Repercusiones en la salud mental que pudiera provocar el estado de confinamiento por la pandemia Covid-19 en jóvenes universitarios.

Abstract

The main objective of the present degree work is to analyze the possible psychological repercussions that confinement by the covid-19 pandemic could cause in young students of the UCSG of the Clinical Psychology career through an investigation of the reality that young people lived college students during lockdown. The method used for the investigation is of a mixed type. Surveys were applied to a group of 148 students from UCSG's Clinical Psychology career, in which qualitative and quantitative aspects were taken into account. Confinement caused an impact on society in many areas, people have had to face duels, economic problems, job demands or job losses, virtual classes, traumatic moments, etc. The new normal in which we live had a whole process that caused discomfort and at the same time repercussions in the category of mental health. During confinement, concern, ignorance and uncertainty about the new coronavirus disease affected mental health. Depression and anxiety are vulnerabilities that have been increased by the pandemic even more in the young population. The research will find data about how confinement has impacted young people, policies and regulations that were given by the Emergency Operations Committee of Ecuador in view of the health emergency and possible disorders that confinement could develop in young people specifically. Those that involve depression, anxiety and alterations in the personality. The concepts on psychological conditions will be taken from the ICD-10. In addition, possible alternatives for the treatment of disorders will be provided from the cognitive behavioral approach. The contribution of authors such as Aron Beck and Albert Bandura to cognitive therapy will serve as support for the theoretical framework.