Question

Submit description of resilience as pertains to natural disasters. Answer the following questions in your synthesis:

What is the definition of resilience as pertains to natural disasters?

Do different organizations or disciplines use different definitions? If so, analyze the different definitions, and compare and contrast the concepts that are included therein.

Select the definition that you will use in your final project, and make an argument for why this is the most relevant definition for your paper.

Answer 1

When a natural disaster hits a system then it may cause extream damage. It is very important to get recovered from the damage caused. It is necessary for sustaining life and system. Ability of societies, persons and socio-economic systems to get recover from sudden impact of a disaster, so that they can return to their normal functionality, is known as Resilience.

Yes, it is true that different organisations and different disciplines defines the term Resilience in different-2 manners. According to some, resilience means being healthy and adaptive after a disaster. Positive functioning in anarchial situation is also associated with resilience. Some define it on various levels. They consider it at the levels of individual, society and culture.

Resilience is also being mentioned in social behaviour. It is also considered as the capacity to cope up with various personalities. So, there are various definitions avaialable for resilience.

In my view, resilience is the capability which enables our brain to function normally in adverse situation. This situation may be anything. If any task assigned to us has not been completed then stressful situation may arise. Demise of family member may be a stressfull condition.

Failure in exam, thefts, injuries, break ups, jealousy, dissatisfaction from job etc., there can be so many situations in which our mind become stressed and does not function normally. Reslience provide strength to fight in such situation. It gives us a hope for better survival. It acts a lighthouse in the ocean of dejection and depression. It act as immunity against the disease of hopelessness.