The Psychological impact of technological disasters.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1993Description: 18 pSubject: Technological disasters are categorized into four subgroups. The characteristics of the disasters in each categroy are introduced as well as the psychological effects generally produced by each subtype. The specific subtypes of technological disaster which are proposed are: Category I. Environmental Stressors; Category II. Disasters with insidious onset and progressive effects on health; Category III. Disasters with acute onset and a definite lowpoint, and; Category IV. Disasters with acute onset and chronic consequencesItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Bibliography: p. 349-352
Reprinted from Journal of Social Behavior and Personality; 1993; Vol. 8; No. 5; p. 335-352
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Technological disasters are categorized into four subgroups. The characteristics of the disasters in each categroy are introduced as well as the psychological effects generally produced by each subtype. The specific subtypes of technological disaster which are proposed are: Category I. Environmental Stressors; Category II. Disasters with insidious onset and progressive effects on health; Category III. Disasters with acute onset and a definite lowpoint, and; Category IV. Disasters with acute onset and chronic consequences
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