COVID-19 Pandemic Associated Misinterpretation of Somatic Sensations: A Model for Mind-Body Interaction

Duman, Berker; Herdi, Oğuzhan; İlhan, Rıfat Serav; Çolak, Burçin

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“…Body vigilance refers to a tendency to carefully monitor body sensations ( Olatunji, Deacon, Abramowitz, & Valentiner, 2007 ) and may contribute to COVID-19-related anxiety as frequent body scanning creates more opportunities to notice benign changes in one’s body, which individuals high in AS then might interpret as dangerous (i.e., as signs of infection). It is important to note that while body vigilance is a more general tendency to scan one’s body and not specific to monitor for signs of illness or threat, the pandemic likely activated higher levels of vigilance tilting in the threat-related direction (e.g., McKay et al, 2020 ), contributing to the misinterpretation of body sensations ( Duman, Herdı, İlhan, & Çolak, 2020 ) and possibly increasing somatic symptoms ( Barello, Palamenghi, & Graffigna, 2020 ). Previous research has demonstrated that AS is associated with body vigilance ( Zvolensky & Forsyth, 2002 ), and that both are associated with anxiety in response to previous infectious disease outbreaks (e.g., Blakey et al, 2015 ; Wheaton et al, 2012 ).…”

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Predicting COVID-19-related anxiety: The role of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions, anxiety sensitivity, and body vigilance

Ojalehto

Abramowitz

Hellberg

et al. 2021

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), first detected in December of 2019 and declared a global pandemic in March of 2020, continues to pose a serious threat to public health and safety worldwide. Many individuals report anxiety in response to this threat, and at high levels, such anxiety can result in adverse mental health outcomes and maladaptive behavioral responses that have consequences for the health of communities more broadly. Predictors of excessive anxiety in response to COVID-19 are understudied. Accordingly, the present study examined psychological factors that predict more intense COVID-19-related anxiety. 438 community members completed measures assessing COVID-19-related anxiety as well as psychological variables hypothesized to predict anxious responding to the threat of COVID-19. As expected, obsessive-compulsive symptoms related to contamination, the fear of arousal-related body sensations (i.e., anxiety sensitivity), and body vigilance each predicted more severe anxiety related to the pandemic. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms related to responsibility for causing harm also emerged as a predictor. Study limitations and implications are discussed.

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Predicting COVID-19-related anxiety: The role of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions, anxiety sensitivity, and body vigilance

Ojalehto

Abramowitz

Hellberg

et al. 2021

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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“…Feeling COVID-19-like symptoms was claimed to be related to experiencing somatic situations more than normal and to catastrophically interpreting these symptoms. 8 It can be said that studies have found that the tendency to somatization may be important regarding the anxiety experienced in relation to COVID-19.…”

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The initial psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals in a children's hospital

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Açıkel

Güngör³

et al. 2023

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine

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Aims: The pandemic has had devastating effects across the world particularly on healthcare professionals. We assessed anxiety and depression with somatization to discover the psychological effects of the pandemic. Methods: 250 healthcare workers in a tertiary pediatric teaching hospital were asked to respond to the questionnaire between 1 and 30 June 2020 and the responses were assessed via three scales including the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), the General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS). Results: A total of 242 participants responded (response rate 97%); 29% of the participants reported moderate or severe anxiety while 49% reported moderate or more severe depression. There was no significant difference between the degrees of depression and moderate to severe anxiety through different professions (p= 0.480, p=0.384, respectively). Somatization was significantly lower in doctors and higher in female participants (p=0.001). Participants with chronic diseases and ones that had a dependent relative were at higher risk for anxiety and depression. Conclusion: Most of the healthcare workers had depression and anxiety in the beginning of the pandemic, and it was independent of gender, profession, or workplace. Healthcare professionals with chronic diseases and dependent relatives are at risk for severe depression.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Associated Misinterpretation of Somatic Sensations: A Model for Mind-Body Interaction

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Predicting COVID-19-related anxiety: The role of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions, anxiety sensitivity, and body vigilance

Predicting COVID-19-related anxiety: The role of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions, anxiety sensitivity, and body vigilance

The initial psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals in a children's hospital

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