User:YuboWang123/User:YuboWang123/COVID-19 and its daily impacts on people

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The sudden outbreak of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia, like all sudden outbreaks, the general population’s possible psychological reaction is fear and panic, worrying about being infected, fearing that their family members will be infected, and worrying that the epidemic will continue. There is currently a lot of news about the epidemic on the Internet, which is true and which is false, which is confusing. Due to the need to prevent and control the new crown pneumonia, everyone canceled various gatherings and could only do activities at home. Therefore, life lacks communication and entertainment, and naturally feels lonely and boring. At this time, some people will experience emotional reactions such as anxiety, depression, depression, despair, self-blame, and anger, as well as sleep problems such as palpitation, chest tightness, headache, waist and leg pain, and even insomnia.

Mental Health
The COVID -19 pandemic has affected the mental health of people across the globe. The pandemic has resulted in widespread anxiety, depression and mental illnesses such as PTSD. Prevalence of common conditions such as depression and anxiety rose by more than 25% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the United Nations health agency WHO. The pandemic has affected the normal pace of life of the masses, resulting in changes in work and income, and has placed a heavy burden of anxiety and worry on the masses.

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Anxiety disorder Increases in mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are widely held around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is true for some Western cultures and societies, it does not include all minorities within those cultures. In a study by Giurgescu et al. (2022), concluded that anxiety and depression increased in African American pregnant women during the pandemic. Among other things, they concluded that pregnant African-American women experienced higher levels of loneliness, which increased their perceived levels of anxiety, stress, and depression. The higher levels of anxiety and depression in this minority group can be attributed to several social factors they have had to experience throughout their lives. A history of underlying social inequality and oppression may pave the way for higher mortality and morbidity, unemployment, and food and housing insecurity. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health rates in most Western cultures

Impact on Teenagers

Many children who have been separated from their caregivers during the pandemic have experienced a crisis, a study reports. Children who were quarantined or quarantined during past pandemics were more likely to develop acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders and experience grief, with 30 percent meeting clinical criteria for PTSD. A meta-analysis of 15 studies reported that 79.4% of children and adolescents experienced negative consequences: 42.3% were irritable, 41.7% had depressive symptoms, 34.5% struggled with anxiety, and 30.8% had inattention. question. Many young people struggle with boredom, fear and sleep problems.

World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control GuidelinesEdit
WHO and CDC have released guidelines for minimizing mental health problems during the pandemic.

• Empathize with affected individuals.

• Use human-centred language when describing PLHIV. (For example, instead of saying "a schizophrenic patient," say "a person with schizophrenia").

• Minimize watching the news to reduce anxiety. Seek information only from trusted sources, preferably once or twice a day.

• Protect yourself and support others.

• Promote local positive stories of people living with HIV.

• Salute to healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients.

• Practice positive thinking.

• Pursue a hobby.

• Avoid negative coping strategies such as avoiding crowds and epidemic news reports.

Woman
• Studies in China have shown that women have higher risk factors for biological impacts, including stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress exacerbated by the pandemic.

• Mothers who are responsible for care and parenting most often report feeling irritable, scared, depressed and anxious due to lack of resources during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Many women lost their jobs or quit their jobs to avoid infecting their families. Due to unemployment, women face more domestic care roles. Women also grieve the loss of a loved one to the pandemic, which has taken a toll on their mental health.

• A 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 57 percent of women reported mental health issues due to the stress the pandemic has put on them.

• Research shows women are disproportionately vulnerable to physical violence and economic inequality during the pandemic.

• Single women have less support and more roles to take on, so the pandemic has heightened their stress and reduced their time for mental health.