Chapter 3 DRR

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Exaggeration

A simplistic overstatement about some type of phenomena.
Looting

Stealing others personal belongings.
Martial Law

The replacing of civilian authority with that of the military.
Myth

A false belief.
Panic

People's inability to think clearly or their tendency to run frantically from buildings or the disaster scene.
Price Gouging

The selling of goods and services at a price higher than the normal market rate.
Role or post abandonment

Not showing up to work during an emergency.
Shock

A period of disbelief after disaster, which renders them unable to think or take care of themselves.