Defense mechanism responses to COVID-19

PeerJ

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Nouf Altwaijri¹  Turki Abualait²  Mohammed Aljumaan³  Raidah Albaradie⁴  Zahid Arain⁵  Shahid Bashir⁴ 

[1] King Saud University;College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University;College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University;Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital;Liver Transplant Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital

关键词: Covid-19;    Defense mechanism;    Pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.12811

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a wide range of negative physical and mental impacts. This review begins with a theoretical explanation of the psychological defense mechanisms used to deal with the pandemic. It then discusses different categories of defense mechanisms and their roles in managing the impacts of psychological distress. The aim of this review is to highlight the various psychological defense mechanisms individuals use to deal with the pandemic and to discuss how adjustment mechanisms can protect individuals from internal and external threats by shielding the integrity of the ego (the mind) and helping individuals maintain their self-schema.

【 授权许可】

CC BY