A local community was just devastated by a tornado. Based on the knowledge of risk factors, which of the following individuals has the highest risk for an adverse outcome?
A) A low-income woman with poor coping skills
B) An affluent man with poor coping skills
C) A low-income woman with a high-stress job
D) An affluent man with a high-stress job
Ans: A
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Risk factors that predict adverse outcomes in natural and human-caused disasters include female sex, minority ethnicity, lower socioeconomic status, and problematic predisaster functioning and personality.
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