitudinal research perspective
To know how mass hysteria still affects modern day, we have to look at an example from the 20th century, The Japanese internment camps. Nearing the end of World War 2 JFK signed executive order 9066 which effectively made it possible for military leaders to choose individuals of any ethnic background who had a possibility of defecting from the united states if the time arose. This meant for the thousands of Japanese citizens, two-thirds of which were born in America, that they were going to be forcibly removed from their homes on the west coast. Most of these Japanese citizens were given a week or two, but it the most extreme cases they only had a day. When the citizens left they were forced to sell all of their belongings, this meant that
It’s important to understand that in a crisis-response organization, especially in a large-scale operational response like a natural disaster, or an industrial accident, managers will likely take on different or expanded roles. This is especially true when one is involved in a crisis response involving multiple agencies or companies. People often find themselves leading or working for those they do not often come in contact with – or, sometimes, people they’ve never met.
Vasterman, P., Yzermans, C. J., & Dirkzwager, A. J. (2005). The role of the media and media hypes in the aftermath of disasters. Epidemiologic reviews, 27(1), 107-114.
Crisis is a critical moment and an important decision have to be made and if not handled carefully, it may lead to a disaster. The characteristics of crisis is the presence of danger and opportunity, seed of growth and change, complicated symptomology, the necessity of choice, no pancreas or quick fixes, universality and idiosyncrasy, resiliency and perception. Crisis can affect a person’s feelings, behaviours and thoughts negatively to the point where they self-harm, commit suicide or even harming others around them. You might not know when crisis will happen as it can happen anytime. Crisis is a dangerous as Ait can harm an individual thoughts to the extend where they commit suicide. It is difficult to understand the effect of description
A systemic crisis is a crisis in which the breadth of impact reaches many individuals within the system; for example, schools, businesses, entire communities, regions, or it may be worldwide. The individuals involved in a systemic crisis can become overwhelmed with the enormity of the situation and need physical and/or psychological assistance to regain control. Systemic crisis interventions require a combination of strategies working cooperatively together across multiple agencies to effectively address all potential needs of the victims. However, not all systemic crises are the same and require interventions that are specific to the systemic crisis category. The following paragraphs will give a brief description of a natural disaster
Factors that can cause a panic disorder are biological psychological and social factors. Stress is generalized as a psychological factor. Stress is usually cause by life changing events. Stressful event can stress of a job or school, divorce, or in the case of the patient the death of a love one. Stress causes headache and high blood pressure which Will Likely lead to a panic attack. Situations like heart rate and high blood pressure can become external and internal cues that can be Associated with panic attacks this can cause these cues to being conditioned stimulus for panic attacks. This is because leaned alarms. Theses alarms lead to psychological vulnerability. Which are dangerous unexplained physical sensation and anxious apprehension the final step is a panic disorder. The agoraphobia is a result of the unexpected attack. The factors of agoraphobia are lack of safety signals. The patient lost her father which can cause a tremendous amount of stress which leads to her experiencing sensation which became learned alarms. She had a panic attack in a car on the road where there was no one there to help. After the attack she began to worry which can also lead to stress. She began to limit her activities because of the fear of another attack.
Sometimes one phase of the emergency management tends to overlap of adjacent phase. The concept of “phases” has been used since the 1930’s to help describe, examine, and understand disasters and to help organize the practice of emergency management. In an article titled Reconsidering the Phases of Disaster, David Neal cites different examples of different researchers using five, six, seven, and up to eight phases long before the four phases became the standard. (Neal 1997) This acknowledges that critical activities frequently cover more than one phase, and the boundaries between phases are seldom precise. Most sources also emphasize that important interrelationships exist among all the ph...