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The psychology of Japan's disaster

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A massive earthquake has hit the northeast of Japan, causing a devastating tsunami.

The earthquake - measuring 8.9 - is one of the most powerful ever recorded and tsunami warnings now cover much of the Pacific coast.

Tens of thousands of people are feared dead.

Dr James Thompson is a senior lecturer in psychology at University College London who specialises in trauma following disasters. He tells Impact, Japan's response to the disaster could be seen as ''the ultimate psychological experiment"

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