Relating Stress, Anxiety and Depression among Flood Victims’Quality of Life in Malaysia: A Theoretical Perspective

Flood disaster is one of the events that have an impact on the lives of the individuals involved in Malaysia. Destruction and loss make a person feels depressed besides being worried. Even worse when the victims become depressed as a result of the incident. Flood events can be seen as a threat to the well-being of individuals both physically and emotionally. This article will discuss how stress, anxiety and depression are relatedtothe quality of life and well-being of flood victims. The discussion is based on the Stressful Life EventsTheory, Freud's Anxiety Theory, Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression and the Quality of Life Conceptual Model.