What is Survival? Ø Survival: 1 a : a living or continuing longer than another person or thing Ø b : the continuation of life or existence Ø (from Merriam Webster Online Dictionary)
Types of Survival Ø Physical Survival Ø Emotional Survival Ø Deserted Island Lost in the Woods Stuck in the Arctic Alone in the Desert Lost in the Jungle Tsunamis Floods Earthquakes Hurricanes Tornados War Ø Divorce Death in the Family Stress & Anxiety Peer Pressure Gang Violence School Ø Ø Ø Ø
Deserted Island
Alone in the Woods
Stuck in the Arctic
Alone in the Desert
Lost in the Jungle
Tsunamis Ø Asian Tsunami 2004
Hurricanes Ø Hurricane Katrina 2005
Floods Ø New Orleans 2005
Earthquakes Ø Northridge, CA 1995
Tornados Ø Tornado Alley
War Ø War in Iraq (2002 - Present)
Emotional Survival Ø Divorce
Emotional Survival Ø Death
Emotional Survival Ø Stress & Anxiety
Emotional Survival Ø Peer Pressure
Emotional Survival Ø Gang Violence
Emotional Survival Ø School
Survival Exploration Ø Why do we survive? Ø How do we survive? Ø What is it that helps us physically survive? Ø What is it that helps us emotional survive? Ø Have you ever had to survive something?