Full Description
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the psychology of a pandemic, with special focus on the COVID-19 crisis. It brings to focus, the factors that caused psychological vulnerabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic in India.
This volume discusses the psycho-social risk factors affecting individuals during large-scale health crises and studies the effects on their mental health, such as mass hysteria, anxiety, distress and chronic maladaptive behaviour which, when left unattended, can also lead to suicidal ideation. The book also suggests coping strategies, such as positive communication, defence mechanisms, recreations, self-talk techniques, happiness indexing, goal setting and other related dimensions. It elaborates on the skills needed to manage oneself during such crises and build a stronger and more resilient world.
This book will be of interest to students, teachers and researchers of psychology, positive psychology, well-being and sociology. It will also be of interest to psychologists, counsellors, mental health professionals and NGOs working for the elderly.
Contents
1. What is Pandemic: With Special Reference to COVID-19. 2. Guidelines to COVID-19 by WHO. 3. Creating Awareness of Common Symptoms of Prevailing Pandemic Covid 19 4. Psychological Effects of an Epidemic 5. Psychological Effects of an Epidemic: Impact on Family Mental Health 6. Covid -19 Protection through Social Awareness 7. Psychological Well-Being Based on Mindfulness to Reduce Stress in the Face of the Covid-19 Crisis 8. Enhancing Coping Strategies 9. Protection of Aged People and Children from Covid-19 10. Basic Psychological Skills for Covid-19 Responders 11. Psycho - Emotional Impact of the Pandemic 12. Cognitive Behaviour Model of Health Anxiety 13. Treating Pandemic-Related Emotional Distress 14. Skills Needed to Manage Covid 19 15. Memory problems among elderly during COVID period 16. Mental Health of Women Teachers in the Context of Pandemic 17. Building Resilient Education System to Overcome Pandemic Learning Loss
