Los trastornos de ansiedad y depresión influenciados por el confinamiento por covid-19 en estudiantes de 7mo y 8vo Semestre de la carrera de Comunicación Social de una Universidad privada de Quito en el año 2020-2021

Abstract

Anxiety and depression is a limiting factor in the development of people, so when presenting symptoms of anxiety and depression not only is interrupted with the daily life of many, but it can also lead to greater consequences, so it is important to keep informed about the warning signs that should be taken into account to consider these pathologies present. The present research was carried out with the purpose of knowing the prevalence of covid-19 confinement in the development of anxiety and depression in students of the social communication career of a private university in Quito. It was carried out through the application of two psychological instruments which are Hamilton's anxiety scale and Beck's depression inventory to a group of 72 students, carrying out qualitative research of exploratory type. Different respondents presented symptoms intermittently and sporadically, however, there is a percentage of respondents who presented these pathologies frequently and intensely so that at the end of the evaluation it was concluded that there is a 26.38% who present symptoms of depression on a scale of long duration and constant, while 34% present anxiety pictures in a prolonged manner, the most common symptoms of depression found were feelings of failure, and irritability while the most common symptoms in anxiety were lack of memory, loss of interest, etc.