Review article

COVID-19 AND FEAR, WHICH COMES FIRST?

Monir Shayestefar ; Cellular and Molecular Research Center, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Amir-Hossein Memari ; Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Amin Nakhostin-Ansari ; Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Taghi Joghataei ; Departement of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Today people have a few unanswered questions in their mind, such as "Do negative emotions will co-survive with the COVID-19
pandemic? Which one is worse? Which one will disappear quicker? Is there any connection between negative emotions and being
infected by COVID-19 or the severity of infected individual's symptoms ? How are we supposed to live with COVID-19 and adapt our
emotional system to the virus for more than one upcoming year?
These uncertainties could result in massive pressure on people. While there is no clear consensus regarding what establishes
psychological stress on an individual, the effect of negative affect and psychological stress on increased susceptibility to disease due
to altered immune functions is well established. Here we are going through the possible effect of emotions associated with the
present pandemic on COVID-19 course of disease and severity of symptoms.

Keywords

coronavirus; pandemics; fear; emotions; immune system

Hrčak ID:

272970

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/272970

Publication date:

8.2.2022.

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