Los primeros auxilios psicológicos en el manejo de ataques de ansiedad en adultos jóvenes de edades entre 20 a 25 años, debido a la crisis sanitaria por el covid – 19 entre los meses de julio del 2021 a enero del 2022

Abstract

The health crisis due to covid - 19 has brought with it the increase in various mental disorders, one of the most frequent has been anxiety, this is one of the most disabling disorders in Latin America, the age of appearance of it is more frequent between 20 and 45 years of age, its appearance being very unlikely after 40 years of age, for this reason, the objective of the research is to provide information to the general population through psychological first aid to learn about how to handle a crisis of anxiety in any circumstance without having to have professional studies, this from the three anxiety response systems. Mental health in Ecuador is still a very underdeveloped topic, that is why it is considered important to implement understandable techniques for the entire community in the case facing these problems, in this way immediate attention can be provided to prevent a stronger crisis since a poorly managed anxious episode could trigger other types of disorders and in turn bring more serious consequences in the future.