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Learn how to identify, eliminate, and control psychosocial hazards that threaten mental health and well-being in the workplace. This resource provides general information, examples, and guidance based on the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
Risk perception refers to people’s subjective judgments about the likelihood of negative occurrences such as injury, illness, disease, and death. Risk perception is important in health and risk communication because it determines which hazards people care about and how they deal with them.
This article argues that homes are important and informative contexts for psychological research and theory. It reviews the literature on the psychological significance of homes and suggests some directions for future studies on residential space.
Summary. Chapter preview. In Chapter 2 the distinction that can be drawn between risk assessment and risk perception is described, and the reasons why both should be understood are considered. In risk assessment, the relationship between risk estimation and risk evaluation is examined.
Nov 20, 2020 · The all‐hazards and cross‐cultural applicability of preparedness theory is discussed, as are a need for a critical appraisal of preparedness, its predictors, and the nature and development of the preparedness process and its application in facilitating effective intervention strategies. Key words: community. culture. disaster risk reduction.
- Douglas Paton
- 2019
Feb 26, 2021 · Over the recent years, research in the field of threat and defense has accumulated evidence on how encounters with various psychological threats influence human behavior, cognition, motivation, affect, and health.
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Nov 21, 2013 · In order to ground our cultural psychology of disaster approach in the broad and diverse field of disaster research and management, this chapter offers a critical and transdisciplinary introduction to key paradigms, approaches, and controversies. The chapter provides...
