Johari, Johana and Marzuki, Najib Ahmad (2013) Relating stress, anxiety and depression among flood victims’ quality of life in Malaysia: A theoretical perspective. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 3 (6). pp. 543-547. ISSN 2010-3646

PDF Restricted to Registered users only Download (625kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

Flood disaster is one of the events that have an impact on the lives of the individuals involved in Malaysia. Destruction and loss make a person feels depressed besides being worried.Even worse when the victims become depressed as a result of the incident. Flood events can be seen as a threat to the well-being of individuals both physically and emotionally.This article will discuss how stress, anxiety and depression are related to the quality of life and well-being of flood victims.The discussion is based on the Stressful Life Events Theory, Freud’s Anxiety Theory, Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression and the Quality of Life Conceptual Model.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Flood, stress life events, freudanxiety theory, beck cognitive theory of depression, conceptual model quality of life.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	College of Arts and Sciences
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Najib Ahmad Marzuki
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2014 07:09
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2014 07:09
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/12645

Actions (login required)

View Item