scholarly journals Anxiety and Depression in COVID-19 Times

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamilton Lima Wagner

The millennial generation has been known as the most anxious and depressed one, due to lack of more physical attachment. During these COVID-19 times, these problem had been widened for everyone - many had been panic about the illness, the media had played an awful hole on it, creating a scenario of huge risk for lives and jobs. We are facing a perfect storm, where we are not allowed to do most of the recreation and healthie programs - like visit the ones beloved, go to gym, go to a party. The use of internet have a lot of misinformation about the pandemic and even physicians, scientists and health politicians overload us with useless information. It was really hard to identify what was important. In this situation, dealing with uncertainty, anxiety and depression had created a huge problem for physicians and psychologists. How to help and support that. There are many strategies that we have used. First to diminish the search of information over COVID-19, selecting one trustable source. Second, contact your beloved ones, if possible with video call on an everyday basis. Third, develop a routine of physical activities in order to keep your body health. Fourth try to develop a health pattern of food. Together they can diminish the chance of having anxiety and depression. But if you need support for a professional, it’s important to have teams of professional available to give attention to that issues. The very first is a phone support or internet support, by teams that could discuss the problems and develop a personal strategy to deal with this situation. But when that is not enough, we must have a consultation with a physician or a psychologist. The approach must discuss fillings, worries and how to plan this isolation times. Most of us have a hidden agenda and fear that must be addressed and at this time it is important to allow the patients to talk about freely, and to develop empathy with their worries. After that we can promote some activities to diminish the fillings of anxiety and depression.




2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-97
Author(s):  
Janey Antoniou

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is in the last year of its ‘Changing Minds' campaign to reduce the stigma of having schizophrenia, substance use problems, dementia, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. As a mental health service user with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, I have been involved in the campaign since its outset and have become used to blaming the media, especially the tabloid press, for a large part of the stigma that people with mental health problems encounter. However, recently while in hospital I re-read an Agatha Christie book and began to wonder whether crime novels, with their usual starting point of a murder, could actually contribute as much to such stigmatisation. As Agatha Christie was probably the most prolific crime writer in the English language, this article examines some of her novels with a view to discovering the extent to which she played a part in the perception of the ‘mad’ killer.



Author(s):  
Marco Aurelio Acosta ◽  
Filomena Aparecida da Silva Rodrigues ◽  
Anapaula Pastorio

resumo   Este artigo busca apresentar uma pesquisa sobre o uso dos meios de comunicação pelos idosos dos grupos de terceira idade. Diante da nova realidade social em que constatou-se um número cada vez maior de idosos, tornam-se necessários estudos que abranjam o envelhecimento em todos os seus aspectos, auxiliando a sociedade na busca pelo envelhecimento bem sucedido. Este estudo, que teve como objetivo analisar o uso dos meios de comunicação, enfocado sob diferentes variáveis, por idosos participantes dos grupos de atividades físicas para a Terceira Idade do município de Santa Maria/RS, justifica-se uma vez que, analisando-se a quantidade e a qualidade dos meios de comunicação que os idosos têm acesso, constitui-se numa valiosa fonte de informação sobre as necessidades, as motivações, as atitudes e os interesses nesse período da vida, o que poderá colaborar para entendermos e para que possamos interagir com a presente realidade. Para realização do estudo foi efetuada uma pesquisa qualitativa, onde foram entrevistados 128 idosos, comprovando-se a supremacia da televisão sobre os demais meios de comunicação, principalmente nos períodos da tarde e noite, tendo dentre outras motivações: manter-se informado, passatempo e entretenimento. Palavras-chave Idoso. Meios de Comunicação. Grupos de Atividades Físicas.   abstract   This article presents a survey on the use of media by seniors groups of elderly. Given the new social reality, which finds an increasing number of elderly people, it has become necessary studies covering aging in all its aspects, helping the company's bid for successful aging. This study aimed to examine the use of media, focusing on different variables of elderly participants in the groups of physical activities for the Third Age of the Santa Maria / RS, is justified since, by analyzing the quantity and quality of the media that the elderly have access, constitutes a valuable source of information about the needs, motivations, attitudes and interests in this period of life, which may help to understand and be able to interact with the this reality. For this achievement, it was made a qualitative research, where through interviews with 128 elderly, it was proved the supremacy of television over other media, mainly during the afternoon and evening, and among other reasons to stay informed, hobby and entertainment .   keywords Elderly. Media. Groups of Physical Activities.



2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 96-103
Author(s):  
Yun Shang ◽  
Beibei Ge ◽  
Xiaolei Zhang

With the wide spread of the epidemic, the long-term closed lifestyle and the sharp reduction of physical activities, many people have mental health problems such as panic, anxiety and depression. At present, there are few studies on the effect of exercise on depression. Therefore, the study selected exercise intervention therapy and other intervention methods to evaluate the intervention effect of depression, and explored the effect of exercise intervention by evaluating depression scale and effective indicators. Hope this can provide a new idea for exercise intervention as an adjunctive therapy for depression on drug treatment.



2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack M. Ruhl ◽  
Ola M. Smith

ABSTRACT This case provides an opportunity to examine numerous issues related to financial reporting for nonprofits, including the usefulness of generally accepted accounting principles, the level of assurance provided by an audit, the importance of each of the three basic financial statements and notes, and the financial reporting requirements for nonprofits. We specifically highlight the function of the media in financial disclosure for nonprofits. Students are able to see firsthand the type of financial reporting that may result if GAAP is not followed and there is no audit. Moreover, students have the opportunity to learn how incomplete financial reporting affects the relationship between stakeholders and administrators in a nonprofit environment. The case centers around actual events that occurred in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans from 2001 to 2009, and therefore provides a realistic learning environment. Finally, the case provides students the opportunity to engage in role-playing as financial managers and stakeholders.



Author(s):  
Paulo Sergio Bereoff

ResumoNeste ensaio, tendo por objeto o potencial regressivo da heteronomia provocada pelas belas imagens padronizadas das atividades físicas midiatizadas pela Indústria Cultural, optamos em narrar a história deste mecanismo repressivo que paralisa e prende a subjetividade; isto por meio do procedimento dialético negativo e tendo como instrumento de análise a categoria estética na interlocução com Nietzsche e Adorno, para relacionar este conhecimento com o que ele não é: instintivo, sensível, pois, historicamente tem suas bases no pensamento identificante que está na essência da produção social. Assim, tentamos avançar no sentido de compreender este sistema racional que insiste em resumir a essência do desigual em ideias iguais e essenciais, apresentando como formas/aparências universais, técnicas corporais com um caráter estático, arquétipos de mediação entre o sujeito e o objeto, mas subtraindo daquele a experiência sensível com este, com o conteúdo, com a realidade corporal.Palavras-chave: Semiformação. Experiência Formativa. Técnicas Corporais. Indústria Cultural.The beautiful body imagesAbstractIn this essay, which aims at the regressive potential of the heteronomy caused by the beautiful and standardized images of physical activities extensively promoted in the media by the Cultural Industry, we chose to narrate the history of this repressive mechanism that paralyzes and binds subjectivity. We carried this out by means of the negative dialectic procedure and by using the aesthetic class in the interlocution with Nietzsche and Adorno as an instrument of analysis to relate such knowledge to what it is not: instinctive, sensitive; once, historically, it is rooted in the identifying thought which is in the essence of social production. Thus, we tried to move ahead in the attempt to understand this rational system that insists on curtailing the essence of the unequal into equal and essential ideas, by presenting universal shapes/appearance as bodily techniques having a static character which are archetypes of mediation between the subject and the object, but they subtract from the former the sensitive experience with the latter, with the content, and with its body reality.Keywords: Semi-Formation. Formative Experience. Body Techniques. Cultural Industry.Las hermosas imágenes corporalesResumenEn este ensayo, centrándose en el potencial regresivo de la heteronomía por las hermosas imágenes estandarizadas de las actividades físicas corporales mediadas por la Industria Cultural, elegimos narrar la historia de este mecanismo represivo que paraliza y encarcela a subjetividad; esto a través del procedimiento dialéctico negativo y la categoría estética en la interlocución con Nietzsche y Adorno, para relacionar este conocimiento con lo que no es: instintivo, sensible, porque históricamente tiene sus bases en el pensamiento identificativo que está en la esencia de la producción social. Así que tratamos de avanzar hacia la comprensión de este sistema racional que insiste en resumir la esencia de lo desigual en las ideas iguales y esenciales, presentando como formas/apariencias universales, técnicas corporales con carácter arquetipos de mediación entre el sujeto y el objeto, pero restando de aquel, la experiencia sensible con esto, con contenido, con la realidad corporal.Palabras clave: Semiformación. Experiencia Formativa. Técnicas Corporales. Industria Cultural.



2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (01) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
Siti Hardini ◽  
Yanuar Rahman

AbstrakRutinitas masyarakat dalam bekerja dapat menjadikan kurangnya perhatian masyarakat terhadap pola hidup. Kurangnya aktivitas fisik, kebutuhan gizi yang belum terpenuhi, istirahat yang tidak teratur dan lainnya dapat menimbulkan gangguan kesehatan khususnya pada wanita serta mempengaruhi produktivitas dalam bekerja. Hal inilah yang akan dibahas dalam karya ini. Perancangan menggunakan buku kesehatan dalam mengajak kalangan pekerja menjalani hidup sehat. Konten dan ilustrasi disesuaikan agar dapat menyampaikan pola hidup sehat dengan menyenangkan. Observasi, studi pustaka, wawancara serta kuesioner dilakukan sebagai metode dalam mengumpulkan data serta metode matriks dalam menganalisis buku. Buku kesehatan ini diharapkan dapat mengajak masyarakat khususnya kalangan wanita karir untuk tetap menjaga pola hidupnya dengan baik, sehingga dapat mengurangi resiko terkena penyakit dan dapat bekerja secara produktif. Kata Kunci:  ilustrasi, gaya hidup, kesehatan, wanita karir  AbstractThe work routines of the society would cause the lack of attention towards the lifestyle of the society. Lack of physical activities, nutritional needs that have not been fulfilled, irregular break, etc. may cause health problems especially for women as well as affecting productivity at work. This is what will be discussed in this work. Design of healthy book in order to engage the workers to live a healthy life. The contents and illustrations will be suitable in order to deliver the healthy lifestyle delightfully.Observation,literature studies, interviews, and questionnaires were conducted as a method of collecting data and Matrix method will be used in analyzing the media. This healthy lifestyle media is expected to engage the society, particularly among career women, to properly maintain their lifestyle in order to reduce the risk of disease and work productively. Keywords: illustration, lifestyle, health,  career women



Author(s):  
Rachel McCabe ◽  
Winston Emery

This is the first of two articles about a study of the implementation of a media literacy curriculum project in three inner city school Grade 5's in Montreal. The authors describe what the teachers and students learned about two key Media Literacy concepts: the media construct reality and audiences negotiate the meanings of media texts. The teaching featured the use of Internet and computer technology. Their findings suggest that it is possible to teach elementary students to read media critically and raises some issues that merit further investigation: the ideology of positivism that permeates the use of technology in education; the training of media education teachers; and the factors that characterize effective media education pedagogy.



ARISTO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kokom Komariah ◽  
Dede Sri Kartini

Social media nowadays has been crutial part of human being life particularly for the genarations those are so called millenial. The massive use of social media is not merely functioned for the social purpose such as information sharing among them but also has been used for business and economic or even political purposes. The local election of the Jawa Barat province in the year of 2018 is a moment where the millineal generation functioned the social media such as facebook and whattsap for the political purposes. This article discusses the phenomenon of using internet-based social media as an instrument in political communication and campaigning in the local election of West Java Province in 2018 as well as discussing the effectiveness of the media contents in shaping the pattern of millennial generation political behavior. The research adopts is qualitative approach by taking the object of research on political communication, as well as culture and political behavior. The main informants from this study were beginner voters who also catogerisaed as the group of the millennial generation. This study found that social media contents in general became an important instrument in shaping the pattern of political behavior of the millennial generation. The roles of the media for instance are indicated that current life of the millennial generation that cannot be separated from such media, social media contents provides political knowledges about profiles of candidates in local election, social media content provided political education both related to the technical implementation of the election and also the vision and mission of the candidates and, millennial generation have their respective communities which they make as a forum for discussion about the social media contents.



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