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Comparative Analysis of Psychology Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic in Brics Nations

K. de Almondes, L. Bizarro, M. Miyazaki, M. Soares, A. Peuker, M. Teodoro, J. Modesto, A. Veraksa, P. Singh, B. Han, T. Sodi,
2021

The BRICS Forum, an independent international organization encouraging commercial, political, and cultural cooperation between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was formed in 2011, and these countries have a significant influence on their regional affairs. These nations were hit by COVID-19 at different times, and all adopted home quarantine to reduce the spread of the virus. We present a comparative analysis of actions of psychology and potential outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in BRICS nations regarding five aspects: psychology in health policies, social roles of psychology, socioeconomic context, actions for the general population, and health professionals during stage 1 of the pandemic, and possible actions in stage 2. Various types of actions were taken by psychologists in BRICS, with different levels of coordinated cooperation with respective governmental and non-governmental organizations, multiple and parallel efforts from different scientific societies, and professional regulatory agencies. Scientific societies have had an important role in coordinating some of these efforts, especially because they congregate the psychologists from different parts of these countries, improving communication and access to key information. The aim of these actions varies from improving situational skills and competences to increase the accessibility of psychological services and provide psychoeducation and telepsychology. We will consider the social importance of these actions within these countries as a global opportunity for psychology to stage in a complex context involving human health. The way psychology in BRICS will face this challenging situation is likely to produce important regional influence, stimulate scientific contribution, and increase the accessibility of psychology.

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  • K. de Almondes
    Department of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
  • L. Bizarro
    Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • M. Miyazaki
    Psychology Course, Medical School of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
  • M. Soares
    Department of General Psychology and Behavior Analysis, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
  • A. Peuker
    Bee Touch, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • M. Teodoro
    Department of Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • J. Modesto
    State University of Goiás (UEG) and University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB), Brasília, Brazil
  • A. Veraksa
    Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education and Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
  • P. Singh
    Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
  • B. Han
    CAS Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
  • T. Sodi
    Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa
Название журнала
  • Frontiers in Psychology
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  • 12
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  • 567585
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  • Frontiers
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  • journal article
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  • CC BY
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