Disorders of the Emotions as a Consequence of Covid-19 and the Confinement in University of the Different Schools of the Hermilio Valdizan National University

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the way we live, and after mandatory confinement, the way we interact with people will also change drastically. And without going through the traumatic experience of hospitalization, society as a whole will suffer post-traumatic stress, due to home isolation. In many cases, the disease has directly impacted close people, which will translate into a higher prevalence of mental health-related problems. In this sense, no one doubts the psychological and social footprint that the pandemic will leave on the majority of the population. The work carried out has the objective of identifying the disorders of the emotions as a result of the covid-19 and the confinement in university students of the National University Hermilio Valdizán. The type and level of research was descriptive, exploratory, explanatory, applicative, analytical, prospective and cross-sectional, with a sample of 100 university students from the different academic professional schools of the university. For data collection, the questionnaire was used and the virtual survey was used as a technique. The main results show that university students present emotional disorders such as: sleep problems (85%) and feelings of depression and hopelessness (83%). It is concluded that as a result of confinement, university students present psychological problems of anxiety and depression (46%), 22% present depression and stress, while 17% of university students present post-traumatic stress as a result of COVID-19 and confinement.