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.
Communication Skills. These coping skills include being able to discuss difficult issues, knowing when and how to acknowledge painful emotions and also how to set boundaries when we need privacy or time to recharge.n a crisis, we may find relief from unbearable pain. (Please see resources listed at right.) Yet, beyond relief and survival, after the initial crisis, there may be time to step back and look at our life more broadly. We may discover that certain of our coping skills--or ways of being in the world--are diminished.