Understanding Panic Buying Through an Integrated Psychodynamic Lens

Frontiers in Public Health

Jamie L. Gordon¹  Marty A. Cooper² 

[1] SUNY Old Westbury, New York, NY, United States;null;

关键词: panic buying;    COVID-19;    psychological understanding;    psychodynamic;    interventions;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.666715

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Previous literature has identified panic buying as often being a response to environmental stressors. In early 2020, we saw an increase in panic buying as a response to a real and/or perceived lack of resources due to COVID-19. Although panic buying has a long history, there is a lack of literature to provide a psychological understanding of the phenomenon. During the early days of COVID-19 clients presented with fear and uncertainty. These negative emotions were, in part, a response to a real shortage of basic supplies. However, the panic response led to behaviors that, for some individuals, resulted in atypical buying patterns. From a therapeutic perspective, one can consider behavioral and psychodynamic explanations and interventions, and how this impacts the associated behaviors. This article will focus on psychodynamic understandings of panic buying as a response to events that result in negative emotions. By providing a psychodynamic understanding of panic buying, authors hope to contribute to the therapy of clients presenting with related behaviors and their associated negative affect.

【 授权许可】

CC BY