The Critical Period of Disasters: Insights From Sense-Making and Psychoanalytic Theory  

Oleh:

Stein, Mark

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Human Relations vol. 57 no. 10 (Oct. 2004), page 1243–1261.
Topik: anxiety; critical period; disaster; psychoanalysis; sense-making
Fulltext: 1243.pdf (159.21KB)

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The purpose of this article is to deepen our understanding of the period during which a disaster unfolds, here called the ‘critical period’. Previous research has shown cases in which sense-making is essential for survival during this period, but it is argued here that there are other cases in which sense-making compounds the problems. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, the capacity for anxiety toleration is postulated as a moderating variable that influences whether correct sense can be made of the situation, and, in turn, whether the likelihood of survival will increase. Implications for theory are examined.

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