Psychological Reactions
to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:
Lyubka
Lyubenova-Vashkova
Pages:
60-
76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/QBTU4654
Abstract:
COVID-19 is a new infectious disease and as such we are
faced with uncertainties in its course and treatment. Modern methods of
containing pandemics are more behavioral and educational – psychological
factors play a role in their success. Previous pandemics such as the Spanish
flu, the swine flu and SARS have had effects on mental stress and disorders.
Personality characteristics give a clearer look at vulnerability to stressors – people
with high scores of negative emotionality (neuroticism) will face serious
difficulties during pandemics. The different personality traits are relevant to
our understanding of pandemic-related anxieties and sufferings, and the psychological
effect of pandemics may be more pronounced, more widespread,
and more lasting than the pure somatic effect of the infection.
Keywords:
pandemic; psychological reactions; personal characteristics;
stress; neurotism
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