AS IMPLICAÇÕES DO ISOLAMENTO SOCIAL NA SAÚDE MENTAL DE ADOLESCENTES EM IDADE ESCOLAR

Abstract

Due to the appearance of Covid-19, it was necessary to establish social isolation so that the entire population could be protected from this virus. With the course of the pandemic, people who were infected and those who remained healthy became socially alienated. As a result, it was necessary to close the schools, which simultaneously led to the distancing of adolescents during the school phase, presenting a new perspective on the importance of mental health and educational development for adolescents. Therefore, it is important to understand that social isolation can lead to behavioral and psychological changes that can affect the mental health of adolescents. The present work seeks to understand how this situation interferes in the adolescents' experience through a questionnaire with twenty-three questions answered by seventy adolescents aged between eleven and seventeen years old residing in Greater Vitória (Serra, Cariacica, Vitória, Vila Velha and adjacent areas). In order to understand the impacts caused by social isolation on adolescents, in relation to their academic life, psychological and behavioral aspects. The questionnaire was analyzed with contributions from cognitive behavioral therapy and school psychology. It is noticed that social isolation provided psychological and academic changes in the experience of these adolescents, making them more noticeable in terms of teaching and issues related to mental health.