Public Health Response To Disasters Practice Test

In disaster response, mental health and psychosocial support aims to provide timely, scalable help to protect and restore well-being. The core elements include Psychological first aid to offer immediate, practical and empathetic support; screening for distress to identify who needs additional care; and clear referral pathways so people can access the right services at the right level. These components are designed to reach many people and guide those with greater needs to appropriate care rather than delivering intensive resources to everyone. The idea that every survivor should receive one-on-one therapy exclusively does not fit with this approach. Not everyone requires or benefits from individual therapy, and resources are limited in disaster settings. A stepped-care or tiered model emphasizes universal basic support for all, with targeted, more intensive interventions for those who show greater needs. So, individual therapy for all survivors is not considered a core component.