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Natural disaster stressors is defined as short-term stressors and are usually more severe than long-term stressors. For example, Natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, and hurricanes can kill thousands of people and survivors usually experience severe psychological consequences lasting a lifetime.
Natural environment phobia refers to a subtype of specific phobia characterized by a fear of situations or events that occur in the natural environment or nature, especially storms, heights, or water.
Natural environment type phobias refer to extreme fears of events or situations in the natural environment that cause impairment in one's ability to function normally.
Natural experiment refers to an experiment in which comparisons are made between pre-existing conditions or treatments.
Natural helping refers to the informal style of the untrained lay helper. Natural helpers rely on intuition, familiarity, natural responsiveness, and personal opinions. The four (4) different styles are: listener, analyzer, problem solver, and challenger.