How does individual respond to a disaster

1. Immediate individual response ( 24 hours ) Following disater :

• Tense, worried, panic
• Glued, absent-minded, shocked, do not believe it
• Happy or euphoria,
• Tired, confused
• Anxious, crying, isolated, withdrawal
• Feel guilty

2. First until third week post disaster

• Worried, alert, sensitive, easily angry, difficult to sleep
• worried, very sad
• Re-experiencing the event
• Sad
• Remaining positive reactions: expect or think about future, involved activities for help and relief

3. More than three weeks after the disaster
Reaction shown can be permanent and it is indicated with :

• Tired
• Feel Panic
• Continuous sadness, pessimistic and unrealistic thinking
• Do not conduct activities, isolated and withdrawal
• Anxiety which is indicated with physical signs such as palpitations, dizzy, tired, queasy, headache, etc.

4. Response after disaster within the period of more than three weeks

• Some survivors can get acute mental disorder. This may occur from few weeks to several months following the disaster
• Form or disorder includes : acute reaction to stress, sorrow and grieve, diagnosed mental disorder, adaptation disorder