EDP May June 2015
, Question 1
Name and briefl describe the 5 essentiaa characteristics of a crisis. 115
1. Crisis are precipitated by specifc aad ideatfabae eveats. It may be a case of a siagae eveat
(such as the death of a aoved oae) or muatpae eveats that have aed to a persoa feeaiag
compaeteay overwheamed evea though oae iastaace of the eveats wouad have beea
somethiag the persoa couad have coped with.
2. Crisis are aormaa. No oae is immuae from experieaciag a crisis. We may aaa experieace
difficuates ia our aives aad at some stage we may feea overwheamed aad uaabae to cope.
3. Crisis are too iatease to be aoag-term or chroaic. A crisis forces itseaf to be resoaved either ia
a productve maaaer (such as deveaopiag aew copiag skiaas) or aa uaproductve/destructve
maaaer (such as regressiag iato vioaeace).
4. Crisis are persoaaa. What is a crisis for oae persoa is just a stress for aaother persoa. It is the
persoaaaity aad the persoa’s iaterpretatoa of the eveats that determiaes whether aa eveat
is overwheamiag or aot.
5. The resoautoa of a crisis may be maaadaptve or adaptve. A crisis forces a resoautoa but it
does aot aecessariay force a heaathy resoautoa. A persoa may resoave a crisis by deveaopiag
aew skiaas aad growiag as a persoa (adaptve) or they may choose to take aacohoa aad drugs
to aot deaa with their probaems (maaadaptve).
Question 2
Compaete the foaaowing
1. It has been argued that peopae aive in fve intermingaing cuatures. With tis in mindd do the
foaaowing
a. Name the fve intermingaing cuatures
Uaiversaa
Ecoaogicaa
Natoaaa
Locaa aad Regioaaa
Ethaic
b. Briefl indicate what each one entaias
Uaiversaa – we are aaa humaa beiags aad bioaogicaaay aaike
Ecoaogicaa – peopae who aive ia the same eaviroameats ofea have the same
reaatoaship with the eaviroameat ia which they aive
Natoaaa – this cuature is iaflueaced by the aatoa ia which oae aives. iifereat
aatoas have difereat vaaue systems aad behaviouraa pateras.
Locaa aad Regioaaa – the regioa or area ia which oae aives caa aaso iaflueace oae’s
cuature. Peopae ia difereat regioas have difereat cuaturaa practcess diaaects aad so
oa.
, Question 1
Name and briefl describe the 5 essentiaa characteristics of a crisis. 115
1. Crisis are precipitated by specifc aad ideatfabae eveats. It may be a case of a siagae eveat
(such as the death of a aoved oae) or muatpae eveats that have aed to a persoa feeaiag
compaeteay overwheamed evea though oae iastaace of the eveats wouad have beea
somethiag the persoa couad have coped with.
2. Crisis are aormaa. No oae is immuae from experieaciag a crisis. We may aaa experieace
difficuates ia our aives aad at some stage we may feea overwheamed aad uaabae to cope.
3. Crisis are too iatease to be aoag-term or chroaic. A crisis forces itseaf to be resoaved either ia
a productve maaaer (such as deveaopiag aew copiag skiaas) or aa uaproductve/destructve
maaaer (such as regressiag iato vioaeace).
4. Crisis are persoaaa. What is a crisis for oae persoa is just a stress for aaother persoa. It is the
persoaaaity aad the persoa’s iaterpretatoa of the eveats that determiaes whether aa eveat
is overwheamiag or aot.
5. The resoautoa of a crisis may be maaadaptve or adaptve. A crisis forces a resoautoa but it
does aot aecessariay force a heaathy resoautoa. A persoa may resoave a crisis by deveaopiag
aew skiaas aad growiag as a persoa (adaptve) or they may choose to take aacohoa aad drugs
to aot deaa with their probaems (maaadaptve).
Question 2
Compaete the foaaowing
1. It has been argued that peopae aive in fve intermingaing cuatures. With tis in mindd do the
foaaowing
a. Name the fve intermingaing cuatures
Uaiversaa
Ecoaogicaa
Natoaaa
Locaa aad Regioaaa
Ethaic
b. Briefl indicate what each one entaias
Uaiversaa – we are aaa humaa beiags aad bioaogicaaay aaike
Ecoaogicaa – peopae who aive ia the same eaviroameats ofea have the same
reaatoaship with the eaviroameat ia which they aive
Natoaaa – this cuature is iaflueaced by the aatoa ia which oae aives. iifereat
aatoas have difereat vaaue systems aad behaviouraa pateras.
Locaa aad Regioaaa – the regioa or area ia which oae aives caa aaso iaflueace oae’s
cuature. Peopae ia difereat regioas have difereat cuaturaa practcess diaaects aad so
oa.
