Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies Dealing with the devastation that follows major disasters requires multiple coping strategies. Thousands of people were killed, and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed or damaged in the major earthquake that hit Nepal in April, 2015. Along with coping with the emotional impact of losing homes, friends, and family members, people must also call upon problem-focused strategies to deal with the challenges of rebuilding shattered communities. This woman is sifting through the rubble of her home in historic Durbar Square in Kathmandu, searching for whatever belongings she can salvage.

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