School of Arts and Sciences

Psychology Department

Presents

Psychology Expert Talk

Post-COVID Psychology

How COVID19 transformed certain psychological disorders

Join this session to learn how COVID-19 impacted expressions of common psychological conditions, perhaps resulting in new symptoms precipitated by the pandemic.

Farid (Fred) Elazar

Clinical Psychologist/CBT Therapist
American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Dubai

Abstract: After two years of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on society are becoming clear. Many aspects of social life have been affected by the pandemic, including our educational, social, occupational, and health systems. Psychology is central to these aspects of our lives, and the pandemic has shown that our psychology may not be as concrete as we once thought. Post-COVID Psychology aims to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on expressions of common psychological conditions. These impacts include new symptoms to already established disorders and heightened sensitivity to environmental triggers precipitated by the pandemic. Just as we experience mutations of the coronavirus, could we be seeing mutations of psychological conditions such as Anxiety, Depression, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Join this discussion to find out about clinical opinions regarding the transformations of common psychological conditions.

Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.

Location: C227