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Coping with the Pandemic--A Personal Look at Mental Health and COVID-19

Title (Dublin Core)

Coping with the Pandemic--A Personal Look at Mental Health and COVID-19

Description (Dublin Core)

According to the Center of Disease Control, in June of 2022, US adults reported considerably elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with COVID-19. Out of a survey they did on 5,412 people, 40.9 percent of respondents reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health conditions, including symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder which were around 31 percent. One of the causes of this is due to increase sedentary behaviors and low levels of physical activity due to quarantines and lack of business operation. Over the past two years, government mandated quarantine, work from home, and online schooling has caused me to stay at home for longer periods of time than what I use to. Because of this sedentary behavior, I had dealt with the negative effects of isolation, stress, and anxiety on both my mental and physical health. According to the World Health Organization, 150 minutes of moderate exercise or physical activity is usually recommended per week, however, with working a full-time job and being in school, the question that remains is how that is possible? I have learned to accommodate these physical needs indoors, by taking active breaks during the day and exercising at home. While this does not necessarily help with isolation and loneliness sometimes, I have learned to take these matters one day at a time and not shun myself for feelings them. CDC argues that from a recent comprehensive review that the impact of COVID-19 on mental health particularly seems to affect more young women disproportionally than any other group. Therefore, I recommend any young adult or women facing severe mental health to take advantage of online support or mental health services through telehealth such as ZocDoc. It is important to highlight COVID-19's impact on mental health in the United States and my personal life because it shows how the pandemic changed the means and the ways we received mental health services in the past. As the pandemic ventures on, people like myself will continue to have to find ways to cope and receive services for our problems. Thanks to the pandemic, much of our mental health problems have come more to the forefront due to us having ample amounts of time now to navigate and deal these issues unlike never before.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 26, 2022

Creator (Dublin Core)

Self

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Ashley Hampton

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/publications-and-technical-guidance/noncommunicable-diseases/stay-physically-active-during-self-quarantine*:*:text=Sedentary*20behaviour*20and*20low*20levels,a*20combination*20of*20both__;I34lJSUlJSUl!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KU4GoUiybrszUP-J_ZB5qGdxrTQX0HWer6J7tWRccQ2r-W_dQjpYmWpip6YbXQhC$
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20220403161225/https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide
https://web.archive.org/web/20220404020610/https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/publications-and-technical-guidance/noncommunicable-diseases/stay-physically-active-during-self-quarantine

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Conflict
English Health & Wellness
English Labor
English Politics

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

pandemic
mental health
emotion
stress
anxiety
COVID-19
job
essential worker
health
social justice
coping

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pandemic
mental health
emotion
stress
anxiety
COVID-19
job
essential worker
health
social justice
coping

Collection (Dublin Core)

Mental Health

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/26/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/06/2022
08/02/2022

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on March 26, 2022 by Ashley Hampton using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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