Name: Melisa Hilaire

Date:1/14/2021
Abnormal Psychology

Answer the following from the article:

1) What happened after the SARS global outbreak in 2003? What does Joshua C
Morganstein suggest?
 After the SARS global outbreak in 2003 there was a 30% increase in suicides in
people over the age of 65. Joshua C Morganstein explains that based on recent
historical events the mental health effects of disasters affect more people and last
for a longer duration of time than health effects. Therefore, he suggested that “we
should expect a significant ‘tail’ of mental health needs that continue long after
the infectious outbreak resolves.”
2) What mental concerns still exist for people who suffered in Hurricane Katrina?
 Psychological distress and PTSD is still a mental concern that exist for people
who suffered in Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
3) A mental health issues connected to the Covid-19 pandemic that is most likely to last
long term is obsessive-compulsive disorder. Why could this be one of the mental illness
that last after the pandemic?
 This could be one of the mental illness that last after the pandemic due to the fact
that OCD arises from an interaction between genes and environmental factors. To
persons who have already suffered some form of OCD, the stress of Covid-19 is
likely to trigger or worsen OCD. “Some of these people will become chronic
germaphobes unless they receive appropriate mental health treatment”, stated
Taylor.

4) What are some of the concerns with chronic loneliness? Who is most likely to have long
lasting effects from the pandemic?
 Some of the concerns with chronic loneliness are that some people are socially
isolating themselves. These people may have found themselves with fewer
connections and may find it difficult to rebuild these networks. People may detach
themselves from the world (their friendships or relationships) it might be difficult
to socialize with the world again. Someone who has had a painful life experience
in the past, ongoing unemployment and loss of income is most likely to have long
lasting effects from the pandemic.
5) What are other factors (other than the illness) that would affect mental health during and
after the pandemic?
 Other factors that would affect mental health during and after the pandemic are
ongoing unemployment and loss of income, painful life experience in the past (i.e.
lost of a loved one).
Name: Melisa Hilaire
Date:1/14/2021
Abnormal Psychology
6) What kind of things could give messages of resilience and hope to people after the
pandemic?
 Doing normal activities that we were unable to do during the pandemic for
instance festivals, concerts, birthday parties and weddings with any amount of
people in attendance. These things gives the message that most people have a
high resilience to stress and can bounce back from any disastrous event.

7) For some people, how could the pandemic help mental illness?
  The pandemic can help mental illness by reducing anxiety levels or stop panic
attacks among some who have high levels of stress in the outside world before the
pandemic. This is because they may a greater sense of freedom and safety by
spending more hours at home. Enforced time indoors has encouraged some to
strive for a better work-life balance in the future or to “take their own pace in life”
when it comes to socializing – by finding “their own comfort zone within the
boundaries between indoors and outdoors”, stated Nippoda.
 Others have used the period of social distancing to tidy and organize their homes
and "the new space within the home has been reflected positively within their
mind, almost as if they were able to tidy up the complications in their head”, says
Nippoda. Increased time for hobbies, especially making and doing things from
scratch, is also thought to have provided a sense of satisfaction, fulfilment and
stress-relief for many.