Abstract
The chapter deals with a theoretical generalization and new approaches of solving the scientific problem, which is manifested in the disclosure of the peculiarities of the experience of the threat of COVID-19 by residents of Ukraine, due to Infodemic. To prevent the negative consequences of Infodemic influence, psychological technology has been developed and tested, which is aimed at the formation/development of adaptive potential of the individual, which determines his ability to overcome difficult situations. The peculiarities of the organization and implementation of work in the training group on overcoming negative feelings and frustration caused by individual perception of personal information about the coronavirus and the spread of COVID-19 in the world are described. It is valuable to present the methods of training and the most effective exercises that were used in active social and psychological training. The results of implementation showed high efficiency and expediency of using this psychological technology in the work of a psychologist.
TopIntroduction
The ability of a person to resist the actions of adverse factors is one of the most important conditions for the actualization and realization of his personal potential, subjective sense of well-being and vitality. This is especially important now, at the present stage of human development, when the world has faced serious challenges due to the pandemic and the rapid spread of COVID-19.
Nowadays, the research on the influence of the pandemic and quarantine on human life and how it will affect it psychologically in future is going on. However, a number of interesting data from around the world on how humanity responds to COVID-19 and information on the spread of infection have already been partially presented. Each cultural environment (nationality) has its own characteristics of crisis response, which depends on the level of social and economic development, traditions, maturity of the individual and so on. (Okoro et al., 2020; Nguyen et al., 2020; Durodie, 2020)This is partly due to different quality of life, level of education, individual psychological characteristics of perception of information about Infodemic and response to it.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Frustration: Is a negative mental state of a person that arises when he encounters insurmountable obstacles / existing or imaginary / in the way of achieving a meaningful goal.
Experience of COVID-19 Threat: Is a stressor of high intensity that is capable to cause various forms of mental distress.
Psychological Technology: Is an algorithm of influence on the human psyche, methods of creating of certain experiences (feelings, emotions, memories) that motivate the individual to the desired action.
Psychological Health: Is a dynamic set of mental properties, a state of mental personal well-being (comfort) that provides harmony between different aspects of a person's personality, as well as between a person and society, the possibility of full human functioning in life.
Panic: Is a psychological state caused by the threatening influence of a real / imagined threatening situation, false rumors, versions, scary or unpleasant information for an individual or a group; reaction to a threat (real or imagined), associated with the experience of excessive stress, fear, confusion, insecurity, etc.
Psychological Training: Is a set of group methods of formation of skills and abilities of self-knowledge, communication and interaction of people in the group.
Infodemic: Is a disseminating of an excessive amount of information about a certain problem, which makes its solution even more difficult. The concept of infodemia includes all manifestations of destabilization of the information ecosystem: fake news, misinformation, enemy speech, propaganda, and so on.
Active Social Training: Is a psychological form of development and improvement of various skills and abilities of communication and behavior of the person, carried out in the conditions of group educational and training activity.