FLOOD10353

• County: Larimer
• Community: Fort Collins
• Stream Name: Big Thompson River
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Twenty Years Later, What We Have Learned Since the Big Thompson Flood - Proceedings of a Meeting Held in Fort Collins - July 13-15, 1996
• Date: 7/13/1996
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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disaster

Summary

In five separate samples, our research has demonstrated a
relationship between how capable individuals feel in dealing with
specific demands and how well they are able to adapt. The data suggest that
the greater your perceived coping efficacy, the lower psychological distress
levels and physical reactivity. Disaster response teams and mental health
intervention strategists might be able to utilize these data to
post-disaster response and lessen the psychological impact of these

improve
tragedies.

Stress

Disaster

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