Introduction and objectives My thesis delves into the psychological impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the changes at the psychosocial and psychopathological level. The goal of my study is to investigate how a virus, in such a short time, has led to some changes on a physical, psychological and mental level within the world population by analyzing various studies carried out by European and non-European researchers, on various issues always related to Covid-19. Issues I have chosen to divide my work into four main chapters, so as to be able to analyze in more detail four themes that, according to my point of view, have been protagonists in this path: - an explanatory introduction to the phenomenon of pandemics and epidemics, comparing the COVID-19 pandemic with the SARS, Ebola, H1N1 and MERS epidemic, comparing its differences and similarities, especially at a social level. - concept of loneliness and vulnerability during the lockdown, with its pros and cons, analyzing various studies related to the disorders and symptoms of anxiety and depression, deepening their evolutions. - analysis of INFODEMIA, observation of how social media can influence the decisions and behaviors of the population during a period of emergency. - it examines how much, the ability of an individual to face and overcome a traumatic event or a period of difficulty, can develop a path of adaptation and resilience during a pandemic crisis. The bibliographic research was conducted in order to draw relevant literature from the available online databases, specifically Pubmed, APA Psycoinfo and other relevant online sources were consulted. The articles and studies described and analyzed for the writing of the thesis include experiments that took place online, scientific articles published in the year 2020 and previously published literary and narrative reviews.
Introduzione ed obiettivi La mia tesi approfondisce l’impatto psicologico causato dalla pandemia da COVID-19 ed esplora i cambiamenti a livello psicosociale e psicopatologico. L’obiettivo del mio studio è quello di indagare come un virus, in così poco tempo, abbia portato ad alcuni cambiamenti a livello fisico, psicologico e mentale all’interno della popolazione mondiale analizzando vari studi compiuti da ricercatoti europei e non, su varie tematiche sempre legate al Covid-19. Tematiche Ho scelto di suddividere il mio elaborato in quattro capitoli principali, così da poter analizzare più nel dettaglio quattro tematiche che, secondo il mio punto di vista, sono state protagoniste in questo percorso: - un’introduzione esplicativa del fenomeno delle pandemie e delle epidemie, confrontando la pandemia da COVID-19 con l’epidemia da SARS, Ebola, H1N1 e MERS confrontandone le differenze e le somiglianze soprattutto a livello sociale. - concetto di solitudine e vulnerabilità durante il lockdown, con i suoi pro e i suoi contro, analizzando vari studi legati ai disturbi e sintomi di ansia e depressione, approfondendone le loro evoluzioni. - analisi dell’INFODEMIA, osservazione di quanto i social media possano influire sulle decisioni e sui comportamenti della popolazione durante un periodo d’emergenza. - si esamina quanto, la capacità di un individuo di affrontare e superare un evento traumatico o un periodo di difficoltà, possa sviluppare un percorso di adattamento e resilienza durante una crisi pandemica. La ricerca bibliografica è stata condotta al fine di trarre letteratura rilevante dalle banche dati online disponibili, nello specifico sono stati consultati Pubmed, APA Psycoinfo ed altre fonti rilevanti online. Gli articoli e gli studi descritti e analizzati per la stesura della tesi comprendono sperimentazioni avvenute online, articoli scientifici pubblicati nell’anno 2020 e revisioni letterarie e narrative precedentemente pubblicati.
Covid 19: impatto psicologico della pandemia ed esplorazione dei cambiamenti psicosociali e psicopatologici
CATERINO, FEDERICA
2020/2021
Abstract
Introduction and objectives My thesis delves into the psychological impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the changes at the psychosocial and psychopathological level. The goal of my study is to investigate how a virus, in such a short time, has led to some changes on a physical, psychological and mental level within the world population by analyzing various studies carried out by European and non-European researchers, on various issues always related to Covid-19. Issues I have chosen to divide my work into four main chapters, so as to be able to analyze in more detail four themes that, according to my point of view, have been protagonists in this path: - an explanatory introduction to the phenomenon of pandemics and epidemics, comparing the COVID-19 pandemic with the SARS, Ebola, H1N1 and MERS epidemic, comparing its differences and similarities, especially at a social level. - concept of loneliness and vulnerability during the lockdown, with its pros and cons, analyzing various studies related to the disorders and symptoms of anxiety and depression, deepening their evolutions. - analysis of INFODEMIA, observation of how social media can influence the decisions and behaviors of the population during a period of emergency. - it examines how much, the ability of an individual to face and overcome a traumatic event or a period of difficulty, can develop a path of adaptation and resilience during a pandemic crisis. The bibliographic research was conducted in order to draw relevant literature from the available online databases, specifically Pubmed, APA Psycoinfo and other relevant online sources were consulted. The articles and studies described and analyzed for the writing of the thesis include experiments that took place online, scientific articles published in the year 2020 and previously published literary and narrative reviews.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/1038