COVID-19: implicações e aplicações da Psicologia Positiva em tempos de pandemia
20 Apr 2020-Estudos De Psicologia (campinas) (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas)-Vol. 37
TL;DR: Prisquisas sobre autocompaixao, resiliencia, criatividade, otimismo, esperanca, bem-estar subjetivo e praticas de meditacao mindfulness for lidar com os efeitos adversos do isolamento as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Resumo A pandemia causada pela dispersao da COVID-19 no mundo obrigou muitos paises a adotarem o isolamento social como medida de contencao do virus. Pesquisas previas indicam que pessoas submetidas ao isolamento social desenvolvem sintomas psicologicos variados, principalmente relacionados ao estresse, ansiedade e depressao, decorrentes da privacao social e do confinamento. Este artigo objetiva apresentar pesquisas produzidas pela Psicologia Positiva e indicar como esses achados podem subsidiar intervencoes para a promocao de saude mental e bem-estar durante o isolamento social. Dentre os construtos descritos, destacam-se pesquisas sobre autocompaixao, resiliencia, criatividade, otimismo, esperanca, bem-estar subjetivo e praticas de meditacao mindfulness para lidar com os efeitos adversos do isolamento. Consideracoes e implicacoes dessas praticas sao discutidas em detalhes.
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21 Jul 2020
TL;DR: O respectivo estudo propoe uma previa compreensao da COVID-19, doenca causada pelo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, bem como, pontua algumas demandas psiquicas como ansiedade, medo, solidao e depressao, apresenta ainda, alguízos de estrategias e tecnicas de enfrentamento na vertente da psicologia para lidar com os agravantes do distan
Abstract: Resumo: Atualmente, o mundo encontra-se em um cenario atipico, em decorrencia da luta no combate a COVID-19. O respectivo estudo propoe uma previa compreensao da COVID-19, doenca causada pelo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, bem como, pontua alguns aspectos em relacao a saude mental no processo de enfrentamento da doenca e as consequencias psiquicas em relacao aos fatores relacionados a pandemia global, pontuando algumas demandas psiquicas como ansiedade, medo, solidao e depressao, apresenta ainda, algumas sugestoes de estrategias e tecnicas de enfrentamento na vertente da psicologia para lidar com os agravantes do distanciamento e/o isolamento social, no intuito de promover acoes preventivas nas questoes relacionadas a saude mental.
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14 Jun 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors aim to reflect on the possible impacts on the quality of life of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in parallel with Abraham Maslow's theory of basic human needs.
Abstract: The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing damage worldwide. When it comes to quality of life during the pandemic, the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions can be affected, especially in cancer patients who already deal with the physical and mental changes resulting from the treatment and coping with the disease. In this sense, the present study aims to reflect on the possible impacts on the quality of life of cancer patients during the pandemic in parallel with Abraham Maslow's theory of basic human needs. As well as highlight the recommendations and strategies already outlined by health researchers in order to minimize such losses. Key-words: Quality of Life; Neoplasms; Coronavirus infections. Resumen La actual pandemia de COVID-19 está causando daños en todo el mundo. Cuando se trata de calidad de vida durante la pandemia, las dimensiones biológica, psicológica, social y espiritual pueden verse afectadas, especialmente en pacientes con cáncer que ya se ocupan de los cambios físicos y mentales resultantes del tratamiento y la lucha contra la enfermedad. En este sentido, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre los posibles impactos en la calidad de vida de los pacientes con cáncer durante la pandemia en paralelo con la teoría de Abraham Maslow sobre las necesidades humanas básicas. Además de destacar las recomendaciones y estrategias ya esbozadas por los investigadores de salud con el fin de minimizar dichas pérdidas. Palabras clave: Calidad de Vida; Neoplasias; Infecciones por Coronavirus
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19 Mar 2021
TL;DR: Older women are a high-risk group for negative mental health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic and should be a primary focus of actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on mental health.
Abstract: Older people’s mental health is at risk during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study investigated gender differences in home isolation, beliefs about Covid-19 and mental health indicators among elderly internet users during the pandemic. A total of 384 older persons (66.9% women and 30.1% men) answered an online survey devised to collect information on sociodemographic characteristics, beliefs/attitudes about Covid-19, depression (PHQ-2), loneliness (short version of the UCLA-BR), social support and resilience (the BRS). Older women showed poorer mental health indicators, were more likely to adhere to home isolation and believe in the effectiveness of this measure, and felt more self-confident to self-isolate at home. Stronger perceived vulnerability to Covid-19 and awareness of the gravity of the disease were related to poorer mental health indicators among women. Older women are a high-risk group for negative mental health outcomes during the pandemic and should therefore be a primary focus of actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on mental health.
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13 Apr 2021
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a digital psycho-educational booklet analyzing its validity to help pregnant women to cope with the stress from the new coronavirus crisis, based on the dispositional coping theory and positive psychology.
Abstract: During the pandemic of COVID-19, the Brazilian Health Ministry declared that 2-week postnatal women are a high-risk population that demands special assistance. Considering that women at the postnatal period are more susceptible to anxiety and stress symptoms, our objective is to present a digital psychoeducational booklet analyzing its validity to help this target population to cope with the stress from the new coronavirus crisis. Based on the dispositional coping theory and positive psychology, this proposal was developed as a digital booklet to promote the maternal mental health and well-being based on informational and psychoeducational approaches. Information about the COVID-19, as well as coping strategies and positive practices, were presented to provide support for the coping with pandemic stressors. To validate the booklet, 12 women answered a Google Form via WhatsApp that included a free and informed consent form, a general data protocol, and a questionnaire with validity criteria (clarity of written, practical pertinence, theoretical relevance, and presentation). Content validity coefficients (CVC) were calculated for all criteria. The participants were on average 30 years old (A.V.=23–43), and half of them had a high school degree; 50% of them self-declared white and 25% black, and 2 of them declared themselves brown and 1 yellow. All CVC were ≥ 0.96. These findings confirmed that our booklet can be considered a viable, useful, and efficient tool to help puerperium women during the pandemic, providing support for a resilient coping face to this new and critical moment.
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01 Apr 2021
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the trait anxiety on the fear of Covid-19 mediated by resilience was assessed on a convenience sample of 261 university students from Brazil, and the authors concluded that resilience plays an important role in maintaining people's mental health, especially relevant in troubled times like the pandemic.
Abstract: The current research aimed to assess the effect of the trait anxiety on the fear of Covid-19 mediated by resilience. For that, we counted on a convenience sample of 261 university students from Brazil. Participants completed a survey composed of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FC-19S), the Brief Resilience Scale, the Trait Anxiety Inventory, and demographic questions. Results from a simple mediation with 5000 bootstrap simulations supported the hypothesis that resilience mediates the link between the trait anxiety and fear of Covid-19 (β = .14; 95% C.I. = .027, .254). It was observed that resilience mediated around 35% of the link between the trait anxiety and the fear of Covid-19. In sum, we concluded that resilience plays an important role in maintaining people’s mental health, which is especially relevant in troubled times like the pandemic.
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...Furthermore, as resilience has been positively correlated with well-being, quality of life and mental health (Yildirim, & Arslan, 2020; Zanon et al., 2020) and negatively with stress, anxiety, and chronic diseases (Killgore et al....
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