The mental health of the elderly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: cognitive, emotional, and social/behavioral aspects

• DOI: 10.55905/revconv.16n.12-256
• Publication Date: 2023-12-23T17:56:54Z
• Authors: Mario Angelo Cene...; Arlete do Monte M...; Hudson Fábbio Fer...; Paulo Rogério Fer...; Yuri Ayala Saldaña; Eldiane Lima Figu...; Patrícia Cristina...; Maria Cecilia Merege; Sheila Érika Ferr...; Andrea Nascimento; Neide Moreira De ...; Adriana Pereira D...; Silvia Elena Voui...
• Keywords: Pandemic

Research on mental health during a pandemic is crucial as it affects behavior and disease transmission. It encompasses various aspects not limited to the presence of disorders but also relates well-being, coping with stress, contributing society. The COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures, has both advantages disadvantages. helps prevent virus's spread leads sedentary behavior, affecting vulnerable groups like elderly. Pandemics typically generate anxiety, especially fear infection economic concerns, anxiety depression. Fake news exacerbates anxiety. constant triggers stress-related bodily responses, health. Women may be more issues relationship universally agreed upon. Family members victims face challenges, given restrictions contact burial. disrupt sense reality order, potentially leading repressed trauma. concept should focus adaptability change rather than rigid standards. Cognitive development lifelong process influenced by nature culture, synaptic plasticity allowing brain adapt learning. Psychosocial development, per Erikson, emphasizes impact society personality formation, ego integration. Emotions involve sensations, feelings, conscious emotions, biological, social, individual aspects. between gender psychosocial effects debated, factors playing role. Expanding research in this area essential understand complex interplay pandemic.