Disasters From Different

Disasters from
Different
Perspectives
The Different Perspectives of
Disaster
OBJECTIVES:
• After going through this module,
you are expected to:
1. identify the different
perspectives on disasters.
2. explain different disaster
perspectives.
3. formulate helpful methods to
face different disasters.
4. manifest readiness to face
possible disasters.
Direction:
Think about the scenario below. Write YES if it is a disaster; NO if not
a disaster. Write your answer on a separate sheet.
YES 1. A landslide in a mountain resort.
_____
NO 2. A typhoon traversing a remote and uninhabited island.
_____
_____ 3. A volcano erupting 15 km away from a city.
YES
_____ 4. A mudslide towards a hill foot community.
YES
_____ 5. A strong earthquake in the city proper of Calamba
YES
Disasters
(JMF)
Tragedies come in different forms

Tsunami, landslides, fires, and typhoons
Floods, earthquakes, droughts, and volcanic
eruptions
Shipwreck, forest fire, epidemic, pandemic, and
even explosions
Disasters
(JMF)
Imminent hazards are associated

with disasters
Threat in health, physical danger,
and emotional concerns
Damage to properties, death, and
other fears
That the victims see, hear and
experience.
Disasters
(JMF)
Countless times, we have watched

disasters all around us;
We knew its effects; we understand
the horror that it has;
We shed tears for others; we prayed
for some; we might had helped a
mass,
Trying moments like this, to be a man
for others---really is a MUST!
Disasters
(JMF)
Therefore, disasters must be
foreseen and forecasted;
It must be anticipated for
everyone to be prepared;
Its effect on human and society
must be planned and
considered;
To save lives and properties
and preserve social order.
List down what you feel
after interpreting the poem.
Write your answers below.
1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
4. _____________________________________
5. _____________________________________
The Different
Perspectives of Disaster
The Different
Perspectives of Disaster
• Physical perspective
• Psychological Perspective
• Socio-cultural Perspective
• Economic Perspective
• Political Perspective
• Biological Perspective
Physical
perspective
Natural disasters generally

affect the:
• physical infrastructural
facilities
• agricultural productivity
• loss of life and cause damage
to property.
Physical Effects Disasters
• Injuries
• Physical disabilities or illness
• Sanitation
• Damage in infrastructure
Rescuers aid a wounded woman in Cebu City,
Philippines after a major 7.1 magnitude
earthquake struck the region on Oct. 15.
2. Psychological
Perspective
• Victims of disasters may suffer

from Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) and other
serious mental health conditions,
which are not being given much
attention to by the authorities or
even by the victims, themselves.
(This may be sensitive statement)
Psychological effects of a Disaster:
• Distress
• intrusion/avoidance
• hatred/revenge
• dependence/insecurities
• grief/withdrawn/isolation
• guilt feeling
• lack of trust
• hopelessness
• emotional effects
• cognitive Effects
• physical Effects
• interpersonal effect
• helplessness
Filipinos are generally
known as “matiisin”,
resourceful, helpful,
optimistic, and
prayerful.
3. Socio-cultural
Perspective
3. Socio-cultural Perspective
Filipinos are generally known as “matiisin”,
resourceful, helpful, optimistic, and prayerful .
The culture of
“malalampasan din natin
‘to..” belief and “ bahala
na and Diyos” syndrome
give hope to most Filipino
in the midst of a disaster.
3. Socio-cultural
Perspective
Socio-Cultural
Effect of Disasters
 change in individual
roles
 disruption of social
relationships and
personal connections
3. Socio-cultural Perspective
• Filipino children seek shelter inside a vehicle as they wait for food relief on Oct. 17, in the ravaged town of Loon,
destroyed by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol province, central Philippines. (Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA) #
4. Economic Perspective
How can disaster affect the
economic condition of a
community?
• they reduce local and

international trade.
• partially or totally paralyze a
country’s transportation
system
4. Economic Perspective
Economic Effects of Disasters

• loss of life
• Unemployment
• loss of property
• loss of household articles
• loss of crops
• loss of public infrastructure
5. Political Perspective
Natural disasters are commonly thought to be less

politically argumentative than armed conflicts, yet
a closer look shows that both the effects of a
natural disaster and the resulting distribution of
humanitarian aid are profoundly linked to politics .
Political Effects of a Disaster
•People who have trust in

political institution will assess
the government’s risk
assessments as credible and
accept their hazard policies
(Johnson 1999)
• Low level of trust in public

institutions therefore means that
citizens may ignore the
recommendations and disregard
the information provided by these
institutions (McCaffey 2004).
•If individuals are confident that they

will receive sufficient aid from the
government when a disaster occurs,
they might not be motivated to take
measures on their own (King and
Kang 2000).
6. Biological
Perspective
Biological disaster
• The disturbing effects caused
by a prevalent kind of disease
or virus in an epidemic or
pandemic level.
Biological disaster
• Epidemic Level: Biological disaster affects

large numbers of people within a given
community or area. Ex: Dengue.
• Pandemic Level: Biological disaster affects a
much large region, sometime spanning entire
continents or the globe
• ex. Swine Flue
Biological disaster
can wipe out an entire

population at a short
span of time.
Effects of Biological Disasters
• loss of lives
•public demobilization
• negative economic effect
•Unemployment
• hunger

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Disasters from

Tragedies come in different forms

Imminent hazards are associated

Countless times, we have watched

Natural disasters generally

• Victims of disasters may suffer

• they reduce local and

Economic Effects of Disasters

Natural disasters are commonly thought to be less

•People who have trust in

• Low level of trust in public

•If individuals are confident that they

• Epidemic Level: Biological disaster affects

can wipe out an entire

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