Coping in a Crisis

• Children and crisis
  
  Children have their own ways of dealing with trauma according to their stage of development. Often their response is not what may be expected and may not show up for some time. Parents and others often worry and frequently are not sure of the ...



• Common reactions to trauma
  
  Most people involved in a traumatic incident experience some kind of emotional reaction. Although each person's experience is different, there are a number of common responses that are experienced by the majority of those involved. It is ...



• Coping personally: General information for health staff and volunteers
  
  Health, other staff and volunteers are frequently called upon to deal with emergencies, and for some this is the major component of their day-to-day work. When a disaster occurs, there is inevitably an escalation of response. This brings new ...



• Coping personally:general information for communities
  
  Distress is an understandable and normal response to major disasters, like the recent floods in Queensland. Common causes of distress may be related to having been directly at risk from the floods, being concerned about family and friends who ...



• Family and crisis
  
  People are usually surprised by how much a crisis or trauma affects them. It frequently changes the way they think, their values, habits, feelings and behaviour. It influences most aspects of their life. Usually people do not expect their ...



• Stress Management
  
  What is Stress? Stress is a response to an event or situation which can be either positive or negative. It is quite common and can occur as a result of relationships, work, or study commitments. It is a way for ...



• Stress after emergencies
  
  In emergencies, people can use up more emotional energy than they realise. They put themselves into a survival state to deal with problems and cope with fears, frustrations and other feelings. The body's natural way of working outside the ...



• Teenagers and crisis
  
  Teenagers involved in crisis and traumatic events, may not always show their distress outwardly. As a result, adults may misunderstand their needs or find them unwilling to accept help. This fact sheet lists common reactions to trauma and ...



• The stress of being under threat: For people who are under threat from an emergency
  
  The threat of a situation that endangers lives and property places people on high alert. While this state helps prepare mind and body for the situation, if it continues too long, it creates stress of its own. This fact sheet provides ...



• When someone you know has had a traumatic experience
  
  Traumatic experiences are distressing and threatening, and may be so intense as to temporarily disrupt a person’s ability to come to terms with them. Thinking you might die, seeing others killed or injured, intense fear, abuse or being ...

Last updated: 16 May, 2012
Last reviewed: 16 May, 2012