The impact of the pandemic on moral panics in society

Abstract

The relevance of studying the impact of a pandemic on society is determined not only by medical problems, but also by social. The main purpose of the paper is to study the consequences of the pandemic in modern society with its information, cognitive-innovative, and hyperreal security. The article examines the phenomenon of the pandemic, its impact as a global threat and danger in micro-, meso-, and macrosocial structures and organizations, in state and international institutions. The pandemic becomes both a process of social freezing in the broadest sense (in the sense of any connection between people), and in the social, political, economic, and cultural context. The purpose of the study is to identify the most important factors affecting the psychological and somatic health of a person in the conditions of COVID-19. The paper presents a review of Russian and foreign studies of the psychological impact of the epidemic. The problem of the social impact of the pandemic as a global and massive threat to human relations in the information and digital world is a new phenomenon in the sociocultural space, as fear multiplies and repeats, and panic is intensified by simulations and fantasies, sometimes even more than real processes.

Educational information technologies in pandemic

“…In the last decade, school education has undergone large-scale computerization: more and more classrooms are supplied with computer facilities, more and more media resources offer textbooks. Now it is impossible to imagine a school class without a teacher's computer, interactive whiteboard, and other computer equipment (Tolmacheva et al, 2021). With the help of communication means and information carriers, information technologies provide an opportunity for people to be aware of events not only of the current time but also of the past.…”

Anxiety and depression disorders on health workers in COVID and non-COVID wards of Sanglah Hospital

“…Setting up psychological intervention services, such as online courses, hotline services, and on-site psychological counselors, was one of the initiatives done by relevant governmental authorities in response to demand from healthcare practitioners during the COVID-19 outbreak in China (Tolmacheva et al, 2021). Other support measures include providing lodging for workers to rest, giving food and other daily essentials, and allowing staff to video record their daily routines with their loved ones to alleviate family stress (Asman et al, 2021).…”

Assessment of situation in educational activities with need to introduce remote technologies during pandemic

“…As noted above, most often this is either a free (shareware shell) -according to the analysis of EO sites -most often it is MOODLE (about 90% EO) -or our developments (no more than 4% EO). In only 6% of cases, the SW administration immediately decides to purchase a commercial platform (Tolmacheva et al, 2021;Ernawati et al, 2022).…”