COVID-19 and Mental Health
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Coping and mental health during COVID-19
Jennifer M. Knack, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Psychology
Interim Head of School, Clarkson School
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A little about me…
…& a reminder that this webinar is not meant to diagnose nor take the place of a mental health professional!
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Rapid changes to way of life
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Concern about colleagues,
clients, students
Caring for older family
Being home; distractions
Concern about family/
friends
Child care, home
schooling
No one else in space
Whole family in
space
Change in
exercise
Change in diet
Change in sleep
& more!
Concern about own
health
Possible changes in work stability
Changes in work flow &
expectationsNeed to learn & use new
skills
& more!
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You are NOT
alone!
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Assess: Thought, emotion, body
Consider: What can you feel & work through now??
Evaluate: What do you need??
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Emotion-focused
Attempt to deal w/ emotional reactions
Use when believe little can be done to change OR when think don’t have necessary coping resources/skills
Problem-focusedDeal directly w/ stressor by reducing demands OR increasing capacity to respond
Use when believe resources/situations are changeable
Approach coping
Using strategies to reduce/eliminate stressor or its effects
Avoidance coping
Disengaging from the stressor or its effects
Conceptualizing coping
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Thinking about & deciding on future actions for dealing w/ problem
Planning
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Intentionally set aside other task(s) to focus on one task
Suppression of competing activities
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Deliberately waiting until time is right to act
Restrainstcoping
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Seeking info, assistance, advice
Instrumental social support
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Seeking sympathy, understanding
Emotional social support
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Reframing or reappraising stressor in more positive or benign light
Sometimes meditation can help
Positive reinterpretation & growth
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Meditation
Simple habit
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Journaling/writing (or even “just” thinking about!)
One goal for writing:Put “chaos” back in order
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“In your writing, I want you to really let go & explore your very deepest thoughts & feelings about the most traumatic experience of your life. You might try to tie this traumatic experience to other parts of your life: your childhood, your relationships with your parents, close friends, lovers, or any other people who are important to you. You might link your writing to your future and who you would like to become, to who you were in the past, or to who you are now. The important thing is for you to really let go and write about your deepest emotions and thoughts. You can write about the same thing all four days or about different things on each day; that is entirely up to you. Many people have never had traumatic experience, but all of us have faced major conflicts or stressors, and you can write about those as well.”
“Expressive writing” group
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43% fewer
% doctor visits for illness/health reasons
50% fewer
Expressive writing group
(compared w/ control group)
Writing about personal traumas(compared w/ “typical” rates)
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Acknowledging reality of stressor OR that it cannot be changed
Acceptance
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Find comfort in religion/religious practices or spiritual practices
Turning to religion/ spirituality
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Expressing feelings
“If can name it, can manage it”
Focus on & share emotions
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Reducing efforts to act on stressor
Behavioral disengagement
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Using tactics such as distraction to take mind off stressor
Mental disengagement
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Importance of PERCEIVEDcontrol!!
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Hmmm, when did you last move and/or rest your body?!
https://www.gaiam.com/blogs/gaiam-yoga/neck-and-shoulders-with-rodney-yee
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How might you safely create meaningful
social connections??
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Are you doing what YOU need to BE you??
Beware: The “easy” path!
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Post-traumatic growthhttps://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en
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Seek help!Tele-counselors
From CDC website
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