Due to coronavirus, people in two hundred countries around the world are locked in their homes. All businesses, offices, people-to-people contacts, educational institutions are closed. All the people's engagements, entertainment, tours, and leisure are over. The normal life of the people is absolutely disturbed. What would be the potential psychological effects of it on the lives of people around the globe?
Rashid Ali Khuhro I guess it varies depending on where you are coming from. This experience will dictate how we move forward in our lives in the coming years. Social institutions such as education, religion and government will definitely have to adjust on how humanity will adjust to the "new norm".
Rashid Ali Khuhro I think the psychological effects of lockdown due to COVID-19 may vary according persons mental power, mental capacity and metal well being. Need of hour is to stay psychologically fie to combat this adversity.
It is well said truth there is no health without brain health. Although our brain controls all aspects of our daily lives, it still remains a mystery. We should be not slaves to our changing circumstances. There are several ways to stay psychologically fit during calamities such as COVID-19.
The best way to maintain our psychological well being is physical activity, which increases the flow of oxygen to your brain. It also increases the amount of endorphins, the “feel-good” chemicals, in your brain. Reading is great for your brain, Mental exercise is good so is meditation, daydreaming, finding humor in life, try new foods, try new ways to accomplish routine tasks, play Crossword puzzles, board games and Sudoku
The takeaway: Mental fitness is important to maintaining your brain and your body healthy, especially as you age.
I think, a high incidence of anxiety- and stress-related disorders could happen alongside depression at various levels. Mental health is indeed affected by this pandemic.
I think, can lead to more serious mental health problems such as post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression....
My point of view on this question is simplified: COVID-19 is a traumatic situation which refers directly / indirectly to a fatal threat. This can generate a strong emotional charge which is very difficult to control regardless of the resilience of each human being and can have numerous psychological repercussions such as:
- Emotional fatigue
- sleeping troubles
- generalized anxiety and emotional stress
- Mood disorders - Impairment of judgment
- Social isolation and fear of others
- Hypochondriac tendency
- fear of the future
- Feeling overwhelmed by events
-etc.
However, it should be noted that these psychological repercussions affect each individual independently and depend on several factors.
Mon point de vue sur cette question est simplifié : le COVID-19 est une situation traumatogène qui fait référence de manière directe / indirecte à une menace mortelle. Ce qui peut générer une forte charge émotionnelle très difficile à controler peu importe la résilience de chaque etre humain et peut avoir des nombreuses répercussions sur le plan psychologique telles que :
- Fatigue émotionnelle
- troubles du sommeil
- anxiété généralisée et stress émotionnel
- Troubles de l'humeur
- Altération de jugement
- Isolement social et peur des autres
- Tendance hypocondriaque
- peur de l'avenir
- Se sentir dépasser par les évènements
-etc.
Il faut cependant noter que ces répercussions psychologiques affectent indépendamment chaque individu et dépendent de plusieurs facteurs.
La situación es muy delicada y vulnerable, especialmente para las personas más débiles (o enfermas), desde la perspectiva psicológica. No obstante, la persona tiene intimidad, está abierta a la espiritualidad trascendente y en esta situación puede crecer mucho más que si está volcada al mero flujo estimular por ruidoso o entretenido que sea, Ahí reside su fortaleza.
There is another effect that is a lot more common than we may think and that people tend to forget. I've been hearing a lot of people finding beneficial effects from the "stay home" and social distancing aspect of the virus, such as they don't need to "find an excuse" to avoid/refuse outings, extended family social gatherings, etc. All these "social obligations" that can be a burden on someone. We are expected to be social beings, but this is overwhelming and dreadful to some people. There are also the kidss with school anxiety or learning disabilities or who are being bullied in school (or even maybe at work) adults who are more than happy to not having to go to school or work. For all those people, adjustig again to "normal life" will probably be a challenge, and it's when the pandemic is over that the real stress will begin.
It may lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to both chidren and parents. Since the 'normal routine' of day to day life has been interrupted and no one exactly knows when this would come to an end, we would keep hoping against hope that it all comes to pass. It is traumatic for children because they can no longer go to school, out to play and in the malls for shopping as they would before. For most parents, it is hard to contain their children at home while at the same time some have lost their jobs and unable to fend for their families. The aspect of staying at home and keeping social distance hinders most people from interacting with their friends, relatives and significant people in their lives which could lead to depression.
Hi Rashid, We have empirical results in Belgium (in revision) which show that perceived impact of the epidemic is linked with higher feeling of solitude, less satisfaction with life, less perceived social support and openness to experience (N = 732).
Why are people talking about negative effects. I personally feel that this lockdown has been blessings in disguise. I am sure many people now have got time to do lot reflection about self and things they would want in future. There is lot of time for rejuvenation and time for how we can adapt to the new way of life which we have to adopt once things become normal.
Goal motivation is low, economic, physical, and everything plan just dreaming.
I am specifically interested on the impacts it could have on young school children. Yes, they still have structure and are doing their studies online, but it a completely different social environment and they may not be getting the same supports as university/college students because they are younger.
Corona fear already changed the life styles worldwide. Anxiety, depression and their consequences even deaths are already observed.
Rashid, if initial reports and accounts emanating from both developed and developing economies are anything to go by, there seem to be huge adverse psychological, mental and physical impacts on individuals and communities. The most worrying of these is the impact that has been imprinted on children's psychological and mental developments as a result of not making regular face-to-face contact with friends and colleagues outside of the family. Interesting...
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