Some features of psychodynamics of internal personality processes in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the lives of everyone on the earth, and it could be a risk factor for mental illness. The goal of this study was to look at the psychological effects of the COVID-19 epidemic by identifying patterns connected with post-traumatic symptoms and taking personality and defense styles into account. In particular, it was expected that neuroticism, in contrast to extraversion, compliance, consciousness, and openness, is adversely associated with the event's impact. In general, the mediating role of mature, neurotic, and immature defenses in partnerships was looked at.This study enlisted the help of 27 Kazakhstanis from Nur-Sultan, 14 of whom were women and 13 of whom were males, to complete an online survey that included a revised event impact scale, a forty-item defense style questionnaire (DSQ-40), and ten Subject Personality Inventory. Extraversion and openness had no effect on the event's impact, according to the findings. Partially parallel mediation incorporating considerable effects of immature and neurotic defenses of the indirect path has proven the harmful consequences of neuroticism. Finally, benevolence and conscientiousness defined two defensive pathways in response to an event's impact, defining two completely parallel models of mediation in which both personality traits are negatively associated with immature defensive styles and consciousness is positively associated with mature defenses. These findings shed light on post- traumatic symptom patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, including five critical personality traits and defense mechanisms. These findings could aid in the development of therapies, treatments, and preventative measures.