Miedo y psicopatología la amenaza que oculta el Covid-19
Abstract
R E S U M E N
El miedo y la incertidumbre que aparecen como consecuencia natural del brote de Coronavirus en Chile y el mundo, generan comportamientos que en ocasiones se alejan de lo esperado al enfrentar una situación de esta magnitud, ya que parecen poco altruistas y desmedidos, aumentando muchas veces el riesgo de contagio personal y de los otros. Del mismo modo, se constituyen como una importante vulnerabilidad para el desarrollo de psicopatologÃa, sobre todo en una parte de la población cuya salud mental se ha visto afectada por factores relativos a la experiencia y a la constitución biológica, es decir, individuos en riesgo. El presente artÃculo revisa brevemente la investigación básica y aplicada que permite explicar en parte estos fenómenos, subrayando el rol que la ciencia psicológica puede jugar en esta emergencia.
Palabras Clave: ansiedad, evitación, pandemia, impredictibilidad, incontrolabilidad.
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A B S T R A C T
Coronavirus disease global outbreak has brought, as a natural consequence, fear and uncertainty, and along with it, behaviors that can sometimes be far from expected when facing a situation of this magnitude, since they seem little altruistic and excessive, increasing the risk of both, personal and others infection. Similarly, it is considered an important vulnerability for the development of psychopathology, especially in a part of the population whose mental health has been affected by autobiographical experiences and genetic predisposition, individuals at risk. This article briefly reviews basic and applied research that partially explains these phenomena, underlining the role that psychological science can play in this emergency.
Key words: anxiety, avoidance, pandemic, unpredictability, uncontrollability.
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R E S U M O
O medo e a incerteza que aparecem como consequência natural do surgimento do CoronavÃrus no Chile e no mundo, geram comportamentos que, em ocasiões, se distanciam do que é esperado para lidar com uma situação desta magnitude, já que parecem pouco altruÃstas e desmedidos, aumentando muitas vezes o risco de contágio pessoal e das outras pessoas. Da mesma forma, se constituem como uma importante vulnerabilidade para o desenvolvimento da psicopatologia, sobretudo em uma parte da população cuja saúde mental se viu afetada por fatores relativos à experiência e a constituição biológica, ou seja, indivÃduos em risco. O presente artigo revisa brevemente a pesquisa básica e aplicada que permite explicar, em parte, tais fenômenos, destacando o papel que a ciência psicológica pode ocupar nesta emergência.
Palavras-chave: ansiedad, evitación, pandemia, impredictibilidad, incontrolabilidad.
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