Deck 3: Patterned Human Behavior in Disasters: What a Planner Must Know

Question 1

When people evacuate who are not targeted by the warning it is called an evacuation ghost.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Looting is very common and appears less often in conflict based situations. True of False?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Short-term stress reactions do not interfere with victim's ability to act responsibly.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

It is a stubborn disaster myth that panic flight is a major problem.

Question 5

Warning communications do not need to include protective actions.

Question 6

CERT's staffed with professionally trained civilian volunteers and can accomplish response functions effectively.

Question 7

In cases of terrorism, you should ensure that responders have personal protective equipment and adopt special tactics to protect their lives.

Question 8

Weapons of mass destruction incidents will rarely exceed community's response capacity.

Question 9

Role abandonment among emergency professionals is common - it is not a myth.

Question 10

Disaster syndrome is where people show:

A) Anger
B) Frenzy
C) Confusion
D) Sadness

Question 11

The altruistic and supportive behaviors extended by victims and nonvictims toward people affected by a disaster is referred to as:

A) Convergence
B) Therapeutic community
C) Survivor syndrome
D) Support group

Question 12

An example of convergence is:

A) People rushing to the scene of a disaster offering aid
B) Financial aid from the federal government
C) Financial support from the Red Cross
D) First responders on the scene

Question 13

Prior to disaster's impacts, the warning message should:

A) Identify threats and characteristics.
B) Not explain human consequences out of fear of panic.
C) Excite citizens into action.
D) Be brief and not go into detail.

Question 14

Compliance with warnings is more likely with the following, except

A) Urgent threats
B) Familiar threats
C) Communication from higher credibility agencies
D) Appropriately structured messages.

Question 15

Stress effects are more likely to arise among people who have:

A) Never been through a disaster before.
B) Been through disasters before.
C) Evacuated with family safely.
D) Relatives, neighbors, or friends who have been killed.

Question 16

People are motivated by fear of an ____________ event.

Question 17

Myths of _____________ behavior cause authorities to misdirect resources and alter messages.

Question 18

The decrease in community conflict and increase in consensus is ___________ lived.

Question 19

Local shelters can be supplemented by temporary_________________.

Question 20

Disasters are significant life events. What are some documented reactions to disasters?

Question 21

Why are terrorist events unique in emergency management?