Lene Sovold: The strategies we adopt to deal with the situation is going to determine our resilience as human species!!!
By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali In one of the article published in WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, Clinical psychologist and mental health advisor from Norway, Lene Sovold has explained in detail that the COVID_19 pandemic is functioning as an effective method for social change and giving new alternatives to many urgent global problems, depending on the coping mechanisms we have been using in response to this emergency situation. From his clinical practice and general observation, Lene Sovold mentioned that different people react to a situation in different ways to cope with it and has categorized them into four categories, they are 1. Negativity due to external stimuli: The behavioral changes (not following covid_19 guidelines), curiosity to explore negative theories, etc observed due to continuous exposure to social media or destructive external expressions. 2. Positive or proactive external expressions: A very constructive state of mind, helping people in and ...