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We always think “It will never happen to me,” but
disasters can strike, at any time, anywhere — from hotel
fires to train crashes to terrorist attacks. How would you
cope if the unthinkable happened?
5 According to experts, people caught up in disasters
tend to fall into three categories. About 10% to 15%
remain calm and act quickly and efficiently. Another 15%
completely panic, crying and screaming and obstructing
the evacuation. But the vast majority (70%) of people do
10 very little. They are “stunned and confused,” says
psychologist John Leach.
Why is this? Research suggests that under great
stress, our minds take much longer to process
information. So, in a crisis, many people “freeze” just at
15 the moment when they need to act quickly. It also seems
that personality is not a good guide to how people might
react — a normally decisive person may not act quickly
enough in a crisis and vice versa. “Most people go their
entire lives without a disaster,” says Michael Lindell, a
20 professor at Texas A&M University. “So when something
bad happens, they are so shocked they just think, ‘This
can’t possibly be happening to me,’ instead of taking
action.”
OXENDEN, C et Latham-Koenig, C American English File 4B, p. 52 Oxford University Press.
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