Visiting Professor
KAMIYAMA Machiko
Organization
Research Division
- Risk Evaluation and Disaster Mitigation Research Division
- Disaster Humanities and Social Science Division
- Disaster Medical Science Division
- Practical Research and Collaboration Division
- Endowed Research Division
- Joint Research Division
- Co-creation Center for Disaster Resilience
- Global Centre for Disaster Statistics
- Kesennuma Satellite Office
- Public Relations Office
- Administration Office
- Research Subject(s)
- I explore the post-disaster mental health and psychosocial support affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake qualitatively and qualitatively. I assesses how historians’ salvage operations on the historical heritage of affected areas can provide valid psycho-social support for affected communities and individuals, struggling to rebuild after the disaster.
- Key Words
- Clinical Psychology Psychosocial support Historical heritage
- Research Activities
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A Psychological Assessment of Heritage Rescue Operations as a Form of Psychosocial Support after a Disaster
This study assesses how historians’ salvage operations can provide valid psycho-social support for affected communities and individuals, struggling to rebuild after the disaster.
Method: I conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with people owning collections of salvaged historical heritage. We interviewed 21 subjects. 20 of the subjects were over 60 years old. The interviews used Personal Attitude Construct (PAC) Analysis to analyze the subjects’ attitudes towards their historical heritage and self-identity.