THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ISOLATION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS ON PARTICULAR GROUPS OF POPULATION
/VPLYV SOCIÁLNEJ IZOLÁCIE SPȎSOBENEJ KORONAKRÍZOU NA JEDNOTLIVÉ SKUPINY OBYVATEĽSTVA/

Monika MIKITOVÁ

doctorand, Department of Christian pedagogy and psychology, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Presov, Masarykova 15, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia, monikamikitova@gmail.com, 00421911262820, 00421918343454

Abstract

The covid-19 crisis has affected the entire society and has ongoing impact on all the areas of human functioning. One of the negative impacts on a human being is social isolation. The human being is a social being. The need for social interaction and contact with other people belong to basic human needs. The focus is on the specification of particular groups of population who were affected by social isolation. The aim of the report is to analyze the influence of social isolation on particular groups of population.

Keywords

Social isolation, social interaction, communication, mental health

SUMMARY

Covid-19 intervened in our lives and in a short time significantly changed the functioning of society. We are facing a crisis that has affected every single sphere of activity in the country and around the world. It has affected politics, the economy, the economy, education, healthcare. It has affected the whole of society. And it has affected man, social man, who has to deal with, among other things, social isolation and the gradual elimination of social relations. Threatened basic human needs, fear of illness, uncertainty about the future and social isolation cause the emergence of stressful situations, which adversely affect the individual's mental health. There is a need to open a dialogue as soon as possible and to focus on the spiritual side of the person. Reduce the impact of social isolation on the individual and take early mental health measures. In the context of the planned lockdown measures, the situation will not change so soon.

(Language: slovak)

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