Covid and its impact on the Psychosocial Ambience

Abstract

The moment the World Health organization pronounced the corona Virus COVID-19 to be a pandemic the entire population of the world entered into a state of crisis. Besides its impact on the economic status of the globe, it threw a plethora of hurdles for the day-to-day lives of all humans in the world. To control the disease spread the governments across the globe chose to impose lockdown and quarantine measures. The chief needs of any individual are to think that they are safe and to move around without any restriction. These basic wants of individuals were affected as a consequence of the lockdown measures taken by the governments. This hugely contributed to disrupting the mental wellbeing of people. A marked decrease in the supply of essential commodities as a result of restricted transport networks and misinterpreted/fake news and information aggravated the situation and this, in turn, affected the psychological behaviour of folks in an unusual manner. The absence of effective treatment and non-availability of vaccines in the initial stages was a worry for the populaces. In this article, we try to present the impact of this infectious disease on the psychology of people from various strata from children to adults to the business community to people who are dependent on daily incomes. This article also brings to light the sources that played a key role in affecting the mental health of the people. A section that focuses on the reasons for an increase in domestic violence is present in this article that gives an idea of the gender inequality prevalent in different nations across the globe.  A separate section is devoted to suggesting ways to overcome the psychological symptoms one is experiencing as a result of this unexpected global health threat.