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What has coronavirus revealed about human psychology?
Studies since the COVID-19 outbreak have uncovered interesting revelations about human psychology. How is quarantine affecting mental health? Which groups are the most psychologically affected? Is the virus changing how our brains are wired?
Damaging mental health
This position holds that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed its damaging effect on mental health. It argues that pervasive uncertainty worsens existing conditions, fuelling an age of heightened anxiety and leaving many with sleepless, restless nights.
First world privilege
Studies show that the wealthy are suffering psychologically more than the poor.
Self-perception
This position holds that coronavirus revealed something about human self-perception. It argues that crisis produces two clear responses — putting the individual first or the group first — and that which one a person reaches for reflects how they see themselves within the wider world.