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NARRATIVE REVIEW
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 241-245

The absence of positive psychology in disasters


1 Health Management of Disaster, Research Institute of Shakhespajouh, Isfahan, Iran
2 Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Isfahan, Isfaha, Iran
3 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Masoud Ferdosi
Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
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Source of Support: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/2347-9019.144413

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Introduction: Positive psychology is among the important topics in health psychology and can be used to effectively improve the people's behaviors and practices when faced with a crisis or difficult situation. This study aims investigate the place of positive psychology in studies related to accidents and disasters and its role in proper dealing with these situations. Materials and Methods: This study is a narrative review carried out by searching for related articles on credible scientific websites, scientific books, research articles, research projects and dissertations. Information on databases such as Web of Science, Google Scholar, PubMed and Science Direct between years 1979 and 2014 was reviewed for related information. In total 70 English articles and 17 Farsi articles were found using the aforementioned methods. The information gathered from these articles were categorized and investigated. Results: Summarizing the information on the role of positive psychology in disasters showed that little attention was paid to the roles of positive psychology, especially among Farsi article, and that most studies concentrated on the psychological disorders present after the disaster. Furthermore, most of the articles about positive psychology were reviews with weak methodology and limited scopes. However, their results showed that people with positive thinking have several different characteristics that help them deal with difficult situations and disasters easier than other people. Conclusion: Despite the importance and role of positive psychology on different aspects of our daily lives, the effect of this topic during disasters and crisis has been neglected. People with positive thinking have several characteristics that make it easier for them to deal with difficult and disastrous situation compared to other people that should be considered when dealing with disasters.


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