PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHT INTO THE IMPACTS OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA, THE NEED FOR PSYCHOTHERA... more PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHT INTO THE IMPACTS OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA, THE NEED FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND CLINICAL INTERVENTION
LAMA TIMOTHY ELAM Department of Educational Psychology College of Education, AkwangaNasarawa State. Email: [email protected]
and
AKAWU MONDAY, PhD Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa state Nigeria Email: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on the impacts of Covid -19 pandemic on mental health with attention to substance use, depression, anxiety and other forms of usual psychological challenges. The paper took a critical global review of the pandemic effect which revealed that the pandemic encouraged in some instances the use of alcohol as a relevant factor in the control of Covid -19 virus. The isolation created by the pandemic all over the world resulted in depression and some forms of anxieties. The fear of contacting the disease, self isolation and inability of the people to go out for their usual struggle for survival becomes and major concern in this paper. The usual reported cases of the disease by the media create fear or anxiety in the minds of many people. In conclusion, the current pandemic CoV- 19 has badly affected lives the world over. Disease and it effect on public mental health cannot be over emphasis. As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, it is inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern in the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as older adults, care providers and people with underlying health conditions. The researcher therefore, having reviewed the antecedence surrounding the menace, suggests that psychotherapy is key for the treatment and management of people diagnosed as badly affected by the pandemic having mental and emotional disorders. Using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques such as acceptance therapy, cognitive restructuring, counseling, emotional and behavioral management for optimal and mental wellbeing would be of great benefit.
Key words:, Covid-19, Psychological insights and Psychotherapy
The goal of this study was to identify support activities for emergency room nurses who have been... more The goal of this study was to identify support activities for emergency room nurses who have been exposed to traumatic events, in order to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder. Emergency room nurses experience stress during traumatic events, for which they need support. It turns out that such support is insufficient, ineffective or non-existent. This qualitative study was carried out among twelve emergency room nurses from January to May 2007. Semi-structured interviews and a focus group were conducted. Content analysis fulfilled the objectives of our research. The frequency of traumatic events leading to contextual exposure and exposure as a witness increases with years of experience (r=0·67 and r=0·57). The frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms decreases with age (r=-0·83). The data demonstrate the importance of having a supportive social network and being able to talk things over with colleagues. The support activities considered include all types of prevention. They consist primarily of a peer support system, psycho-education and emergency room simulations. A three-level complex of support activities represents a promising solution to prevent and treat post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency room nurses. A further study to test its effectiveness is currently underway.
This paper focuses on public perception of the relationship between psychoactive substance use an... more This paper focuses on public perception of the relationship between psychoactive substance use and violent crimes among youth in Nasarawa State. The research employed the survey method and a Scale on Perception of Psychoactive Substance Effect and Violence (SOPPSEV) was used to elicit information from the participants in selected communities in two Local Governments, Lafia and Kokona Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State. There were 103 participants, 80 males and 23 females. A 2 × 2 × 4 design was used to analyse the data. The aim of the study was to investigate public perception of the relationship between psychoactive substance use and violent crimes. Hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics. The results revealed that there were generally positive public perception on psychoactive substance use and violent crime among youths. Test of hypothesis 1, however, revealed that there is a statistical significant positive influence between age and gender group on the percepti...
PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHT INTO THE IMPACTS OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA, THE NEED FOR PSYCHOTHERA... more PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHT INTO THE IMPACTS OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA, THE NEED FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND CLINICAL INTERVENTION
LAMA TIMOTHY ELAM Department of Educational Psychology College of Education, AkwangaNasarawa State. Email: [email protected]
and
AKAWU MONDAY, PhD Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa state Nigeria Email: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on the impacts of Covid -19 pandemic on mental health with attention to substance use, depression, anxiety and other forms of usual psychological challenges. The paper took a critical global review of the pandemic effect which revealed that the pandemic encouraged in some instances the use of alcohol as a relevant factor in the control of Covid -19 virus. The isolation created by the pandemic all over the world resulted in depression and some forms of anxieties. The fear of contacting the disease, self isolation and inability of the people to go out for their usual struggle for survival becomes and major concern in this paper. The usual reported cases of the disease by the media create fear or anxiety in the minds of many people. In conclusion, the current pandemic CoV- 19 has badly affected lives the world over. Disease and it effect on public mental health cannot be over emphasis. As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, it is inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern in the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as older adults, care providers and people with underlying health conditions. The researcher therefore, having reviewed the antecedence surrounding the menace, suggests that psychotherapy is key for the treatment and management of people diagnosed as badly affected by the pandemic having mental and emotional disorders. Using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques such as acceptance therapy, cognitive restructuring, counseling, emotional and behavioral management for optimal and mental wellbeing would be of great benefit.
Key words:, Covid-19, Psychological insights and Psychotherapy
The goal of this study was to identify support activities for emergency room nurses who have been... more The goal of this study was to identify support activities for emergency room nurses who have been exposed to traumatic events, in order to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder. Emergency room nurses experience stress during traumatic events, for which they need support. It turns out that such support is insufficient, ineffective or non-existent. This qualitative study was carried out among twelve emergency room nurses from January to May 2007. Semi-structured interviews and a focus group were conducted. Content analysis fulfilled the objectives of our research. The frequency of traumatic events leading to contextual exposure and exposure as a witness increases with years of experience (r=0·67 and r=0·57). The frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms decreases with age (r=-0·83). The data demonstrate the importance of having a supportive social network and being able to talk things over with colleagues. The support activities considered include all types of prevention. They consist primarily of a peer support system, psycho-education and emergency room simulations. A three-level complex of support activities represents a promising solution to prevent and treat post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency room nurses. A further study to test its effectiveness is currently underway.
This paper focuses on public perception of the relationship between psychoactive substance use an... more This paper focuses on public perception of the relationship between psychoactive substance use and violent crimes among youth in Nasarawa State. The research employed the survey method and a Scale on Perception of Psychoactive Substance Effect and Violence (SOPPSEV) was used to elicit information from the participants in selected communities in two Local Governments, Lafia and Kokona Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State. There were 103 participants, 80 males and 23 females. A 2 × 2 × 4 design was used to analyse the data. The aim of the study was to investigate public perception of the relationship between psychoactive substance use and violent crimes. Hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics. The results revealed that there were generally positive public perception on psychoactive substance use and violent crime among youths. Test of hypothesis 1, however, revealed that there is a statistical significant positive influence between age and gender group on the percepti...
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LAMA TIMOTHY ELAM
Department of Educational Psychology
College of Education, AkwangaNasarawa State.
Email: [email protected]
and
AKAWU MONDAY, PhD
Department of Psychology,
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa state Nigeria
Email: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on the impacts of Covid -19 pandemic on mental health with attention to substance use, depression, anxiety and other forms of usual psychological challenges. The paper took a critical global review of the pandemic effect which revealed that the pandemic encouraged in some instances the use of alcohol as a relevant factor in the control of Covid -19 virus. The isolation created by the pandemic all over the world resulted in depression and some forms of anxieties. The fear of contacting the disease, self isolation and inability of the people to go out for their usual struggle for survival becomes and major concern in this paper. The usual reported cases of the disease by the media create fear or anxiety in the minds of many people. In conclusion, the current pandemic CoV- 19 has badly affected lives the world over. Disease and it effect on public mental health cannot be over emphasis. As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, it is inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern in the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as older adults, care providers and people with underlying health conditions. The researcher therefore, having reviewed the antecedence surrounding the menace, suggests that psychotherapy is key for the treatment and management of people diagnosed as badly affected by the pandemic having mental and emotional disorders. Using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques such as acceptance therapy, cognitive restructuring, counseling, emotional and behavioral management for optimal and mental wellbeing would be of great benefit.
Key words:, Covid-19, Psychological insights and Psychotherapy
LAMA TIMOTHY ELAM
Department of Educational Psychology
College of Education, AkwangaNasarawa State.
Email: [email protected]
and
AKAWU MONDAY, PhD
Department of Psychology,
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa state Nigeria
Email: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on the impacts of Covid -19 pandemic on mental health with attention to substance use, depression, anxiety and other forms of usual psychological challenges. The paper took a critical global review of the pandemic effect which revealed that the pandemic encouraged in some instances the use of alcohol as a relevant factor in the control of Covid -19 virus. The isolation created by the pandemic all over the world resulted in depression and some forms of anxieties. The fear of contacting the disease, self isolation and inability of the people to go out for their usual struggle for survival becomes and major concern in this paper. The usual reported cases of the disease by the media create fear or anxiety in the minds of many people. In conclusion, the current pandemic CoV- 19 has badly affected lives the world over. Disease and it effect on public mental health cannot be over emphasis. As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, it is inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern in the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as older adults, care providers and people with underlying health conditions. The researcher therefore, having reviewed the antecedence surrounding the menace, suggests that psychotherapy is key for the treatment and management of people diagnosed as badly affected by the pandemic having mental and emotional disorders. Using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques such as acceptance therapy, cognitive restructuring, counseling, emotional and behavioral management for optimal and mental wellbeing would be of great benefit.
Key words:, Covid-19, Psychological insights and Psychotherapy