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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Cherry, Katie E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I: Children and Adolescents
  • Young Children's 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
  • Section II: Young and Middle Age Adults
  • The Psychological Impact of Hurricanes and Storms on Adults
  • Families and Disasters: Making Meaning out of Adversity
  • Section 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
  • Section 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.