THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY FACING THE PANDEMIC OF COVID 19

Abstract

THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC CAN BE CONSIDERED AN EMERGENCY DISASTER SITUATION, BECAUSE A DISASTER IS A SITUATION THAT HARMS A SOCIETY OR A COMMUNITY, WHICH EXPOSED THIS POPULATION TO RISK AND VULNERABILITY FACTORS, LEADING TO NUMEROUS PERSONAL AND MATERIAL LOSSES , ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC. AN EMERGENCY, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS AN IMMINENT EVENT CAPABLE OF CAUSING SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES, WHICH REQUIRES ORGANIZED INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE ADEQUATE AND FUNCTIONAL. THESE DEFINITIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE WORLD POPULATION FACES IN THE FACE OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT MOMENT WERE IN THE AREAS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXTS. IN VIEW OF THIS, WE SOUGHT TO PREPARE A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE THEORY ABOUT THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN RELATION TO THE PANDEMIC CAUSED BY COVID-19. THROUGH THIS, HE PROPOSED TO ANALYZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK OF THIS PROFESSIONAL IN THESE CRISIS SITUATIONS. THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CONTRIBUTION OF PSYCHOLOGY IN EMERGENCY EVENTS, DISASTERS, CALAMITIES AND CATASTROPHES IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE AFFECTED POPULATION, OFFERING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PUBLIC POLICIES. ASSISTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS THAT ASSESS THE CONTEXT AND ACTING ON INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT CAN PREVENT SERIOUS DEMANDS AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF HIGH-RISK EVENTS.