Specialists called on parents and students to face her psychologically
Anxiety, obsessions, and rumors ... Symptoms of the start of the school year
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With the start of the new school year nearing, the students ’families are on a date with psychological symptoms, which they will have to live with during the next stage, in light of the fact that the global Corona pandemic has not ended, most notably anxiety, obsessions and rumors.
Doctors warned of the health effects of these symptoms, indicating that they may cause a psychological disorder that leads to weak immunity.
And they identified a psychological prescription, which they said that the students' families should apply it to face the psychological pressures that will accompany the next stage, and that will continue until the final end of the "Covid-19" pandemic.
The "prescription" is based on psychological preparation for them and their children, positive thoughts, and optimism, in addition to a complete health awareness of the disease and ways to prevent it.
The relatives of students confirmed that they suffer from severe anxiety and fear of their children from school hours, especially with their unwillingness to register in the distance education system, due to the large number of observations on it during the past year.
And they demanded that a strict mechanism be imposed on schools to reduce the possibility of infection, and to deal with transparency and clarity with any potential rumors that may spread at any time during the school year.
The consultant psychotherapist, Dr. Jassem Al-Marzouki, said that the psychological symptoms of the students' families actually began before the beginning of the school year, and it is expected to accompany them during the school year, and continue until the end of the "Covid-19" pandemic, stressing that "suffering from anxiety and tension is obvious. In light of the ongoing World Health Organization statements about the epidemic, and the continuing infections worldwide.
He pointed out that «the anxiety prior to the school year is the result of students’ confusion between choosing the class school attendance or the distance education system, which results in psychological symptoms such as insomnia, which in turn is reflected in the ability to sleep and the increase in psychological stress, while anxiety continues. And the tension with the beginning of the school year for those who chose class time, because of the increasing fear of their children about the possibility of infection, which makes this symptom accompany them until the end of the crisis ».
Al-Marzouki added, "The rumor-fueled obsession is expected to accompany an anxiety disorder, due to fear of infection."
And he called for preparedness and preparation to deal with this stage so that everyone can live with it, especially since the psychological symptoms have a negative effect on the human immune system, making it more vulnerable to complications from the disease.
Al-Marzouki stressed the need for psychological preparation of students and their families before the start of the school year, by being optimistic, keeping negative thoughts out of minds, and being convinced of the need to adapt to the current situation, and to deal with it by taking the applicable preventive measures.
The consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Adel Karani called on students 'families to enhance their health awareness about the virus and ways to prevent it, and to educate children about all the preventive measures they need. He said, “What the students' families are experiencing today is the anxiety of choosing between going to school, which includes risk, or Access to remote education, in addition to the anxiety that everyone is accustomed to about fear of (Corona) infection, ”and stressed the need for shared responsibility among the students' families.
For his part, a consultant chest disease at the Emirates Medical Association, Dr. Bassam Mahboob, said that what worries students' families is the presence of respiratory diseases or chest allergies in one of their children.
He stressed the need to monitor the school's situation and the measures taken in classes to protect students.
He advised that children be given seasonal influenza vaccinations to reduce excessive anxiety about the possible natural symptoms that may appear on students, away from Corona infection.