King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
PeerJ. 2022 Feb 11;10:e12811. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12811. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a wide range of negative physical and mental impacts. This review begins with a theoretical explanation of the psychological defense mechanisms used to deal with the pandemic. It then discusses different categories of defense mechanisms and their roles in managing the impacts of psychological distress. The aim of this review is to highlight the various psychological defense mechanisms individuals use to deal with the pandemic and to discuss how adjustment mechanisms can protect individuals from internal and external threats by shielding the integrity of the ego (the mind) and helping individuals maintain their self-schema.
COVID-19 大流行对人们的身心健康造成了广泛的负面影响。本文首先从理论上解释了人们在应对大流行时使用的心理防御机制，然后讨论了不同类别的防御机制及其在管理心理困扰影响方面的作用。本文的目的是强调个人在应对大流行时使用的各种心理防御机制，并讨论调整机制如何通过保护自我（意识）的完整性以及帮助个人维持自我图式来保护个人免受内部和外部威胁。
