PRESENTATION OUTLINE
A MANTEL STATE MOST PEOPLE ENTER WHEN FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF A DISASTER
EVERYTHING IS "NORMAL" AND WILL BE THE SAME TODAY AS YASTERDAY
PEOPLE WILL ASSUME THAT SINCE A DISASTER NEVER HAS OCCURRED, THEN IT NEVER WILL OCCUR.
PEOPLE TEND TO INTERPRET WARNINGS IN THE MOST OPTIMISC WAY POSSIBLE
THE AVOIDANCE OF ACCEPTING RISKS BY PRETENDING THEY DO NOT EXIST
THE FIRST SURVIVAL SKILL IS ELIMINATING NORMALCY BIAS
HOPE FOR THE BEST BUT PREPARE FOR WORST