Sahory Lopez
Eric Elliot
English I
November 30, 2020
Introduction
An online survey, including COVID-19 measurements of concern, avoidance, self-protective behavior, and other variables, was conducted by a population sample of American and Canadian adults. Network research has shown the interrelation of different aspects of concern, prevention, coping, and other variables. Implications are discussed for the treatment of diseases and anxiety. Recent COVID-19 conceptualizations tend to be limited, emphasizing a one-variable model, such as those based on fear of infection. By comparison, studies and clinical results from past pandemics and other outbreaks suggest that the ranges of the relevant variables are considerably broader, including prominent conflicting elements such as fear of infection and the conviction that the outbreak’s gravity has been exaggerated (Taylor et al.). The WHO has released recommendations to help the public, health practitioners, and those involved in the outbreak coronavirus. It can be useful if news causing depression or anxiety is not watched, read, or listened to.
Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress, Fear, and Worry
This is a difficult time. There is a global pandemic, where many, if not all, places and business premises are shutting down, and others are trying to reopen safely. Many of us still live in fear of places where coronaviruses’ infection rate is spiralling out of control. Others are bracing for the next thing to come. And we all look at the headlines and think, “When will this end? For many people, coronavirus vulnerability is the most challenging problem to deal with. We don’t know how we are affected; how long or how bad things will go on. And that makes it all too easy to spiral and disastrously frighten and panic. But you can control your anxieties and worries, even in the face of the particular crisis(Lee).
CDC, which Provides Recommendations for Dealing with Stress of Covid-19
In addition, guidance and recommendations for controlling anxiety and stress in the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The CDC’s recommendations provide general advice for the management of outbreak stress and detailed advice for parents, respondents, and people who are released from quarantine. The CDC’s first rule of thumb is to continue treating patients with pre-existing mental health problems and know new or deteriorating symptoms. From a cognitive-behavioural health approach to deal with stress and anxiety, pandemics, and trauma-related anxieties. A network approach makes a strong theoretical sense as cognitive behavior interventions predict that information is passed network components interact. The cognitive-compliance model shows that negative assumptions (e.g., fears about COVID-19 infection and its origins and effects) contribute to knowledge checks from COVID-19 to make the hazard more predictable and controllable. The fact that testing (for example, tracking health details on the Internet or social media) is invariably an indubitable backfire, causing a person to find unfamiliar, fear-provoking information’s (for example, graphical pictures or descriptions of ill people on mainstream news or social media; fake news and conspiracy theories regarding COVID-19 can intensify concerns (Alecu).
How to look after your mental health during a pandemic
Long-term isolation may, however, affect mental health. In this special feature, therapists share top tips about what you should do when you stay at home to deal with anxiety and stress. Working from home can seem like a dream set up for some people, as it gives you the ease of a comfortable, familiar atmosphere to tap into this latent creativity. But a new set of problems may also emerge — in particular as a compulsory step. So, how do people overcome these problems and reduce the burden of working solely from home? Next, recognize that stress levels are undoubtedly higher for everyone now — so prioritizing your thoughts and wellbeing early in the day is important when you’re working from your home. We have been in a time of great upheaval. There is so much beyond our influence, like how long the pandemic continues and how others respond, and what will happen in our societies. This is hard to understand, and so many of us react, looking for answers, and worrying about the numerous scenarios that might occur on the Internet constantly. However, as long as we concentrate on issues with unrecognizable responses and situations beyond our control, this approach will not make us feel exhausted, nervous, and overwhelmed. We can be stuck in fear of what might happen or attempt to concentrate on something you can control. For example, you may not be able to monitor the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in your area, but you can take measures to reduce your risk by regularly (at least 20 seconds) providing soap and water or a manual sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol (Ornell et al.).
Feeling the beat: The symposium explores the therapeutic effects of rhythmic music.
Researchers are examining how music therapy can boost health results for a wide range of patients, including premature babies and people suffering from depression or Parkinson’s disease. Music has long been known as an efficient means of emotional care, but the idea of songs, sound frequency, and rhythm to treat the physical ailment, says a Ph.D. psychologist from McGill University in Montreal, Daniel J. Levitin. Parkinson’s is a special Parkinson disease program for the population. The curriculum investigates how chanting enhances neurological function and increases spirit and mood. In the ParkinSonics case study, the participant’s focus shifts away from disease and to the imagination. The group’s singing improves vocal intensity and clarity, rhythmic movement, and trust in emotional expression while fostering a sense of community. Musicians at Stanford’s Stanford Center for Computer Science in Music and Acoustics proposed that rhythmic music may influence brain function and cope with various neurological disorders, including attention deficit disorder and depression. For the one-day symposium “Brainwave Training in External Rhythmy: Interdisciplinary Studies and the Clinical Perspectives,” the diverse community came together to exchange ideas that transcend the limits of our knowledge of human musical experience. Sleep, meditation, and hypnosis have recently led scientists to look at music more closely. There is a small but growing body of scientific proof that music and other rhythmic stimuli can predictably change mental conditions, even treat damaged brains (Saarman).
Cognitive Benefits of Playing Video Games
In correlation analysis, frequent players are compared with those who do not play a video game on a perceptual and cognitive test. The standard result is that non-gamers outweigh non-gamers on every assessment test. This does not prove that gaming is an important factor in enhanced results since people who opt to play video games will already be those with superior perceptive and cognitive skills. The strongest evidence that games strengthen these abilities comes from studies in which all participants are first of all non-gamers. Some, but not others, are requested for a certain amount of hours a day for the sake of the experiment playing a single video game. The standard finding in these studies is that people who play the game develop simple perceptive or cognitive ability tests, while people in the control group do not(Gray).
From a layman’s point of view, playing video games specifically influences and affects the brain regions responsible for memory, spatial perception, knowledge organisations and fine motor skills. The study also supports the argument that like exercise, playing games for as little as 30 minutes a day will make your life easier. Action video gaming has been shown to boost performance on the ability to locate a target stimulus quickly—in a test that has been found to be a strong indicator of driving capability. It also enhances the ability to track moving objects in the distractor region. Action games enhanced the ability of children and adults to monitor a series of moving objects that were visually similar to other moving objects in the visual field. Reduced impulsivity.
Conclusion
According to the CDC, it is important to remember that everybody responds to stressful situations differently. Children may strongly address the burden of the situation, elderly people, or people with chronic disease, out bursting relief workers, such as physicians, other medical practitioners, first responders, and others with mental illness or drug addiction issues. The CDC recommendations include concerns for your health and relatives’ health, a shift in eating habits or sleep patterns, difficulties in sleeping and concentration, worsening chronic health conditions, and increased alcohol, tobacco, or other substance use. The CDC advises that you stop consuming new pandemic stories, care just for well-being, like exercising regularly, taking deep breathes, stretching and meditate, eat healthily, cook well-balanced meals, frequently exercise, sleep and prevent medicines while coping with stress
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