COVID - 19 Adolesanları Nasıl Etkiledi?

Adolesan dönemi, dopaminin yoğun şekilde arttığı, hızlı biyolojik, fiziksel gelişimle beraber bireyin sosyal üretkenliğini ve bağımsızlığını kazandığı bir dönem olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Yaşamın bu döneminde birey, dürtülere hakim olamamak, gereksiz riskler almak, olayların iç yüzünü kavrayamamak gibi birçok tehlikeyle karşı karşıyadır. Tüm dünyayı saran COVID-19 pandemisiyle birlikte adolesanlar yüz yüze sosyal ilişkilerini kısıtlamak zorunda kalmış, ekran maruziyeti ciddi oranda artmıştır. Bu derlemede, adolesanların Corona virüsten nasıl etkilendiği ve bu etkiyi minimuma indirmek için yapılabilecek öneriler yer almaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

covid, adolesan, pediatri

How Did COVID - 19 Affect Adolescents?

Adolescence is defined as a period in which dopamine increases intensely, and the individual gains social productivity and independence with rapid biological and physical development. In this period of life, the individual is faced with dangers such as being unable to control impulses, taking unnecessary risks, and not being able to grasp the inner face of events. Along with the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the whole world, adolescents faced many problems such as limited faceto-face social relations, not being able to socialize, and screen exposure. In this review, how adolescents are affected by the Coronavirus and suggestions that can be made to minimize this effect are included.

Keywords:

COVID-19,

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