Review article

DARK TETRAD PERSONALITY DURING COVID-19: AN OVERVIEW OF PSYCHO-SOMATIC THERAPIES FOR MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE

Sana Rehman ; Department of Psychology, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Ume Laila ; Department of Psychology, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan ; Opetntia Research Unit Focus Area, North-West University (VCT), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Sebastiaan Rothmann ; Opetntia Research Unit Focus Area, North-West University (VCT), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Sajida Naz ; Department of Behavioral Sciences. Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

The recent empirical data represented the unprecedented opportunity to understand how threatful situations affect people
adaptive and mal-adaptive behaviour and diverse ways to cope with the situation. In particular, the people with existing mental
health issues such as dark tetrad personality found to be higher in forming an unhealthy relationship on cyber as well as real life
during COVID-19. The current paper provides an interesting but alarming picture of how people with dark tetrad personality trait
formed relationships with others during COVID-19. Also, the current paper highlights the significance of psycho-somatic therapies
in managing their mental health response during COVID-19.

Keywords

dark-tetrad personality; mental health response; psycho-somatic therapies; COVID-19

Hrčak ID:

266993

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266993

Publication date:

4.10.2021.

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